20 - The Healing Power of Music with Gary Muszynski
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Tamara speaks with Gary Muszynski, an award-winning percussionist and composer, discussing his journey in music, focusing on the handpan, its origins, and its role in creating meditative experiences. He emphasizes the healing power of music, its ability to unlock memories, and the importance of improvisation in creating emotional connections. Gary also shares insights into his personal journey and the influences that shaped his music, highlighting the cultural significance of global music. Gary Muszynski is an award-winning percussionist, composer, bandleader, recording artist, and...
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19 - Resilience with Coach Emily Schafer
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Tamara discusses resilience with coach Emily Schafer, head women’s basketball coach at College of Marin. Schaefer previously served as the assistant coach for the women’s basketball program at Norte Dame de Namur University for four seasons. In that role, she was the recruiting and academic coordinator. She was instrumental in the Argonauts success during the 2016-17 season, which led to the first Pacific West Conference post-season tournament appearance in program history. During her tenure at NDNU, Schaefer created...
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18 - The Black Madonna with China Galland
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China Galland, M.A., is the award-winning author of several non-fiction works including Galland’s non-fiction work, The Bond Between Women, A Journey to Fierce Compassion (Riverhead/Penguin), was chosen as one of the best five books on Spirituality by the annual “Books For a Better Life Award” when it was published in 1999. Race has been an abiding concern in Galland’s work since she published her first non-fiction piece in 1977 on the kidnapping of an African American gardener by a white woman in the middle of one of the wealthiest neighborhood in Dallas, Highland Park. The police...
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17 - Post-Surgical Energy Medicine with Julie Motz
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Julie Motz is an internationally known healer, author, and teacher who pioneered the practice of energy healing in the operating room. She shares her journey from being a documentary filmmaker to becoming an energy healer and working alongside surgeons in heart transplant surgery. Julie discusses the power of emotions and how they are stored in different organs of the body. She also shares two of her poems that capture the essence of her work and the healing process. To learn more about Tamara and her work, visit:
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16 - Grof® Breathwork with Marianne Murray
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Marianne describes herself as an eclectic and experiential practitioner in the field of learning. Her academic studies include master’s degrees in transpersonal psychology and mindfulness-based psychotherapy and a doctoral degree in transformative learning and change in human systems. Integral to her work has been her training with Stanislav Grof – she completed the Grof Transpersonal Training in 2001, is a certified Grof® Breathwork facilitator, and has facilitated holotropic breathwork in the US, UK, Europe, Kenya, and India. She is certified as a facilitator of Bert Hellinger’s...
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15 - Mythic Musings in Art with Judy Tuwaletstiwa
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Judy Tuwaletstiwa is a visual artist, writer and teacher. Her work resides in private and museum collections nationally and internationally. After earning Degrees in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley and Harvard University, she discovered the power of visual art to connect us to the deepest part of ourselves. She has spent her life exploring and expressing this, using different media. Her work has been presented in exhibitions around the U.S., and is held in several permanent collections, including that of the Corning Museum of Glass, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the National...
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14 - Birth Trauma with Rebekah Wheeler RN, CNM, MPH
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In this episode, Tamara speaks with Rebekah Wheeler, RN, CNM, MPH, a practicing hospital birth midwife and a birth trauma specialist. She has worked as a birth professional for almost 20 years, supporting people through fertility, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Tamara also interviews two women who share their experiences with maternal trauma during birth. These interviews are examples of real-life trauma and Rebekah offers a global, comprehensive overview of the issues and strategies for addressing these crisis. To learn more about Rebekah's work or schedule a consultation,...
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13 - Archetypal Astrology with Art Granoff
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Art Granoff practices and teaches the Holotropoic World View, moving towards wholeness. He focuses on Stan Grof’s consciousness research blended with archetypal astrology, providing a framework for self realization and healing. He's a professional archetypal astrologer. To learn more about Art's work and schedule a reading: To learn more about Tamara's work:
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12 - Organic Food Policy with Mindee Jeffrey
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Mindee Jeffery spent 15 years educating staff, customers, and vendors on the importance and benefits of organic certification at Good Earth Natural Foods in Marin County, California. She was pivotal to the process of evolving food standards for Good Earth. During that time, she was active and influential in the Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA). She delivered presentations on organic fundamentals, labeling attribute systems and developments in GMO technology to retailers from all over the country at INFRA’s annual conferences. Mindee Jeffery represented Retailers to the...
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11 - Performance Psychology with Dr. Darby Bonomi
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Dr. Darby Bonomi is a Sport and Performance Psychologist who works with equestrians and other high performance individuals in sports and business. Darby’s mission is to elevate performance, increase satisfaction, and support mental wellness in every aspect of her clients’ lives--in and out of the show ring. Darby consults with riders of all disciplines, from elite professionals to young juniors and their families, as well as business owners in the industry. Darby has a deep understanding of the equestrian athlete and is a competitor herself in the hunter and equitation divisions on west...
info_outlineJoin Tamara and Jai Uttal as they explore the true meaning of spiritual love as described in the relationship of Rama and Sita in the great epic poem Ramayana. This poem traverses all the permutations of relationships. The story can be interpreted as the individual’s journey into greater consciousness.
Jai Uttal is a grammy nominee, kirtan artist, multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist. He is considered a pioneer in the world music community with his combined influences from India and American rock and jazz. Jai has been leading, teaching, and performing World Music and kirtan—the ancient yoga of chanting or singing to God—around the world for over 50 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices.
He grew up in New York City and lived in a home filled with music. Jai began studying classical piano at the age of seven, and later learned to play old-time banjo, harmonica, and guitar. At age 17, he heard Indian music for the first time, and two years later moved to California and studied under the famous sarod player, Ali Akbar Khan. Jai later began taking regular pilgrimages to India, living among the wandering street musicians of Bengal, and singing with the kirtan wallahs in the temple of his guru, Neem Karoli Baba.
Jai has emerged as a leading influence in the Bhakti tradition. He considers bhakti to be the core of his musical and spiritual life.
Listen to Jai's new album Dust & Tears: https://ffm.to/dust-and-tears
To learn more about Jai: https://jaiuttal.com
To learn more about Tamara's work: https://tamarawolfson.com