Episode 97: Happy Ali
Happy Ali is the author of "The Intuition Bible: How and Why to Tap Into Your Inner Wisdom." He has a BA degree in psychology from UCLA, is a prophetic dreamer and a certified master NLP practitioner. He is also a certified mast clinical hypnotherapist and host of the Happy Insights podcast. His spiritual journey began in 1995 when he dedicated his life to the exploration of metaphysical disciplines after a near-death experience inspired a dramatic awakening. He now teaches and shares the Subconscious Manifestation Methodology that he created, globally. He lives in Los Angeles and you can find him online at www.HappyInsights.net.
Episode 96: Ed Foote
Ed Foote has been both a member of the A.R.E. (Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment) and a student of "A Course in Miracles" (ACIM) for over 35 years. He travels the country lecturing on both of these topics. He has lectured for the Pittsburgh Theosophical Society, the Metaphysical Society in Sun City Center, Florida, the Center for Metaphysical Fellowship in Sarasota, as well as for numerous study groups, churches and organizations around the country.
He is a professional square dance caller having called for 50 years in every state as well as throughout Canada, Europe and Asia. He is also a teacher of Sacred Dance, which is a joyful celebration of movement that unites people in communiity. He has led Sacred Dance at Unity Churches throughout the country as well as at churches of other denominations and at various spiritual conferences.
His lecture topics include the following: The Path of Forgiveness, Discovering Your Soul's Purpose, How to Receive Spiritual Guidance and Make Spiritual Decisions, Finding and Living Your Spritual Ideal, How to be Really Happy, Seeing with the Vision of Christ, Achieving Peace in Your Life, and How to Achieve Abundance in Your Life.
Episode 95: Kate Rose
Kate Rose is the author of "Written in the Stars: The Astrology of Soulmate, Karmic, and Twin Flame Relationships" and "You Only Fall in Love Three Times." As a therapist, relationship expert, spiritual intuitive, artist, yoga teacher and astrologer, she uses the stars to help her clients clarify their purpose and recognize the blocks that are keeping them from living the life they are destined to live. She holds an MS is clinical art therapy from Springfield College and writes regular columns for "Your Tango," "Elephant Journal," and her newsletter, "Unedited." Visit her online at WordsOfKateRose.com.
Episode 94: Carol Briney
Carol A. Briney is an inspirational speaker, CEO, author, and spiritual teacher. She has combined her 40-plus years of business experience with her years of spiritual study to create a unique blend of Spiritual Prosperity. Carol is often praised for her ability to teach, motivate, inspire, and entertain through high-energy keynotes, retreats, and workshops. She also excels at mentoring with individuals and groups.
Carol believes people do not need to be rescued, fixed, or saved. What they do need is to remember who they truly are and acknowledge that the Divine lives inside of them. Her dharma is to share information that inspires, empowers, and helps people transform their lives. She helps people find their connection to the Source of their understanding and reconnect to the place inside of them where nothing is impossible. Carol has a refreshing, matter-of-fact style that is both motivational and inspirational. People leaving Carol’s seminars are often heard to say, “I thought she was speaking directly to me.”
Carol is the author of "Embracing Your Unlimited Possibilities - A Handbook for life," and she is the host of of the #1-rated podcast show, "Embracing Your Limitless Possibilities."
Episode 93: Sheila Forester
Sheila Forester is a dedicated volunteer with Share International, known for her insightful talks and written articles on the Emergence of Maitreya the World Teacher and the Masters of Wisdom. With a profound sense of optimism, Sheila believes we are at the dawn of a new era of awareness, brimming with opportunities for personal growth, enlightenment, and global cooperation and peace through sharing of the world’s resources.
Sheila is a long-time student of Esoteric Philosophy which emphasizes the evolution of the soul and the pursuit of enlightenment through practices such as meditation which Sheila believes is foundational for those on the spiritual path. Since 1990, Sheila has been a cornerstone of Transmission Meditation in Pittsburgh, and she coordinates this group service practice throughout the Midwest. Sheila also teaches ongoing classes on the fundamentals of meditation, inspiring many on their spiritual journeys.
Episode 92: Tracy Searight
Tracy Searight is the owner of Feather Sister LLC, a place where you can find online Reiki practitioners. She is also a Yoga instructor, Yoga trainer, Reiki Master Teacher, Money Reiki Grandmaster, a charm reader, card reader, author and podcaster. Cosmic Kid Yoga and animal Reiki are two of her specialties. Her Ready Set Reiki podcast featured your host, Bob Dove earlier this year.
Episode 91: Eva Tamez Trevino
Eva Tamez Trevino works with Wyatt Melius at Rooted In Sound and brings a variety of healing modalities to that venue. See episode #25 for Wyatt's fascinating story. Eva received her Doctor's Degree at Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon School of Medicine and worked as a Hospital Laboratory Technician for almost 20 years for the University of California at Davis prior to moving to Pittsburgh in 2023. After being diagnosed with PTSD, Fibroyalgia, and pre-Diabetes, she began a physical, mental and spiritual healing journey that included the fields of nutrition, sound, biofield-based practices and Bioenergetics. These have brought a deep transformation in her life and she offers what she has learned to others.
Episode 90: Elizabeth Sunny Cohen
Sunny Cohen was telepathic as a child and has only recently reclaimed that ability. She has had an internationally recognized career as an educator and artist and has cultivated a highly spiritual and intuitive path. For years she suffered from a workplace poisoning, which led her on a path of self-healing through Reiki. Her recent book, "Inner Growth Thru Reiki" chronicles much of her journey battling a chronic disease and her background with Reiki has helped her deal with a recent lung cancer diagnosis. Be uplifted by her incredible story and journey to healing.
Episode 89: Bruce Fertman
Bruce Fertman brings 60 years of study as a movement artist and educator to his work, having trained in gymnastics, modern dance, ballet, contact improvisation, the Alexander Technique, tai chi shuan, aikido, Argentine tango, kyudo, and the Japanese Tea Ceremony. For the past 30 years he has taught in Europe, Asia, and the Americas helping people experience the interconnectedness of physical and spiritual life. In this episode we discuss “Walking Well,” a book that he co-authored with Michael J. Gelb.
Episode 88: Rachel Kaplan
Rachel Kaplan, MA, MFT, has been a liceensed psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2006. She has relentlessly studied the healing path since the traumatic suicide of her first love when she was 14 years old. This life-long journey led her on an international immersion in the world's healing technologies, eventually revealing that the most important components of healing are as simple as bodily functions. She has studied hands-on healing practices in India and Nepal and is trained in trauma modalities such as EMDR and Brainspotting.
Episode 87: April Jackson
April Jackson is committed to a mission of wellness for all. She is a 500 YRT Yoga Teacher and a certified Mindfulness Instructor with over 20 years of experience and she is also an International Coaching Federation Certified Executive Leadership Coach. She sits on the board of Case Specific Nutrition's Chronic Disease and Healt Alliance and is dealing with Lupus, her own chronic diseease. She has facilitated impactful discussions for a number of organizations including: WQED, the City of Pittsburgh, FedEx Ground, Los Angeles Unified School District and Penn Energy. Her story is one of empowerment and inspiration.
Episode 86: Carole Obley
Acclaimed spiritual medium and popular author Carole J. Obley has been the bridge between heaven and earth in more than 15,000 group and individual readings. Names, descriptions of loved ones' personalities, and uncanny, validating details— as well as grief support and teachings about the afterlife— are typically delivered in her sessions.
An advanced intuitive, Carole also regularly delivers specific, practical guidance in readings about a wide variety of life issues, including relationships, business and spirituality. She is recognized by clients for bringing compassion and integrity to mediumship via her sincere intent to be of service to others.
Carole has been a guest on Coast to Coast radio show numerous times, as well as other media, where she offers interviews and live on-air readings. In addition to maintaining a private practice in mediumship nationally, she presents seminars and workshops in person and through online teachings. Carole has taught many workshops at Lilydale, N.Y., the largest U.S. center for Spiritualism. Her previous four books have been well received by a reading audience worldwide.
Episode 85: Rhonda Farrah
Rhonda Farrah is a psychotherapist and lifestyle empowerment coach who creates breakthroughs for clients by helping them "fix their reflection first." She hit rock bottom while serving 7 years in a federal prison, battling breast cancer and living through 3 divorces. A big lesson she learned and she teaches us is how to forgive; first herself and then everyone else. She extended that forgiveness to the judge and jury long before she was exonerated of any wrong-doing and had her record expunged. She is a shinning example of what can be accomplished through personal growth.
Episode 84: Brooke Smokelin
Brooke Smokelin brings crystal bowls, a chakra activation deck of cards, and an original song to the studio to enlighten and entertain us. She is the founder and creator of Chakra Activation Yoga and the Chakra Activation Deck. She has taught yoga for 25 years and currently offers advanced trainings to yoga teachers and students all over the world. She is also a sound healer and musician/songwriter and brings musical medicine to yoga studios, festivals and communities all around the country.
Brooke has a degree in Environmental Education from Cornell University and for over 20 years has been developing creative environmental educatiion, combining both artistic and scientific inspirations to foster a deeper and more conscious connecction with the natural world. She offers Wild Walks in local parks to educate people about the wild edible and medicinal plants growing right underfoot.
Episode 83: SAVI
SAVI is Argentinian by birth with a Catholic upbringing. His encounters with supernatural manifestations, often brought on by meditation and fasting, have led to a spiritual awakening and the channeling of a popular book, "The Journey Begins Within." His candid reflections and practical spiritual advice offer valuable insights that can help anyone deepen their spiritual journey. His book honors all spiritual and religious traditions and offers a wealth of mindfulness tools to enhance your inner peace.
Episode 82: Amanda McCordic
In December of 2019 Amanda was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and by April of 2020, the cancer was deemed terminal. The isolation of the COVID pandemic provided the isolation that allowed her to focus on self-care and healing, rather than dying. Amanda had her very first Reiki session 12 hours after finding her first cancer tumor. Her cancer journey kick-started her spiritual journey and she leaned heavily into Reiki to help her heal all parts of her body, mind, and soul. Defying her oncologist's expectations or understandings, she was able to totally heal her cancer metastases, and her scans have remained clean since November 2020.
While Amanda was battling cancer, her husband Matt was losing his mental health battle and in March of 2020 he committed suicide in the family home. Amanda's incredible story, including the spiritual tools that she used to learn self-love and forgiveness will stay with you for a long time to come.
Episode 81: Pam Allen-LeBlanc
Pam Allen Le-Blanc is the author of "The Reiki Business Book" and host of the podcast "Reiki From the Farm." She is also an assistant director of the ICRT (International Center for Reiki Training) and co-developer of an animal Reiki certification course. Her soon to be published book on animal communication is sure to be an instant success. Her journey to Reiki and animal communication is fascinating and entertaining.
Episode 80: Tony Nackino
Tony Nachino was raised in an Italian Catholic family, became disenchanted with Catholicism, had an evangelical "born again" experience, left all dogma behind and followed his own spiritual path when he tapped into the Truth within. He credits an article in "The Sun" by Dr. Jacob Neddleman titled "Beyond Belief" for putting him on the path to conscious awareness. Listen as he shares the discoveries which led him to discovering the ultimate purpose of life and a world of infinite possibilities.
Episode 79: Regina Rivers and Rev. Kain
Regina Rivers and Rev. Marjorie Kain discuss the founding of SITE NITE and PSI in Pittsburgh after Regina narrates her story to becoming a shaman, Reiki Master, writer, Holistic Relationship Coach, and reader of the Shaman's Oracle Deck as well as her other offerings through Rivers Healing Arts, LLC. She has been a body energy facilitator since 1984, a relationship coach since 1995 and a shamnic practitioner since 2003. She is currently the Public Relations Director of the McCollum Foundation, working to bring peace and sustainability to the earth through global events.
Episode 78: Gal Ezra
Gal Ezra is the son of Israeli multi-millionaire, Meir Ezra (episode 55) and a successful entrepreneur in his own right. They work together at Guaranteed Prosperity as well as separately on their own projects. Gal is a graduate of the Delphinian School, an exclusive boarding school in Oregon that has produced many well-known successful people in multiple industries. Gal's journey has led him to believe that there are 8 key parts to survival, individually and as a species, and that we need each other to survive. Deciding what is right and wrong is based upon what does the most good for those 8 parts. He leaves us with a way to identify your spiritual truth and directions on how to grow your spiritual truth with action.