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Joy Resor is a local author and founder of Joy on Your Shoulders (J.O.Y.S) is an evolving company dedicated to inspiring changes in ourselves to create changes in our world. Joy healed into her given name after 53 years, and her being and work in the world are called to inspire peace, love, and joy. Her books are blessing readers all over the place - hooray! 1. Go In Joy! An Alphabetical Adventure, a book of essays and poems to inspire joy.2. Go In Joy! Venture to Your Center - Journal Prompts to Enliven Your Joy and...3. Designed to SHINE! Read Aloud Rhymes for Any Size Heart, a fully-illustrated book of topical rhymes that are wise, rhythmic and fun!J.O.Y.S. offers inspirational, handmade wares of cotton Batik with positive messages, which make wonderful gifts. Order by e-mailing joy@joyonyourshoulders.com, or through the website https://www.joyonyourshoulders.com

Ep 15: Embodying Joy with Author Joy Resor

2019-04-0801:13:42

Sam Kearney a professional artist, nerd, and neurodiverse human who loves to cheer on other creatives! She believes the world always needs more beauty, more color, and more contrasting and interesting perspectives.If you’re an Appalachian nerd hiker, you may know her work from Fox & Fir Design (www.foxandfirdesign.com), an environmental project that helps support eco-non-profits across the Southeast.After more than a few heartfelt coffee/tea chats with creatives from all different mediums and backgrounds, she noticed that there’s a lot of common themes that we as makers tend to grapple with.So, drawing from years of personal experience, trainings, and therapy (again, not a therapist, different chair) she's excited to show you what she's learned that has helped inspire artists to work with their own inner demons in creative ways with her newest project Sharp and Squishy (www.sharpandsquishy.com)

Ep 14: Working With Your Inner Demons In A Creative Way With Sam Kearney

2019-03-2501:06:15

Recorded in Chaing Mai, Thailand, this episode explores the subtle healing magic that is Thai Massage or Thai Yoga Bodywork. An instrumental teacher in the field of Thai Massage, Michael Sitzer dives deep into what Thai Massage really is, what it's like to lead a retreat in Thailand, and how the practice of Thai Massage can be a spiritual path.Michael has been exploring and sharing exceptional bodywork for two decades... Starting his professional career with a ten-year immersion at the Kripalu Yoga Center in Lenox, MA, he became a senior therapist in their Healing Arts department as well as a core faculty member of their School of Massage. He is professionally trained in Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Clinical Massage, Kripalu Bodywork, Traditional Thai Massage, Breema Bodywork, Positional Release Therapy and Yoga Therapy. His signature session is in ‘Thai Yoga Bodywork,’ which blends all these modalities into a creative and therapeutic healing art.Michael began his studies of Thai Massage in 1998 with an intensive offered by Ananda Apfelbaum at the Omega Institute. He then journeyed to Thailand to meet her teacher, master Pichest Boonthume. Michael has returned to Thailand more than 10 times to further his practice. He has also worked closely with Kam Thye Chow, Ken Nelson & Jonas Westring. After leaving Kripalu in 2010, Michael relocated to Asheville to teach ‘Clinical Massage’ at AB Tech College and began offering continuing education courses. Michael has developed a complete Thai Yoga Bodywork certification training including a manual, a DVD & an online video course which has been presented at Kripalu Center and across the country beginning in 2000.Michael is well known and respected for his heart-centered approach to his treatments, his workshops, and his life. Michael's passion for therapeutic touch and inspirational teaching motivates him to continue to share this work around the world...Connect with Michael at www.thaiyogatrainings.com

Ep 13: Thai Yoga Bodywork with Michael Sitzer

2019-03-0400:47:20

Jessica Chilton of SPARK (www.JessicaChiltonSPARK.com) is a Business Coach and Expressive Arts Therapist who has helped thousands of people around the world to love and liberate their truest self and unleash the work they’re uniquely designed to do. Through her signature program, Love Liberate Launch (www.LoveLiberateLaunch.com), Jessica blends business building with spiritual growth, personal transformation, and creative expression to help rising entrepreneurs create the business they were born to lead. Her newest program, Love Liberate Lead (www.LoveLiberateLead.com), is designed for the established entrepreneur who is ready for a pivotal year of significant transformation in their work, life, and leadership.Jessica recently founded The Shift from Fear to Love community initiative because it represents the deeper mission of her business – to shift the world from fear to love, one liberated leader at a time. The 2019 live event takes place on March 31, 2019 at Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville and is a blend of personal transformation, inspiring performance, community building, and leadership development. Join us at www.ShiftFromFearToLove.com.

Ep 12: Shift From Fear To Love with Jessica Chilton

2019-02-2500:53:36

Caroline Whatley and Erin McGrady are the team behind Authentic Asheville. They are Squarespace web designers, photographers and travel writers, advocates for National Parks and public lands, adventurers on the lookout for safe and friendly LGBTQ places and spaces, and trail runner enthusiasts with a penchant for craft beer. They love meeting new people. Say hey at www.authenticasheville.comLearn about this amazing couple as we chat about:1. How Authentic Asheville came to be.2. The best and worst of van life.3. What it means to be authentic and LGBTQ life on the road.4. Tolerance, Minorities, and Awareness.5. Defining "family" and listening to your heart.

Ep 11: Following Your Heart Wherever The Road Takes You With Authentic Asheville.

2019-02-1801:07:52

My guest this week is Lightworker Shea Olinger. This testimonial captures it all. “Humble, kind, grounded, intuitive, genuine, these are just some of the qualities that describe Shea. Receiving a massage from her is not simply bodywork. Shea is holistic in her approach in that she tends to both your physical needs as well as your emotional and spiritual concerns. Her touch is magical and her intuitive sense of knowing just what areas of the body are calling for attention and what’s needed during the massage is simply awe inspiring. From her use of hot stones, cupping as well as aromatherapy, you are so lovingly cared for, you feel as if you’re nestled in a very sacred womb; a womb of healing, revitalization and most importantly tender, nurturing care. I highly recommend Shea if you are considering a massage therapist. Five stars is simply not enough to rate the quality of care she provides and the heart-centered healer she is. ” ~ AMMA TANYAWe discuss:1. Shea’s story and how she came to Asheville.2. The magic of synchronicity. 3. Doing the ‘shadow work’ on a path of self-discovery.4. What it means to change one’s name.5. Claiming one’s truth and identity.6. Thai Bodywork and the message of Metta.You can find Shea at https://mettahearthealingarts.com/

Ep 10: Exploring the Self Through Names and Metta with Shea Olinger

2019-01-1501:14:31

Chronic back pain and the desire to feel truly at home in her own skin led Michèle to take lessons and train to be a teacher of the Alexander Technique. This simple and proven education in the “how” of coordinating body-mind, increases ease of movement by redirecting excessive tension into useful energy. A common result is relief from pain and distress caused by everyday habits, accompanied by a simultaneous increase in awareness/sensitivity while reducing reactivity. Michèle completed the 3-year, 1600-hour training at The Alexander Educational Center in Berkeley, CA and has been teaching individuals and groups since 2009.

Ep 9: Alexander Technique with Michele Drivon

2019-01-0700:59:20

Suzannah Tebbe Davis is a contemporary medicine woman who weaves a diverse blend of mind/body/spirit offerings based on over two decades of study in indigenous wisdom traditions and western theoretical practices. Suzannah has also held key leadership positions in social justice issues and systems change. In addition to her private practice, where she offers workshops, retreats, and ceremonies internationally for individuals and groups, Suzannah serves in a leadership role within Asheville Community Roots, a local grassroots movement which incorporates spirituality as a fundamental aspect of activism.For more information: www.yourawakenedlife.net.

Ep 8: Sacred Activism with Suzannah Tebbe Davis

2019-01-0101:05:23

As a licensed professional counselor, Pripo offers a diverse practice that balances the connection between mind, body, and spirit. He was a practicing massage and bodywork therapist for 18 years. He lived, studied and worked at the Esalen Institute, a renowned human potential learning center in Big Sur, CA, and is a certified Esalen massage practitioner. Pripo also teaches Professional Ethics courses and Somatic Psychology at the Asheville School of Massage and Yoga. His main goal is to help support people to live in their truth and authenticity. We discuss:1. Pripo’s Podcast Relationships, Let’s Talk About It2. Tapping into the body’s wisdom.3. The intelligence of the heart.4. EFT & Tapping Solutions5. Self-Compassion, Self-Kindness, & BoundariesYou can find Pripo Teplitsky at www.heartsharecounseling.com

Ep. 7: Tapping Into The Body's Wisdom With Pripo Teplitsky

2018-12-1700:43:10

Paige’s warm and welcoming style will invite you to stretch, strengthen, balance, move energy, release stress and tension, and cultivate a sense of wholeness you can take with you back into the world. She specializes in gentle, slow-flow, yin, and restorative yoga, including meditation, relaxation, and simple breathwork. In today’s episode, we explore how yoga can be a source of inspiration and support to nourish the body and mind regardless of how messy life can get. Paige reminds us that yoga is so much more than what we find on the mat.

Ep 6: Yoga Off The Mat with Paige Gilchrist

2018-12-0400:51:12