Moments With Marianne

Can Aboriginal perspectives provide us the paradigm shift we need now? As an indigenous person, University Senior Lecturer Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from a unique perspective, tied to the natural and spiritual world. In considering how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, he raises important questions. Tyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in Melbourne. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta

Is it possible to learn deep healing techniques of reiki that you can use at home? Join us as we speak with Reiki Master Melissa Tipton on how to reduce stress and bring more peace into your life!Melissa Tipton is a Structural Integrator, Reiki Master, and founder of Jungian Magic, which uses potent psychological insights to radically increase the success of your magic. She's the author of Living Reiki: Heal Yourself and Transform Your Life and Llewellyn's Complete Book of Reiki. http://realmagic.school

Is there a connection between emotional intuition and peak performance? Join us to learn the 4 fundamental daily habits, and routines that can empower your life!In this episode of #MomentswithMarianne show with special guest Jason Gregory, we discuss his new #book Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance: Secrets from the Sages for Being in the Zone.Jason Gregory is a teacher and international speaker specializing in the fields of Eastern and Western philosophy, comparative religion, metaphysics, and ancient cultures. For many years he has lived in Asia studying the spiritual traditions and meditative practices of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, visiting some of the most remote places in the world. https://jasongregory.org/

Did you know that some of the best-kept Samurai secrets aid in stress relief and accelerate self-improvement? From the award-winning author of The Unbound Soul, these transformative practices are now available!In this segment of Moments with Marianne show, we are joined with special guest Richard L. Haight as we discuss his new #book The Warrior's Meditation: The Best-Kept Secret in Self-Improvement, Cognitive Enhancement, and Stress Relief, Taught by a Master of Four Samurai Arts.Richard L. Haight is best known for his book, The Unbound Soul, listed as “One of the best books on consciousness of all time” by BookAuthority. Haight is an instructor of martial, meditation and healing arts, and he is the author of several bestselling titles including Inspirience: Meditation Unbound as well as The Psychedelic Path. https://richardlhaight.com

Looking for a Summer read to get lost in? From the instant New York Times Bestselling author comes a book that all readers, and writers will love!Emily Henry writes stories about love and family for both teens and adults. She studied creative writing at Hope College and the New York Center for Art & Media Studies, and now spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the part of Kentucky just beneath it. https://www.facebook.com/pg/EmilyHenryWrite Family is everything, but what if you discovered a trove of family secrets that change everything you believed about yourself? Sometimes forgiveness takes a little bit of Grace.Phoebe Fox has been a contributor and regular columnist for a number of national, regional, and local publications, including the Huffington Post, Elite Daily, and She Knows. A former actor on stage and screen, Phoebe has been dangled from wires as a mall fairy; was accidentally concussed by a blank gun; and hosted a short-lived game show. She has been a relationship columnist; a m

Does love transcend death? Psychic medium Sherrie Dillard shares amazing case studies that show how the power of love transcends the veil between this world and the next. Can you ignite your chakras and open your third eye with simple yoga poses? Professional clairvoyant Shannon Yrizarry guides your intuitive growth, helping you harmonize your mind, body, and soul. Sherrie Dillard has been a professional psychic, medium, and therapist for over thirty years and has given over 50,000 readings worldwide. She taught intuition development at Duke University Continuing Studies and has led workshops and classes internationally. Sherrie has been featured on radio and television for her work as a psychic detective. Additionally, she holds a Master of Divinity degree in New Thought pastoral counseling. www.SherrieDillard.com Shannon Yrizarry has taught metaphysical subjects since 2013 including the deeply esoteric lineage of kundalini yoga. She has worked as a healer, clairvoyant and card reader and been featured as

Are you looking for signs that spirit is trying to communicate with you? Tammy shares with us just how they might be doing just that as we discuss her new book The Universe Is Talking to You: Tap into Signs & Synchronicity to Reveal Magical Moments Every Day.Tammy Mastroberte is the founder of Elevated Existence LLC and the publisher of the Clarion and Folio Award–winning Elevated Existence Magazine. She regularly hosts online and in-person workshops and releases weekly YouTube videos teaching a range of body, mind, spirit topics. Tammy was a featured expert in the films Dream Big and The Truth About Prosperity.http://www.TammyMastroberte.com

Growing up, Jason Schechterle had one dream - to serve as a Phoenix Police Officer. After serving four years in the Air Force, at the age 26, Jason achieved his goal to work on the streets of Phoenix as a rookie police officer. Then, only 14 months into what was supposed to be a life-long career, Jason's life took an unexpected, dramatic and, at the time, tragic turn. Jason's journey chronicles his fight for life, his triumph over tragedy and the inspiration that enables him to continue to overcome unimaginable adversity. His story is one of life, rebirth and transformation. Jason represents the human experience at its very best - an ascent from despair to describing himself as the luckiest person alive! https://burningshield.com

Do you know if we have past lives with our pets? Or are you empathic and possibly an Earth Angel? Tune in for this inspiring discussion with two highly gifted individuals who answer those questions and so much more!Shelley A. Kaehr is a past life regression practitioner in private practice for twenty years. Shelley received her PhD in Parapsychic Science from the American Institute of Holistic Theology, and is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Master Hypnotist, and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming.  http://www.PastLifeLady.comTanya Carroll Richardson is a self-improvement/spiritual author and professional intuitive. She has been writing about angels, and interviewing people about their encounters with angels, for over a decade and is a regular contributor to MindBodyGreen. www.tanyarichardson.com

Do you need a little levity? Tune in for this segment with Amy Newmark, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book Laughter Is The Best Medicine!Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 133 new books, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today. She is also the author of Simply Happy, a crash course in Chicken Soup for the Soul advice and wisdom that is filled with easy-to-implement, practical tips for having a better life. http://www.chickensoup.com

Is it possible to move to a place of inner peace? Join us as we talk with John Murphy about his book Beyond Doubt: Four Steps to Inner Peace.John Murphy is the founder and CEO of Venture Management Consultants, Inc., a firm specializing in creating lean, high-performance work environments. Murphy credits his success in business and life to A Course in Miracles. First learning and studying this practice in 2008, John quadrupled his business in growth and prosperity. Today, he hopes to work with others and individuals to teach them the incredible benefits the lessons of A Course in Miracles have to offer us. https://www.johnjmurphy.org/

What if you died in a plane crash and met God? Jim Bruton did just that and share his near-death experience after crashing his plane. Jim Bruton has lived an extraordinary life. As a little boy, he lived within an active imagination including a love for wildlife filming, international travel, science fiction and vintage aviation. In adulthood, he checked every one of those off his list with internationally recognized achievements, an Emmy for a National Geographic wildlife film, traveling to all seven continents, the Titanic, the North Pole and Mt. Everest, shrinking a satellite TV truck into a backpack and transmitting live video from places before impossible and building and flying historical reproduction aircraft from World War 1 and the early 1930s. For many, any one of these adventures resulted in a single lifetime achievement. For Jim, it was just the beginning, climaxing with the crash of his last aircraft and the Near-Death Experience that followed. http://www.jimbruton.com http://www.inbetweenpro

Is it possible to craft dialogue that can create an impact?Daniel Stillman designs conversations for a living, and insists that you do, too. He works with organizations like Google, Nike and Visa to help them frame and sustain productive dialog, deepen their facilitation skills, and coach them through the innovation process. He also hosts The Conversation Factory podcast where he interviews leaders, changemakers and innovators on how they design the conversations in their work and lives. https://theconversationfactory.com/goodtalk

What if you were publicly blamed for the 9/11 attacks? In Virginia Buckingham's memoir, On My Watch, she explains just how that happened, and how she rebuilt her life after these traumatic events. Virginia Buckingham was the seventh of eight children born to blue-collar parents. A truly self-made success story, Buckingham has lived in Massachusetts for nearly 40 years and spent many of those shattering glass ceilings: She was the first woman to serve as chief of staff to two consecutive Massachusetts governors and was subsequently the first woman appointed to head that state’s Port Authority, owner and operator of Logan International Airport. She has also worked as a deputy editorial page editor and columnist for the Boston Herald. In 2015, Buckingham was selected for the inaugural class of Presidential Leadership Scholars, a joint initiative of the presidential libraries of Presidents George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Lyndon Johnson. Finishing On My Watch was her Presidential Leadership pr

Kathryn Tristan is a Research Scientist and Assistant Professor of Medicine on the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine. She studies our biological immune system and its diseases. She also is interested in the “psychological immune system” that represents our constellation of thoughts and feelings meant to protect us. www.whyworrybook.comSaul J. Weiner, MD is a professor of medicine, pediatrics, and medical education at the University of Illinois at Chicago,  the deputy director of the Veterans Health Administration's Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, and the cofounder of the Institute for Practice and Provider Performance Improvement (I3PI). He is the coauthor of Listening for What Matters: Avoiding Contextual Errors in Health Care. http://www.contextualizingcare.org

This debut novel by Alka Joshi, transports the reader to another place and time. One woman fights for what it means to truly be authentic to self. Not owned by anyone, by creating her place in life, one henna design at a time. Alka Joshi is a graduate of Stanford University and received her M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts. She has worked as an advertising copywriter, a marketing consultant, and an illustrator. Alka was born in India, in the state of Rajasthan. Her family came to the United States when she was nine, and she now lives on California's Monterey Peninsula with her husband and two misbehaving pups. The Henna Artist is her first novel. https://thehennaartist.com

Are there daily practices you can use to handle stress, heal old pain and feel empowered? Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha's Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture - with 900,000 copies in English alone. https://www.rickhanson.net Dr. Laurel Mellin is the founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT), a neuroscience-based solution to stress. She is a health psychologist and Associate Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Mellin is a New York Times bestselling author/researcher, speaker and clinical trainer. www.ebt.org

A survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson is a wife and mother of four, a national spokesperson for bone and tissue donation, and an inspirational speaker. Her story includes turbulent teenage years marred by the sudden deaths of several friends, a quick slide into a deep depression, her own suicidal ideation, and the life-altering experience of sustaining serious injuries during the Columbine shooting. Kacey shares details and insight into the devastating effects of depression, physical trauma, PTSD, and fear. Her ultimate choice to "survive to thrive" has led to important healing. https://kaceyruegseggerjohnson.com

Recently, I had a conversation with someone that I feel is an inspiration to so many. Dr. Herman Williams, who wrote a compelling article on LinkedIn Titled “What Do I Say? How Do I Say It?”, which discusses his thoughts his life and how he was saved by a man in an airport when he had his second heart attack, his thoughts on the murder of George Floyd and the racial inequalities within the US, and how people were reaching out not really knowing what to say or do but are looking to him as Leader to help guide them forward.We have had Dr. Herman Williams, MD is the Managing Director of the BDO Nashville Healthcare Advisory Practice and is a leader in the BDO Institute for Healthcare Excellence & Innovation. He has extensive experience as a senior hospital executive with healthcare expertise that includes the management and operations of large and small-scale, national clinics and hospitals. His successful leadership has resulted in achieving the highest and safest levels of quality inpatient and outpatient

Can essential oils be used for personal empowerment and well-being? Tune in to this show to hear author Kac Young PhD talk about her new book Essential Oils for Beginners: A Guide to What They Are & How to Use Them.Kac Young has been a producer, writer and director in the Hollywood television industry for over 25 years. Kac has also earned a PhD in Natural Health and a Doctorate in Naturopathy. She completed 36 courses in nutrition from Baylor University. Clients come to her for advice on health, nutrition and spiritual well being. Her third Doctorate degree is in Clinical Hypnotherapy where she helps people manage weight, stop smoking, modify behavior, reduce stress, past-life regression, and manage phobias. www.kacyoung.com