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Reflections on Living WellReplay of Episode 2 | Jeff SnipesIn this Episode I speak with Jeff Snipes. Jeff has served on the boards of Greenhouse E3, Education Superhighway, Mindful Schools, Challenge Success, and Marin Montessori in addition to several for-profit HR Technology firms. Over the past twenty years he has led multiple education-related organizations and facilitated scores of leadership circles and retreats. Jeff currently serves as Founder and Chairman of Millennium.org, an organization dedicated to expanding Whole Self well-being through education. In addition to its lab school in San Francisco, Millennium is growing a vibrant professional development community for educators and parents. Learn more about Jeff's work...2025-08-051h 07Reflections on Living WellReplay of Episode 8 | Bhavani SiegelIn this Episode I speak with Bhavani Siegel. Bhavani is a founding member of Mount Madonna Center, where she lives. She is a senior teacher in MMC’s Yoga Faculty where she teaches many aspects of Yoga, including Meditation, Prāṇāyāma & Yoga Philosophy. Among these, her specialties are: Foundational Values in Yoga Philosophy: Yama & Niyama Mantra Yoga: Sanskṛit as Sacred Sound Ritual & Symbolism in the Path of YogaBhavani also leads Yogic rituals (Pūjā & Yajña) at Mount Madonna Center’s Sankaṭ Mochan Hanumān Temple. She also incorporate...2025-07-281h 06Reflections on Living WellEpisode 76 | Laura ChandlerIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Laura Chandler. Laura is a writer, teacher, podcast host, and award-winning songwriter. She has worked in publishing, music and video production, and alternative therapies. As the co-founder and Executive Director of the Foundation of the Sacred Stream, a school for consciousness studies in Berkeley, CA, she is dedicated to the preservation of traditions, and practices that contribute to the healing of the earth and the awakening of humanity to a more compassionate existence. Her music has appeared in film and television, and she is the owner of Red Cow Records...2025-07-211h 13Reflections on Living WellEpisode 75 | Diane Musho HamiltonIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Diane Musho Hamilton. Diane is an award-winning mediator and a teacher of Zen meditation. She received dharma transmission from Genpo Merzel Roshi in 2006. Diane served as the Director of Dispute Resolution for the Utah Judiciary from 1994 - 1999, mediating many matters, from simple neighborhood disputes to complex, multi-party negotiations. She was most recognized for her skills in facilitating difficult conversations about race, gender, and religion in Utah. She began working with Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute in 2004 and has held transformative containers for many people interested in their development for...2025-07-141h 10Reflections on Living WellEpisode 74 | Jennifer MeekIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Jennifer Meek. Jen is an Embodiment Coach, Trauma Informed Yoga Therapist and Somatic Dance Instructor with over a decade of professional experience in dance, yoga and mindfulness. She is certified through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and also holds a certification in Somatic Integrative Trauma Therapy from The Embody Lab. She guides folks in coming back home to their wise bodies to live more in touch with intuition, pleasure and a deep connection to self and others.For more information about Jennifer visit: https...2025-07-071h 19Reflections on Living WellEpisode 73 | Rita BoziIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Rita Bozi. Rita is a multidisciplinary Somatic Relational trauma-informed Facilitator, Psychedelic Therapist, Somatic Transformation Educator, author, and podcast co-host. With thirty years’ experience in the healing arts, she is the director of Brilliant Healing Inc. She works with individuals and groups, leading unique, experiential and creative healing retreats. She trains, mentors and supervises international students in her 3 Module program: Somatic Relational Trauma-informed Practices for Medicine-Assisted Facilitation. Her podcast PUNK THERAPY: Psychedelic Underground Neural Kindness has had over 20,000 downloads which she co-hosts with Dr. T. In 2013, Ri...2025-06-301h 12Reflections on Living WellEpisode 72 | Gary PetersonIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Gary Peterson. Gary is a Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST ®) who has been teaching and practicing energy therapies for over 40 years. He teaches Craniosacral Therapy trainings, Polarity Therapy trainings, and other therapeutic work for the nervous system. His teaching and private practice are inspired by his strong desire to understand and alleviate the deep causes of suffering found with stress and trauma to the nervous system. He is especially motivated to help babies, moms and their families to resolve the crippling effects of traumas and stresses that happen during gestation, birth a...2025-06-231h 15Reflections on Living WellReplay of Episode 22 | Paul T. P. WongIn this episode I speak with Paul T. P. Wong. Paul passed away in October 2024 at the age of 87. He was Professor Emeritus of Trent University and Trinity Western University. He was a Fellow of various psychology associations such as the APA, APS, and CPA, and the founding President of the International Network on Personal Meaning and the Meaning-Centered Counseling Institute. He was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Existential Positive Psychology and Consulting Editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. He published 8 books and more than 300 articles and book chapters, with increasing impact according to Google Scholar. He...2025-06-1657 minReflections on Living WellEpisode 71 | Ginger (Kamalesh) HoovenIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Ginger (Kamalesh) Hooven. As director of Mount Madonna Institute’s Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program and chair of the organization’s School of Yoga, Ginger has been integrating the sister sciences for decades. She began her yoga journey in Guatemala where she opened the first yoga studio in La Antigua Guatemala in 2000. She spent most of her time from 2002 - 2014 living off and on in the yoga community of Mount Madonna, in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California where she studied with master yogi, Baba Hari Dass. Today, she work...2025-06-091h 01Reflections on Living WellEpisode 70 | Premdās RohanIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Premdās Rohan. Premdās is a retired educator and teaches as a substitute teacher in the public schools. He has taught all ages of students from 2 years to the elderly. He combined his love of science and mathematics in the classroom with his love of yoga practice, teaching students mindfulness, breath awareness, precepts for living a virtuous life based on non-violence, and postures. Premdas studied Aṣṭāṅga Yoga with Baba Hari Dass from 1974 until his passing in 2018, starting in Miami, Florida. He is a senior teacher at Mou...2025-06-021h 10Reflections on Living WellEpisode 69 | Petra HansonIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Petra Hanson. Petra is the founder of Aerapy and a radical believer in aerial movement as medicine. A former pop singer-in-Japan from New York City, Petra's obsession with aerial, came after decades of dancing and singing on stages with her band. She wanted to dangle in the fabric, not to perform in a circus, but to heal chronic stress in her body. Seeking a gentler version for non-acrobats and middle-aged bodies, Petra eventually found her like-minded aerial teachers in Hawaii, Northern California, and New York and a more therapeutic aerial...2025-05-261h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 68 | Rabbi Rami ShapiroIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Rabbi Rami Shapiro. Rabbi Rami is an award-winning author of over thirty-six books on religion and spirituality. Rami received rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and holds a Ph.D. from Union Graduate School. Rabbi Rami co–directs One River Foundation (oneriverfoundation.org), writes the foundation’s newsletter, Ask Rabbi Rami, and is contributing editor for Spirituality & Health magazine (spiritualityhealth.com) where he writes the advice column Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler. Rami can be reached via his websites: https://rabbirami.oneriverfoundation.org/ and https...2025-05-191h 10Reflections on Living WellEpisode 67 | Isa GucciardiIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Isa Gucciardi, PhD. Isa has spent over 30 years studying spiritual, therapeutic, and meditative techniques from around the world. She is the creator of Depth Hypnosis, a groundbreaking therapeutic model that has won rave reviews from psychotherapeutic and spiritual counselors alike. She has published numerous articles, has been featured in several documentaries, and is the author of several books, including the Amazon number one bestseller, Coming to Peace, The New Return to the Great Mother, and the most recent, Depth Hypnosis: A Path to Inner Transformation. Isa is the...2025-05-1259 minReflections on Living WellEpisode 66 | Keith WittIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Dr. Keith Witt. Keith is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived and worked in Santa Barbara since 1973. He has conducted over 75,000 therapy sessions and published eight books, including Loving Completely, Shadow Light, and Integral Mindfulness. In presentations and classes around the U.S. and internationally, Keith has explored love, therapy, interpersonal relationships, and development from multiple perspectives, weaving neuroscience, Integral theory, wisdom traditions, and numerous forms of psychotherapy into a coherent cosmology of love and healing.For more information about Dr. Keith...2025-04-281h 09Reflections on Living WellEpisode 65 | Brett HillIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Brett Hill. Brett, known as "The Mindful Coach®", is a seasoned coach, speaker, and trainer with expertise in mindfulness-based somatic practices, career coaching, and technology. As the founder of the Mindful Coach Association and host of The Mindful Coach Podcast, Brett leverages his background as an ICF-certified mindfulness and wellness coach, registered hypnotherapist, and former Microsoft MVP to help professionals and coaches elevate their presence and achieve transformative growth.For more information about Brett and his work visit: https://themindfulcoach.com/ 2025-04-211h 11Reflections on Living WellEpisode 64 | Sky BergmanIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with Sky Bergman. Sky is Professor Emeritus of Photography and Video at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is in her third act after a 30-year teaching career. Her artwork is in prestigious museum collections, and her commercial work has appeared in renowned magazines like the Smithsonian. Sky’s passion is creating films and projects that inspire intergenerational connections, emphasizing the power of shared stories. Following her successful PBS documentary "Lives Well Lived," her book "Lives Well Lived — GENERATIONS" distills wisdom from the film, celebrating life's essence across generations.2025-04-1458 minReflections on Living WellEpisode 63 | David HeppardIn this week's episode Broderick is in conversation with David Heppard. As the Director of Vision and Values for The Black Rose Collective, which he co-founded, David continues to champion community empowerment and systemic change. He believes that love is the most potent tool for dismantling barriers and fostering healing. David aspires to support individuals to confront their traumas and reclaim their stories, embodying the resilience of the human spirit.The Black Rose Collective is a group of dedicated community organizers and support specialists directed by and accountable to the community –Black, Brown, Indigenous, and people of...2025-04-071h 16Reflections on Living WellEpisode 62 | Rae JohnsonIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Rae Johnson PhD, RSW, RSMT, BCC (they/them). Rae is a board-certified coach, somatic movement therapist, and scholar/activist working at the intersections of embodiment and social justice. Rae is a professor of somatic psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and played a key role in developing the first Embodied Social Justice Certificate, an online program that brought together hundreds of thought leaders, practitioners, and community change agents to help shape the emerging field of embodied social justice. Rae is the author of several books, including Embodied So...2025-03-311h 21Reflections on Living WellEpisode 61 | Barry JohnsonIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Barry Johnson. Barry created the first Polarity Map® and set of principles in 1975. Since then he has been learning And applying Polarity Thinking® with people and organizations all over the world. He continues to explore and promote supplementing Or-thinking with And-thinking to enhance our quality of life on our planet. With humility And pride, Barry is passionate about creating an international community of Polarity Practitioners who are dedicated to the study and application of Polarities in a variety of disciplines and situations.Barry’s newest publica...2025-03-241h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 60 | Lorea MartinezIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez. Lorea is the award-winning founder of HEART in Mind, a company dedicated to helping schools and organizations integrate Social Emotional Learning in their practices, products, and learning communities. She has worked with schools, districts, and organizations to guide SEL implementation efforts, including training teachers and leadership teams, and provided guidance to educational technology and media companies to help them integrate SEL in their products.An educator who has worked with children and adults internationally, Dr. Martínez is a faculty member at Co...2025-03-171h 07Reflections on Living WellEpisode 59 | Gregg LevoyIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Gregg Levoy. Gregg is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin), and the bestseller Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House)----rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group. He is also the former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.As a speaker, he has Keynoted at the American Counseling Association Conference, National Career Development Assn Conference, National Conference on Positive Aging, Smithsonian Institution, Microsoft, and others, and has appeared on AB...2025-03-101h 12Reflections on Living WellEpisode 58 | Rob LiebleinIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Rob Lieblein. Rob is a certified holistic life coach who specializes in helping clients recover from chronic pain and other symptoms not due to disease, injury, or infection. He brings over two decades of experience as a yoga teacher and mindfulness teacher to this role, along with a parallel career in outdoor and experiential education, in which he facilitates team-building and group dynamics programs.Throughout his career, he’s worked with adults and children of all ages, from diverse backgrounds, and in settings ranging from school classrooms to c...2025-03-031h 13Reflections on Living WellEpisode 57 | Sidian M.S. JonesIn this episode Broderick is in conversation with Sidian Morning Star Jones. Sidian is an award winning author and personal mythologist, someone who works with belief, meaning, and story to enrich, inspire, and help others pursue meaningful direction in their lives.Jones has spoken to audiences around the world and starred on a hit TLC TV show. His work has been featured on The Joe Rogan Experience, Stephen King, Apple, and Techcrunch. Jones is the grandson of legendary shaman Rolling Thunder, basis for the Billy Jack movies, subject of Martin Scorcese’s The Rolling Thunder Revue. Jones ha...2025-02-241h 14Reflections on Living WellEpisode 56 | Tom ShelbyIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Tom Shelby. Tom is an expert dog trainer with a specialty in search and rescue dogs and nearly four decades of experience and over 800 training appointments a year. He was a dog handler at the Westminster Dog Show, trained a dog for an off-Broadway play, and worked with well over 100 rich and famous clients. Because of his dog Michelle's success in finding missing people, he was asked to join the Rockland County Sheriff's Department. He taught group classes for New York City's Humane Society and Bide-A-Wee and was a Sp...2025-02-171h 08Reflections on Living WellEpisode 55 | Victor KazanjianIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Victor Kazanjian. Victor is a mentor, coach and consultant helping individuals and organizations to achieve their goals and actualize their aspirations through a holistic approach to leadership, life and learning. He teaches that integrated and effective leaders serve as midwives, enabling others to birth their creative potential. Recently Victor served together with his wife Michelle Lepore as a Fellow in the Bartos Program for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict at the United World College - USA in New Mexico. He retired in 2022 as the Executive Director of URI (the Uni...2025-02-101h 14Reflections on Living WellEpisode 54 | Andrew Interviews BroderickIn this week's episode Broderick is interviewed by his dear friend Andrew Murphy-Rouse. In this conversation Broderick reveals some of his life story and philosophy, his reason for hosting the podcast and what his objectives are moving forward with the podcast. 2025-02-031h 21Reflections on Living WellEpisode 53 | Kevin CarrollIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Kevin Carroll. A native of San Francisco, Kevin has lived in the Santa Clara Valley since 1972. He completed his undergraduate studies at Santa Clara University and earned his Master’s degree at the University of San Francisco.
Kevin devoted more than forty years of his life to teaching, primarily at the high school level, and pastoral ministry. He began an unexpected journey of gratitude in November 2006, a focused pilgrimage which continues to this day. Since his retirement in 2015, Kevin has published six books, three of t...2025-01-271h 16Reflections on Living WellEpisode 52 | Martin Kachuck (Sampad)In this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Martin Kachuck (Sampad). Sampad is a recently retired Middle School Teacher, Stage Director, Actor in and around the South Bay area, Writer, and residential community member of Mt. Madonna Center. Sampad and his wife, Kalpana, moved to Mt Madonna Center in 1980 and have been here since. One of the Center’s group of founders, Sampad had the good fortune to spent the majority of his adult life studying with and enjoying the company of Baba Hare Dass or more affectionately called Babaji. Babaji passed away in 2018. So much of what...2025-01-201h 09Reflections on Living WellEpisode 51 | Louisa PeckIn this week’s episode Broderick is in conversation with Louisa Peck. Raised a staunch atheist, Louisa Peck rejected her 1982 Near-Death Experience (NDE) as a hallucination in order to continue her alcoholic, ego-driven lifestyle – until the same voice that had been present in her NDE broke into her consciousness twelve years later to redirect her life's course. Louisa’s parents had urged her to excel academically, physically, and socially – but they couldn’t pass on what they didn’t possess: an appreciation for self-honesty and the humility it cultivates. At 34, when she arrived home after driving there blind drunk at 80 mph, n...2025-01-131h 18Reflections on Living WellEpisode 50 | Laura UplingerIn this episode I speak with Laura Uplinger. Laura is a student and educator in the field of conscious conception, pregnancy, labor and breastfeeding. Since the late 1970s, she has been a proponent of the powerful influence a mother’s inner life has on the formation of her baby during pregnancy and the breastfeeding months.
From 1988 to 1999, she served on the Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology And Health’s Board of Directors, and is currently the vice-president of the Brazilian Association for Prenatal Education, with whom she coordinates seminars and an 18-month training program, in w...2024-12-231h 14Reflections on Living WellEpisode 49 | Charles HolmesIn this episode I speak with Charles Holmes. Charles is a skilled facilitator and educator whose 30 years of experience has honed a passion for creating meaningful dialogue among groups whose diverse opinions would otherwise work against a common understanding of desired outcomes. Charles has facilitated projects with clients from health care to forestry and mining, software and pharmaceutical companies, educational institutions and utility firms, government and not-for-profit sectors. The meetings he has designed and facilitated have focused on innovation, conflict resolution, community engagement, long range scenario planning and 100’s of strategic planning sessions with Boards and management teams. He ha...2024-12-161h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 48 | Sharon RobinsonIn this episode I speak with Sharon Robinson. Sharon is originally from the US where she lived mostly in the Southeast. She was a physical therapist living in Georgia when she had her 2 birth children with midwives in South Carolina. A few years after they were born, she felt called to study midwifery herself. After graduating with a Masters Degree in Midwifery from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, she and her family went to Cambodia. While in Cambodia, Sharon also worked alongside a Cambodian midwife providing care to some of the pregnant women she met through her work and in...2024-12-091h 09Reflections on Living WellEpisode 47 | Wendy BaronIn this episode I speak with Wendy Baron. Wendy is a teacher, author, coach, researcher, and leader in the field of social, emotional, and academic development. She co-founded the Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley New Teacher Project and New Teacher Center—a national non-profit dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders. Wendy served as Chief Academic Officer and leader of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) at New Teacher Center—with an emphasis on creating cultures of belonging that are inclusive, and culturally responsive. In 2018, Wendy began co-leading the CA statewide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Comm...2024-12-0257 minReflections on Living WellEpisode 46 | Bob YuhnkeIn this episode I speak with Bob Yuhnke. Bob is a writer and environmental policy analyst who formerly served as co-chair of the transportation subcommittee at the US Climate Action Network. Bob has spent a half century in the fight to protect communities from the diseases of air pollution, and ecosystems from the ravages of acid rain and climate change. He helped lead the fight for clean air as an assistant attorney general responsible for cleaning up steel mill pollution in Pennsylvania, creating the acid rain program as a senior attorney at the Environmental Defense Fund, and contributing to...2024-11-251h 01Reflections on Living WellEpisode 45 | Terry RogersIn this episode I speak with Dr. Terry Rogers. Dr Rogers is a graduate of Dartmouth College (1961), and Cornell University Medical College (1966). He completed his training in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington. He is Board Certified in these specialties, and also holds a Certificate in Biomedical Ethics. After 15 years of practice in Seattle, during which time he was the Director of Respiratory and Critical Care at the Swedish Hospital Medical Center, he joined King County Medical Blue Shield (now Regence Blue Shield), first as Senior Medical Officer, then as Chief Operating...2024-11-181h 09Reflections on Living WellEpisode 44 | Lisa KringIn this episode I spoke with Lisa Kring LCSW (MSW- USC). Lisa works in Los Angeles in private clinical practice as a therapist. She is also a senior mindfulness teacher at InsightLA, and as a KAP integration therapist. She became a certified teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion course under the guidance of founders Chris Germer and Kristin Neff in 2015. She has been a committed practitioner of mindfulness meditation in the Theravada tradition for over 20 years, and is a graduate of the Dedicated Practitioner Program and the Advanced Practitioner Program through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Lisa is trained in Hakomi...2024-11-111h 09Reflections on Living WellEpisode 43 | Cator ShachoyIn this episode I speak with Cator Shachoy. Cator began the practices of yoga, Buddhist meditation and energy healing in 1990 to support recovery from chronic illness. Through the regular practice of these disciplines, she regained her strength and vitality. Cator is a Craniosacral practitioner, yoga therapist and meditation guide. She has an inclusive family based private practice in the San Francisco Bay area. Cator teaches classes, workshops and retreats locally, online and internationally. She is the author of, The TMJ Handbook: A Therapeutic Guide to Relieving Jaw Tension and Pain with Yoga and Mindfulness.
...2024-11-041h 14Reflections on Living WellEpisode 42 | Curtis AikensIn this episode I speak with Chef Curtis Aikens. Curtis is a former host and Founding Chef of The Food Network. Mentored by Julia Child, Chef Paul Prudhomme, The Green Grocer, Joe Carcione, and Edna Lewis, he is one of the few chefs featured in Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian. After learning to read at age 26 through Literacy Volunteers of America and the Marin County Free Library, Chef Curtis has authored seven books sharing his passion for the culinary world, along with his personal journey of struggle and success.
Curtis has hosted shows for...2024-10-281h 15Reflections on Living WellEpisode 41 | John SchererIn this episode I speak with John Scherer. John is a former Combat Officer on a US Navy Destroyer, Lutheran Chaplain at Cornell University, Gestalt and Family Systems Therapist, Graduate School co-creator, author, successful change consultant and entrepreneur, John brings a unique perspective to his life and work. John is the founder and Co-Director of Scherer Leadership Center. Business and community leaders from 42 nations have graduated from his Executive and Leadership Development Intensives.
John is the creator of hundreds of articles and online media, including The Scherer Leadership Report, and is author of Work and the Human...2024-10-211h 06Reflections on Living WellEpisode 40 | Suzanne ArmsIn this episode Broderick speaks with Suzanne Arms. Suzanne is an international speaker, teacher, author, photojournalist, visionary and grass roots activist for progressive social change.
For nearly fifty years, Suzanne Arms has been a respected and familiar name to many women, parents, midwives and health care activists around the world because of her 7 groundbreaking books, films, photographs, the hundreds of keynote talks she’s given at conferences on 5 continents.
In 1975, her 2nd book, Immaculate Deception: A new Look at Women and Childbirth, was named a New York Times “Best Book” of the Year and ignited a move...2024-10-141h 16Reflections on Living WellEpisode 39 | Dr. Debbie Joffe EllisIn this episode I speak with Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis. Debbie was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. New York City has been her home base for the past two decades. She is a licensed psychologist (Australia), licensed mental health counselor (New York), presenter, writer and adjunct professor at Columbia University in New York City where she teaches Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Comparative Psychotherapies. For years she worked with her husband, the brilliant and renowned pioneer of modern cognitive therapies: Dr Albert Ellis, giving public presentations and professional trainings in his approach of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT...2024-10-071h 11Reflections on Living WellEpisode 38 | Howard EisenbergIn this episode I speak with Howard Eisenberg. Howard is a Medical Doctor with postgraduate training in both Psychology and Psychiatry. He has been a Lecturer at the University of Toronto and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont. He is also the CEO of the international consultancy - Syntrek® Inc.
On a more personal level, he’s been on a passionate lifelong quest to discover the true nature of reality.
He was awarded the first postgraduate degree in Canada at McGill University for his highly successful Parapsychological research on Telepathy. He the...2024-09-301h 07Reflections on Living WellEpisode 37 | Rob FisherIn this episode I speak with Rob Fisher, M.F.T. Rob is the author of Experiential Psychotherapy With Couples, A Guide for the Creative Pragmatist and a number of book chapters and articles published internationally on couples therapy and the pyschodynamic use of mindfulness for publications such as the Psychotherapy Networker, The Therapist, The Journal Of Couples Therapy, The USA Body Psychotherapy Journal and others. An advocate of the use of mindfulness and present experience in psychotherapy, he is an adjunct professor at JFK University. As the Co-Developer of the Mindfulness and Compassion in Psychotherapy Certificate Program at...2024-09-231h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 36 | Masud OlufaniIn this episode I speak with Masud Olufani. Masud is an Atlanta based multidisciplinary artist born in Los Angeles, California and raised in multiple cities including New York, Miami, New Orleans, Dallas, and Atlanta. He is an assistant professor of art and visiting arts fellow at Morehouse College and he also teaches at the United States Federal Prison in Atlanta, Georgia. Masud has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. He is a featured artist in the 2024 Dakar Biennale in Senegal. The artist has completed residencies at The Vermont Studio Center; The Hambidge Center for Arts and Sciences; and Tallier...2024-09-161h 11Reflections on Living WellEpisode 35 | Christopher CherneyIn this episode I speak with Christopher Cherney. Christopher grew up outside of Detroit. Halfway through his undergraduate years as a Biochemistry major at Harvard University, he spent almost a year in Nepal, mostly near Kathmandu. At age 29, while training to be a hospice volunteer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he visited a nursing home. Immediately he knew he had found his vocation. Today, 30 years later, he remains in the nursing home field. He has been a licensed nursing home administrator for 27 years. In January 2024, upon the intercession of St. Damien of Hawaii, he founded a nonprofit organization, Conscious Touch...2024-09-091h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 34 | Paul de NeuiIn this episode I speak with Paul De Neui. Paul is a minister and professor of missiology. He grew up under the flight path of LAX, never thinking he would travel. That radically changed. He and his wife spent 18 years working in community development in northeast Thailand where they raised their four children. Since teaching at North Park Seminary, he has led 25 international travel courses in five continents. Now based in the Silicon Valley, he commutes to Chicago, Columbus, and Kentucky to visit his adult children and two grandsons and get some work done in between times. When at...2024-09-021h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 33 | Cherionna Menzam-SillsIn this episode I speak with Cherionna Menzam-Sills. Cherionna began teaching Embodied Embryology through somatic movement in 1997 as part of her doctoral studies in Pre- & Perinatal Psychology, which led to her teaching at Naropa University and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. She has taught and facilitated Pre- and Perinatal Psychology/Therapy, Continuum and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy internationally.
Cherionna currently offers online post-graduate training for practitioners to enhance their skill in recognizing and meeting prenatal and birth material arising in session work, as well as small womb surround process workshops. She has authored three books, The Breath of...2024-08-261h 04Reflections on Living WellEpisode 32 | Deborah WinslowIn this episode I speak with Deborah Winslow. Debbie grew up in the central valley of California and has also lived in Japan, New York, and Alaska, in addition to traveling to many other countries. She has practiced law for approximately 25 years where she has fought for justice and opportunities to make the world a more peaceful and just place. Throughout her journeys, Debbie’s focus has always been on what she could do personally to change the world. Debbie endeavors daily to live by the mystical and practical teachings of the Baha'i Faith which (among its many other te...2024-08-191h 07Reflections on Living WellEpisode 31 | Ed TaylorIn this episode I speak with Dr. Ed Taylor. Ed is vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Washington, where he oversees educational opportunities that advance and deepen the undergraduate academic experience. Active in local and global communities, Ed is a founding board member of Rainier Scholars, on the board of the Seattle Foundation, a trustee of Gonzaga University, and a member of the University Council of the United States International University-Africa. Throughout his career, Ed has focused his leadership on equitable access to opportunities and belonging in education. He is a professor in...2024-08-121h 07Reflections on Living WellEpisode 30 | Veta GolerIn this episode I speak with Veta Goler. Veta recently retired after 33 years at Spelman College where she taught dance history and served in several administrative roles. Holding a master of fine arts in dance and a doctorate in African-American studies, she had a successful career as a modern dance artist — performing and choreographing nationally and internationally — and as a dance historian, focusing her research on contemporary African-American modern dance artists, particularly women choreographers. Her work also explores the intersection of dance and spirituality in popular culture, and spirituality and contemplative practices in education and the workplace. She has publ...2024-08-051h 06Reflections on Living WellEpisode 29 | Don BergIn this episode I speak with Don Berg. Don is the host of the Agentic Schools Podcast and the award-winning author of Schooling for Holistic Equity: How to Manage the Hidden Curriculum in K-12. As the Executive Director of Deeper Learning Advocates he is on a mission to embed the psychology of learning in policy so policy stops undermining learning. He runs Attitutor Media and lives at the Joyful Llama Ranch in West Linn, Oregon, USA.
For more information about Don and his work visit: https://www.holisticequity.org/
2024-07-291h 13Reflections on Living WellEpisode 28 | Spring ChengIn this episode I speak with Dr. Spring Cheng. Spring is a mentor and guide for inner transformation. Her work integrates the philosophy of the Tao with artistic expression, scientific inquiry and psychospiritual healing. She is passionate about empowering people to birth a culture that celebrates inter-connectedness, harmony, and beauty. Spring spent the first half of her life in traditional, pre-industrialized China and the latter half in the US. She received a doctoral degree in molecular biology and masters in acupuncture. She founded the Living Resonance Leadership MA/PhD program at Ubiquity University and teaches in both English and...2024-07-221h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 27 | Shirley DvirIn this episode I speak with Shirley Dvir, MFT. Shirley is the founder and lead teacher of Relational Somatic Healing and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is currently earning a PhD at California Institute for Integral Studies in Somatic Psychology and is writing her dissertation on the use of safe touch in psychotherapy. She earned an MA in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and a BA in Social Work from Haifa University in Israel. For over 10 years, she taught as a Certified Hakomi Teacher at the Hakomi Institute of California, John F. Kennedy University...2024-07-151h 09Reflections on Living WellEpisode 26 | Rev Seifu Anil Singh-MolaresIn this episode I speak with Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Molares. Rev. Seifu is the Executive Director of Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a Motivational Speaker, a Zen Priest and Spiritual Companion/Guide/Director, and a Global Executive Manager with a varied career as a spiritual companion, journalist, a scholar, a corporate leader, an entrepreneur and a non-profit expert. Whether leading Microsoft's International Strategic Partner Program as Sr Director for twelve years, starting and/or running three non-profits, co-founding a management consulting and international services firm, or advising individuals and groups how to implement meaningful and lasting spiritual changes, Rev SeiFu...2024-07-081h 02Reflections on Living WellEpisode 25 | Stephanie MinesIn this episode I speak with Dr. Stephanie Mines. Stephanie is the author of five books that reflect over three decades of research as a neuroscientist. She has investigated shock and trauma as a survivor, a professional, a clinical researcher, and healthcare provider. Her nonprofit The TARA Approach is instrumental in the systemic change she promotes as a Regenerative Health paradigm. Dr. Mines also developed Climate Change & Consciousness to facilitate inner transformation for grounded climate action. Climate Change & Consciousness serves an international and intergenerational community of visionary activists. In addition, Dr. Mines is an award-winning poet. Her poetry has...2024-07-011h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 24 | Allison PostIn this episode I speak with Allison Post. Allison is an Integrative Medicine Health Coach and Somatic Educator. She was born and raised in New York City and spent much of her youth involved in music, dance and theatre arts. At the age of 19 she was beset with a challenging illness that persisted for many years. Because conventional medicine was not offering solutions, she began to explore the vast world of alternative therapies. Inspired by nutrition, exercise, meditation and yoga, Allison began to share what she learned and found deep delight in providing support and helping others. Her curiosity...2024-06-241h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 23 | Bob HendersonIn this episode I speak with Bob Henderson. Bob is a native of San Jose, California. He retired from law enforcement after 26 years of service and is a member of the National Association of African American Police Officers. Bob offers a radically unique perspective on reimagining our entire criminal justice system that is both practical and holistic. Bob is a member of the Baha’i Faith, which has as a core belief the oneness and wholeness of the entire human race; that is, we are all connected, and what positively or negatively impacts one member of the human race wi...2024-06-171h 10Reflections on Living WellEpisode 22 | Paul T. P. WongIn this episode I speak with Paul T. P. Wong. Paul is Professor Emeritus of Trent University and Trinity Western University. He is a Fellow of various psychology associations such as the APA, APS, and CPA, and the founding President of the International Network on Personal Meaning and the Meaning-Centered Counseling Institute. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Existential Positive Psychology and Consulting Editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. He has published 8 books and more than 300 articles and book chapters, with increasing impact according to Google Scholar. He is also shortlisted by AcademicInfluence.com as one...2024-06-1055 minReflections on Living WellEpisode 21 | Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows)In this episode I speak with Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), aka Don Trent Jacobs. Four Arrows is an Oglala Lakota Pipe Carrier, made a relative through one of the Lakota’s seven sacred ceremonies, Huŋkápi after completing his Sun Dance vows on Pine Ridge with Rick Two Dogs. Formerly Director of Education at Oglala Lakota College, he is currently a professor with Fielding Graduate University in the School of Leadership Studies. He has authored numerous books, chapter, papers and articles on Indigenous worldview and counter-hegemonic education. Recipient of the Martin Springer Institutes Moral Courage Award for his acti...2024-06-031h 07Reflections on Living WellEpisode 20 | Stanley KrippnerIn this episode I speak with Professor Stanley Krippner. Dr Krippner is a pioneering humanistic psychologist and a true trailblazer in the realm of consciousness exploration, pushing boundaries by delving into cross-cultural perspectives and the intriguing realm of non-ordinary experiences that boldly challenge conventional paradigms. With an extensive body of work, he is an award-winning prolific author and an esteemed researcher, diving into diverse subjects such as dreaming, psychedelics, creativity, shamanism, parapsychology, and trauma. His most recent work, A Chaotic Life, is more than a memoir; it is an invitation to witness the interaction of science, art, and spirituality...2024-05-271h 09Reflections on Living WellEpisode 19 | Darcia NarvaezIn this episode I speak with Darcia Narvaez, PhD. Darcia is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. Born in Minnesota (USA), she grew up living around the world as a bilingual/bicultural Puerto Rican-German American but calls Earth her home. Her earlier careers include professional musician, business owner, classroom music teacher, classroom Spanish teacher, and seminarian, among other endeavors. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to studying evolved morality, child development and human flourishing. Her most recent books include Restoring the Kinship Worldview, and The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Co...2024-05-201h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 18 | Ward Mailliard (SN)In this episode I speak with Sadanand (SN) Ward Mailliard. SN, as he is known, is one of the founders of Mount Madonna Center where he has been a builder, teacher and administrator since its beginning in 1978. Sn served as President of the Hanuman Fellowship Board and taught at Mount Madonna School for over three decades, and continues as an advisory Trustee of the orphanage and school project in India. He has been a student of Baba Hari Dass and of Ashtanga Yoga since 1974 and has been an instructor in the Mount Madonna Institute Yoga Teacher Training program since...2024-05-131h 11Reflections on Living WellEpisode 17 | Robin GrilleIn this episode I speak with Robin Grille. Robin is an international speaker, psychologist/psychotherapist and parenting educator. His articles on parenting and child development have been widely published and translated in Australia and around the world. Robin is the author of three books: ‘Parenting for a Peaceful World’, ‘Heart to Heart Parenting’ and his newest title: ‘Inner Child Journeys’. Part psychologist, part historian and part anthropologist, Robin’s work is animated by his belief that humanity’s future is largely dependent on the way we collectively relate to our children.
To find out more about Robin Grille’s work, h...2024-05-061h 14Reflections on Living WellEpisode 16 | John TravisIn this episode I speak with John W. Travis, MD, MPH. John specialized in preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins, founded the first wellness center in the US (1975), co-authored the best-selling Wellness Workbook, and developed the first wellness inventory, used online worldwide.
In the nineties, he shifted his focus to infant wellness, co-founding the Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children (aTLC.org). This, and the birth of a daughter in 1993, led to an interest vaccine safety.
2024-04-291h 04Reflections on Living WellEpisode 15 | Gard JamesonIn this episode I speak with Gard Jameson. Gard received his PhD from Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2005 and his BA from Stanford University in Religious Studies. He spent 25 years professionally as a CPA and Financial Planner. He now teaches Asian Philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is the author of five books, The Beatitudes, The Peace Pilgrim Pictures, and Phaethon, Monkey, and Ramayana: Our Mythic Moment, the last three books reflecting upon three grand epics from the West, China and India. He has also written a Screenplay called: Voltaire & Emilie, the lives and love of Voltaire...2024-04-221h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 14 | Rena RobinsonIn this episode I speak Rena Robinson. Rena is a professional dance artist, associate marriage and family therapist, massage therapist, a certified yoga teacher, and a proud mother of 4 adult children and grandmother of 2 with one on the way. Rena’s professional dance career has allowed her to perform globally and includes dancing with world-renowned companies such as Hamburg Ballet in Hamburg, Germany, Dance Theater of Harlem in New York City, and Tumbuka Modern Dance Company in Zimbabwe Africa. Rena has primarily worked for the past six years as a school-based therapist in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout th...2024-04-151h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 13 | Kelly MooreIn this episode I speak with Dr. Kelly Moore, PhD, LICSW. Kelly has dedicated over 35 years to adolescent and family mental health. Serving as the Director of Counseling and Learning Support at an independent school in the Seattle area, she spearheaded the creation of social-emotional curricula for grades 5-12, established a robust parent education program, and developed a well-being curriculum for faculty and staff. Driven by a steadfast mission to combat the alarming rise of depression, anxiety, and suicide among youth she witnessed throughout her career, she founded Accompanied for Caregivers. Accompanied for Caregivers is a science-based social-emotional curriculum...2024-04-081h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 12 | Margaret GoldenIn this episode I speak with Margaret Golden. Margaret is a Professor Emerita at Dominican University of California and the Education Community Manager at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. As a professor at Dominican University, she worked with the Center for Courage and Renewal, founded by Parker J. Palmer, to facilitate the Courage to Teach© and Leading Together© programs dedicated to supporting teacher well-being and the revitalization of school communities. She currently works with the education team at the Greater Good Science Center to design and facilitate science-based communities of practice working to change the dominant narrative in e...2024-04-011h 02Reflections on Living WellEpisode 11 | Carol Pierson HoldingIn this episode I speak with Carol Pierson Holding.
Carol is an environmental writer. Her commentary on climate change ran from 2011–2018 in Huffington Post and was syndicated in 200+ environmental outlets and news websites such as BostonGlobe.com, WSJ.com, and Salon. Her essays have been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, and Medium among others, and her fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies, including the award-winning Borderlands 6: The Anthology of Imaginative Fiction.2024-03-251h 03Reflections on Living WellEpisode 10 | Pamela CurtissIn this episode I speak with Pamela Curtiss. Pam taught in the Oakland Unified School District for 40 years, everything from Preschool to High School. She served as a teacher on special assignment for 10 of those years where she taught English as a Second Language to newcomers from many different countries. During that time, she implemented mindfulness and conflict resolution programs. Pam is a spiritual seeker, mother and grandmother to 2 little girls who bring her endless joy and laughter.
2024-03-181h 02Reflections on Living WellEpisode 9 | Chuck CowanIn this episode I speak with Chuck Cowan. Chuck is a retired Developmental Pediatrician, Emeritus Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Univ. of Washington School of Medicine. His professional passions include the ethical, equitable and excellent practice of medicine, care for underserved populations, teaching other healthcare providers, and advocacy for people with disabilities. Nonetheless, the most important part of Chuck’s life is being a husband and father of his 2 children.2024-03-111h 04Reflections on Living WellEpisode 8 | Bhavani SiegelIn this Episode I speak with Bhavani Siegel. Bhavani is a founding member of Mount Madonna Center, where she lives. She is a senior teacher in MMC’s Yoga Faculty where she teaches many aspects of Yoga, including Meditation, Prāṇāyāma & Yoga Philosophy.
Among these, her specialties are:
Foundational Values in Yoga Philosophy: Yama & Niyama
Mantra Yoga: Sanskṛit as Sacred Sound
Ritual & Symbolism in the Path of Yoga
Bhavani also leads Yogic rituals (Pūjā & Yajña) at Mount Madonna Center’s Sankaṭ Mochan Hanumān Temple. She also incorporate...2024-03-041h 04Reflections on Living WellEpisode 7 | Mitch HallIn this episode I speak with Mitch Hall, PhD. During his career, Mitch has worked in diverse roles, including service as a Peace Corps volunteer teacher in Togo, west Africa; a Fellowship of Reconciliation peace and environmental movement organizer in Europe; a professor, international student adviser, program director, and academic dean in higher education; a French-English interpreter for African refugees; a published writer, translator, and book editor; and a wellness counselor in public health clinics serving disadvantaged, traumatized youth and adults. He currently teaches qigong, taijiquan, meditation, and yoga, practices he began cultivating over 50 years ago. With warmth and...2024-02-261h 02Reflections on Living WellEpisode 6 | Gordon IrvingIn this episode I speak with Gordon Irving. Gordon is a retired Medical Doctor who worked in pain medicine for decades. At one point he served as the President of the South African Pain Society. He later took over the Pain Clinic of the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA where he supervised an interdisciplinary team of providers including physicians, psychologists as well as physical and occupational therapists. Gordon is currently involved with volunteering with the End of Life (Death with Dignity) program in Washington State. Gordon feels that one can still have control over one’s death as we...2024-02-191h 04Reflections on Living WellEpisode 5 | Louise IrvingIn this Episode I speak with Louise Irving. Louise is a mother, wife, and grandmother who has practiced Medicine for 5 decades in various fields including family practice, pediatrics, and geriatrics. She currently has a part-time practice doing mind body energy medicine, heart-centered hypnotherapy and past life regression in Seattle, WA. Louise loves being with family. She has a passion for traveling as well as a love for exercise.2024-02-1259 minReflections on Living WellEpisode 4 | Char SundustIn this Episode I speak with Char Sundust. Char is the spiritual director and founder of Sundust Oracle Institute. She is a mystic, poet, teacher and provides training for visionary leaders, healers, warriors, and teachers. She provides ceremonies for convocations, graduations, and the celebrations and life passages all human beings experience. She has a healing practice integrating ancient and cutting-edge technologies so more healing modalities are available, as all healing begins with the soul. Char works with many cross-cultural practices. She comes from a rich, cross-cultural heritage which has inspired her to create programs for people to recover and...2024-02-051h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 3 | Etsuko (Etch) HaringIn this Episode I speak with Etsuko (Etch) Haring. Etch is a functional medicine health coach and entrepreneur. She is a personal development advisor with extensive experience partnering with individuals and innovative community leaders to help them discover and manifest their core intentions and authentic purpose. Using transformation driven strategies, she works with organizations to create inspirational products and services that encourage personal growth in individuals and their communities. Etch started the health and wellness company Sistaime with her sister. The company is focused on community building around emotion regulation and healing.
Learn more about Etch and her work...2024-01-291h 06Reflections on Living WellEpisode 2 | Jeff SnipesIn this Episode I speak with Jeff Snipes. Jeff has served on the boards of Greenhouse E3, Education Superhighway, Mindful Schools, Challenge Success, and Marin Montessori in addition to several for-profit HR Technology firms. Over the past twenty years he has led multiple education-related organizations and facilitated scores of leadership circles and retreats. Jeff currently serves as Founder and Chairman of Millennium.org, an organization dedicated to expanding Whole Self well-being through education. In addition to its lab school in San Francisco, Millennium is growing a vibrant professional development community for educators and parents.
Learn more about Jeff's work...2024-01-221h 05Reflections on Living WellEpisode 1 | Meena SrinivasanIn this episode I speak with Meena Srinivasan. Meena is a seasoned educational leader, celebrated speaker, accomplished author, and visionary edupreneur. With over two decades of dedicated service, she’s always been an educator-activist at heart, consistently championing the fusion of Mindfulness and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). In 2022, she was featured as one of Mindful Magazine's "Ten Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement," while also gaining recognition in Educational Leadership Magazine for her insights into Mindful Leadership and Wellbeing.
Learn more about Meena’s work at https://www.meenasrinivasan.com/
There are also countless free resources incl...2024-01-151h 02Reflections on Living WellWelcome to Reflections on Living WellWelcome to the Reflections on Living Well Podcast, where we have inspiring conversations about the Good Life! Episodes will be released weekly on Mondays. A video version of this podcast can also be found on YouTube and YouTube Music.2024-01-0402 min