The Heart of Healing: The Healer's Journey

Pandemic episode#52 AlexYoel,8/31/21

Our guest,Alex Yoel is an Enneagram Practitoner and teacher. He tells us, "My work is to help people connect with their inner guidance....all the answers we need live within us already". Alex exclaims, "it takes a little practice, and a lot of openness, but once you tap into your deepest desire nothing can stop you from having the life you always wanted".

Alex can be reached at: spiritbloomcoaching.com.

Pandemic Episode #51 Nuria Sefchovich 8/24/21

Our guest, Nuria Sefchovich is a Transformational Coach and the founder of Threees Transformative Coaching. She employees the Access Bars Therapy to start unlocking each client's energy centers in the head and release them to flow down into the body. Nuria tells us, "....my purpose is to serve and connect people and by so doing, be part of creating positive transformation in the world". She continues. "I turn every breakdown into a breakthrough . This is what makes me an unconventional coach".

Pandemic episode #50, Paul Lasher, 8/17/21

Our guest, Paul Lasher is a teacher, a truly essential worker during this pandemic and beyond! Paul has been teaching a combination of 5th and 6th grades for the past 21 years. Paul tells us, "As a way to bring some normalcy to myself and my students I decided to do some weekly trivia questions and challenges for my students. My hope was that through humor and a fun task each day,i t would help my students through this very trying time. I dressed up in various costumes to ask questions in character. I also reached out to various athlete, public officials and other celebrities to ask questions as well. If 80% of the students answered the questions correctly, I would do a challenge each Friday by way of YouTubeLive. He  added, "To my surprise, it not only helped many of the students, it also helped with my mental health as well".

Paul can be reached at: plasher@cvsdvt.org.   YouTubeLive-Paul Lasher.

Pandemic Episode #49 Evan Rabin 8/10/21

Our guest this week is Evan Rabin who is the CEO of Premier Chess.  Evan,  who is a Chess Master, fell in love with chess at an early age. At 7 his father and brother taught him how to play and in 6 months he was competing, and winning tournaments.  Today, Premier Chess teaches in schools and in corporations. Evan tells us, "...Premier Chess teaches life lessons through the game of chess for all ages and all levels". He went on, "Chess has influenced me to become a critical thinker".

Evan can be reached at: www.premierchess.com. and evan@pemierchess.com. 

 

 

Panpod#48 Nikki Gangemi 8/3/21

Our guest today is Nikki  Gangemi, a Personal Trainer For Your Mind! She tells us, "The work of my heart is teaching people how to be happy no matter what their circumstances may be". She explains, "By  changing their self-talk, releasing negative emotions and eliminating limiting beliefs, people can live their life their way and feel good doing it".

Nikki can be reached at:

www.mindfulmattersliving.com.

nikki@mindfulmattersliving.com.

Pandemic episode#47, Jack Eppler, 7/27/21

Our guest for this episode is Jack Eppler who is a professional singer, singing coach and the founder of, The New York City community Chorus. Jack explains, "I created this non audition chorus so that anyone with a desire to sing could have a place to do so". When speaking about the chorus during the pandemic, he told us, "when singing was proclaimed to be the most dangerous method of transmitting the virus, we were forced to to meet virtually, which was devastating.We realized that the community needed to stay together, needed the encouragement, and needed to sing". And so they DID!

Pandemic episode #46 Kristen Rocha Aldrich 7/20/21

Our guest this week is the delightful Kristen Rocha Aldrich who is Program Director at ReachOut and Read  of greater New York. She tells us, "Reach Out and Read prepares America's youngest children  to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. We build on the unique  relationship between parents and medical providers to develop essential early literacy skills in young children via the existing health infrastructure ".

 

 

Pandemic Episode#45, Melody Joyce,7/13/21

Our guest,Melody Joyce offers  Somatic Sex Education,Hypnosis and  professional cuddling. Melody tells us, "all modalities are grounded in consent, clear communications and boundaries.  They are trauma informed, and guided by the client's needs and intentions". As she explains, "trust, , safety, consent, credibility  and pleasure are essential".She further explains that her mission is, "to help you heal from shame, judgement and trauma and to move toward greater wholeness, pleasure and happiness".

Pandemic episode#44 Elena Tedeschi

Our guest for this episode is Elena Tedeschi is a Chef and the founder of the Well Rooted Kitchen.  She tells us, "I help people of all abilities discover their culinary confidence by using cooking as a vessel to teach life skills so that they can live a more fulfilled, independent, and delicious life. I want to equip my students with the tools to be confident and creative, not just behind the stove, but in their lives beyond the kitchen". Elena believes that cooking can be theraputic and,"much like music therapy help people to cope with the stressors and trauma and improve their  health and mental health".

Pandemic Episode#43 Stephani Diimopoulos6/29/21

Our guest, Stephani Dimopoulos is an educator, an Art teacher and the founder of Dimos Intuitive Arts,Inc. She tells us, " Who we are is a collective group of individuals who all come from different aspects of the wellness industry.We subscribe to the idea, that which I  imagine will create and manifest. We believe deeply in, "Cultivating Individual Potential Through Experience"  "I come from recognizing the healing power of intuitive painting and spirit painting as well as Reflective Journaling, Yoga and Ayurveda". They are pleased to be able to offer an in-person summer workshop this July 25th-29th at the Lifebridge Sanctuary in Rosedale, N.Y.