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Explore the healing arts of Western Mass! The Northampton-area is home to some of the most diverse populations of energy workers, herbalists, body workers, cosmic warriors, yogis, and meditaters. Caroline Ruderman, a Reiki professional, sits down every week with a new guest! Original broadcasts aired on Valley Free Radio 103.3FM Northampton. For more about Caroline, visit https://ReikiNorthampton.com
Episodes
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
On today’s show, Caroline sits down with Stephen Bryla, owner of Go With the Float. They discuss the basics of floating, Stephen’s powerful experiences and what led him to expand floating into Western Mass. They discuss floating as meditation and a way to explore consciousness, as well as how athletes use the tanks to recover. Tune in for a great show!
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Caroline sits down with Annie Skillings, who practices Mindful EAL (equine assisted learning). Annie talks about the blending of her two passions mindfulness and horses! We discuss everything from her early research with John Kabat-Zinn, horses as sentient beings, and how being nurtured by the energy of horses can be deeply healing for trauma. Tune in for a great show!
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Caroline sits down with Kathleen Farris a psychic medium. The discussion ranges from the difference to a psychic versus a medium, what it was like growing up seeing spirits, the conflict of this gift with her religious upbringing, and how talking to loved ones in spirit can help us move through those stuck points in our grieving process. We covered so much more! Tune in!
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Caroline sits down with Georgiann Kristek, yin yoga instructor and learns about this receptive, slower form of yoga. We discuss the yin versus yang styles, how we stress our connective tissue for health, how this gentler yoga practice can offer deep insights in how we navigate our world. Stay tuned for a great show!
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Caroline sits down with Dale Thomas of Healthy Body Thermography. We discuss how thermography offers us a glimpse into our body’s heat map, showing us inflammation on a cellular level, and how this information can impact our health. We learn the difference between a mammogram and a thermogram and how women of all ages can use this tool for breast health and much more! Tune in for a great show!
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
On today’s show, Caroline talks with Steve Kramer of Spirit Fire Retreat Center in Leyden, MA. Steve talks about Vipassana Insight meditation, how the brain’s default mode network works, how food affects us, and we close with a short guided meditation. This is a great show, so tune in!
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Caroline talks with sex therapist Ashley Mader. We discuss what healthy aging looks like, how humor influences negative stereotypes about getting older, examining our belief systems about sex and aging, what “sex positive” means for ourselves, our therapists, doctors, and other health care professionals. Tune in for a great show!
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
On today’s show, Caroline sits down with Leslie Chaison, the founder of People’s Medicine Project, a nonprofit that provides herbal medicine and alternative health care for people in recovery. As we learn more about the different aspects of this social justice project from farm to clinic, we hear about the client’s perspective as well as the practitioners. Tune in for a great show!
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
On today’s show, Caroline sits down with self-taught musician Glenn Smith to talk about his singing group the Vocal Voyagers. Glenn discusses the origins of improvisational singing, how each group creates a unique soundscape, finding one’s voice, and his own ah-ha! moment when he started this work. Listen to a demonstration of what this work sounds like, and explore how sound can heal!
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
On today’s show, Caroline talks with Robert Abbatiello, acupuncturist, herbalist, homeopath, nutritional consultant, and healer. Robert discusses how meditation impacted his health, how he uses muscle testing in understanding what the body needs, the spring detox, and much more! Stay tuned for this vibrant show!