Judy Croon

I chat with fellow comedian, Calgary's Lori Ferguson about moving on from the sadness of losing a pet to adopting a pet that needs you now. Meet Hershel- found in a Calgary dumpster with two of his siblings. What is the matter with people??? Thanks to the amazing group http://www.aarcs.ca- Hershel was found and has now been adopted by Lori. Lori talks about losing her doggie before Hershel and how hard it is to move on but her message to folks who are sad- there is an animal out there that needs YOU. Everybody takes their own time but when the time is right, you will know!

We have all been there. It's brutal. Losing a pet :( I chat with tough guy comedian Leny Corrado (Come on-his Twitter handle is LenyTheButcher) about the recent loss of his dog, Max. When I saw Max's pics on Facebook, I had to call Lenny because so many pet owners go through these exact feelings. It's different for everyone. I appreciate the fact that Lenny took the time to share his story with http://www.Dogstarz.ca There are many amazing groups out there with animals that need forever homes. Also, if you would like to foster a pet, there's a wonderful group that Dogstarz is proud to be associated with. Please check out http://www.SpeakingofDogs.com Woof Woof. RIP Max.

http://www.KellyElson.com Kelly Elson is a Forensic Psychic Medium, Personal Psychic Consultant, Reiki teacher, clinical hypnotherapist, past life regressionist, and transpersonal teacher. She owns and operates The Awakenings Group centre for Psychic Sciences and BioEnergetics in Goderich, ON. Kelly has been bringing her unique brand of mediumship to the stage for over a decade. She is also an active keynote speaker on the dynamics of psychic sciences, and a stand up comedian. Kelly can be reached at http://www.KellyElson.com email kellyelson@live.ca phone 519-612-1474

I chat with Psychic Medium Ursula Darby about a recent event called ' Dinner with a Medium'. If you would like to book a private or group reading with Ursula, go to http://www.UrsulaDarby.com Ursula's next public event is taking place at Barb's Country Kitchen in Orangeville. For tickets, please call 519-938-8282 What image comes to mind when you think of a psychic medium? Dark rooms, crystal balls, strange shady characters? Well then you have not met Ursula Darby. Ursula is changing the way people think of psychics and mediums. There is nothing mysterious or strange about her. She is straightforward, honest and a whole lot of fun! Ursula has been a medium and a psychic since she was very young. Experiences with spirit started as a child and have shaped her into an effective and conscious communicator with the other side. She supports spirits and helps them when they need assistance. She also delivers messages to loved ones from the other side. Using her psychic abilities, Ursula reads energy from pa

Relieving Stress with Mindfulness- Stages 7 & 8 -The 8 stages of Yoga with Anantta The 8 Stages of Yoga (Stages 7 & 8 in this Podcast) 1. Control of the Senses 2. Contentment & Regulation 3. Physical Postures 4. Breathing 5. Withdrawal of the Senses from Objects 6. Focus on a Chosen Object 7. Meditation ( Transcendental Quality of Life) 8. Union ( Soul and Supreme Soul) Who is Anantta? THE MEETING OF TWO RIVERS. Anantta reincarnated in 1958, from a child hood he had an intense desire for both theatrical expression and spiritual understanding .. at 14 he ran away with a Circus and toured across Canada. Since then he has toured extensively with Around the world with his many original one man variety and theatrical shows. In his early 20s he got initiated into Kriya Yoga Of Self Realization fellowship. And Later became a Certified Yoga instructor… at this time he through inner and outer. Encouragement he started seeking ways of blending philosophy and performance art . Over many years of experimentation with

Relieving Stress with Mindfulness- Stages 5 & 6 -The 8 stages of Yoga with Anantta The 8 Stages of Yoga (Stages 5 & 6 in this Podcast) 1. Control of the Senses 2. Contentment & Regulation 3. Physical Postures 4. Breathing 5. Withdrawal of the Senses from Objects 6. Focus on a Chosen Object 7. Meditation ( Transcendental Quality of Life) 8. Union ( Soul and Supreme Soul) Who is Anantta? THE MEETING OF TWO RIVERS. Anantta reincarnated in 1958, from a child hood he had an intense desire for both theatrical expression and spiritual understanding .. at 14 he ran away with a Circus and toured across Canada. Since then he has toured extensively with Around the world with his many original one man variety and theatrical shows. In his early 20s he got initiated into Kriya Yoga Of Self Realization fellowship. And Later became a Certified Yoga instructor… at this time he through inner and outer. Encouragement he started seeking ways of blending philosophy and performance art . Over many years of experimentation with

I had the privilege of interviewing fellow comedian, Martha Chaves. Martha and I talk about the 'creative process' and what it takes to write the 'funny'. Martha Chaves is a veteran of multiple Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and of all the other major comedy festivals in Canada, like the Winnipeg, Halifax, Edmonton, and Vancouver Comedy Festivals. She has also performed in Boston and New York Comedy Festivals, and in Colombia’s Festival Del Humour. Martha’s infectious, candid style, and her natural ability to relate to any audience has made her a very popular headliner comedian at clubs, colleges, festivals, fundraisers, and corporate functions. Martha holds her audiences in a hypnotic spell of familiarity and they think they are her good friends, willing and happy coconspirators of all her adventures. Her versatility has granted her to do shows all over the world and to entertain a wide range of audiences. For example, she performed for the Canadian troops in Alert, Egypt, Israel, and Afghanis

Relieving Stress with Mindfulness- Stages 3 & 4 -The 8 stages of Yoga with Anantta The 8 Stages of Yoga (Stages 3 & 4 in this Podcast) 1. Control of the Senses 2. Contentment & Regulation 3. Physical Postures 4. Breathing 5. Withdrawal of the Senses from Objects 6. Focus on a Chosen Object 7. Meditation ( Transcendental Quality of Life) 8. Union ( Soul and Supreme Soul) Who is Anantta? THE MEETING OF TWO RIVERS. Anantta reincarnated in 1958, from a child hood he had an intense desire for both theatrical expression and spiritual understanding .. at 14 he ran away with a Circus and toured across Canada. Since then he has toured extensively with Around the world with his many original one man variety and theatrical shows. In his early 20s he got initiated into Kriya Yoga Of Self Realization fellowship. And Later became a Certified Yoga instructor… at this time he through inner and outer. Encouragement he started seeking ways of blending philosophy and performance art . Over many years of experimentation with

Relieving Stress with Mindfulness- Stages 1 &2 -The 8 stages of Yoga with Anantta The 8 Stages of Yoga (Stages 1 and 2 in this Podcast) 1. Control of the Senses 2. Contentment & Regulation 3. Physical Postures 4. Breathing 5. Withdrawal of the Senses from Objects 6. Focus on a Chosen Object 7. Meditation ( Transcendental Quality of Life) 8. Union ( Soul and Supreme Soul) Who is Anantta? THE MEETING OF TWO RIVERS. Anantta reincarnated in 1958, from a child hood he had an intense desire for both theatrical expression and spiritual understanding .. at 14 he ran away with a Circus and toured across Canada. Since then he has toured extensively with Around the world with his many original one man variety and theatrical shows. In his early 20s he got initiated into Kriya Yoga Of Self Realization fellowship. And Later became a Certified Yoga instructor… at this time he through inner and outer. Encouragement he started seeking ways of blending philosophy and performance art . Over many years of experimentation wi

Leanne Hayes is a Toronto based Psychic. She's been doing readings and teaching classes on taro, palmistry and dream yoga for 30 yrs. She can be reached at 647-349-1533

I had the privilege of interviewing fellow speaker, coach and comedic writer, Deborah Kimmett. Deborah and I talk about the 'creative process' when writing comedy- it's not always fun! haha Deborah Kimmett has been in the humour business for 30 years. This Second City alumnae has a busy speaking career and travels across North America speaking to organizations on the creativity in change. She appears regularly on CBC Radio’s Debaters, DNTO, and LOL as well as the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. She is the author of 3 books, and 5 plays: one nominated for the governor general award. Her film Guarded, (about a female prison guard) is in development with CFC (the Canadian Film Centre) She is the architect of the Seven Minute Writer e-toolkit and hold regular online classes coaching writers to stop procrastinating and sit their ass down and write. As well, she has a special interest in health care and hospice and has produced a compassionate video for caregivers called, Walk a Mile in My Backless Gown. (on Youtube)

Are you interested in taking a workshop that would help you deal with stress? Is stress getting the best of you? Do you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks? Does it sometimes feel like you are having a heart attack? Don’t worry. Relax! Toronto’s Anxiety Expert Psychotherapist Todd Kaufman gives us some coping mechanisms to deal with these very common occurrences. Learn how to keep your stress levels down and enjoy your life again. For a free 15 minute anxiety test consultation, you can visit genesissquared.com/panic-attacks-anxiety-disorder/ or call 1-800-699- 3396.

Is stress getting the best of you? Do you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks? Does it sometimes feel like you are having a heart attack? Don’t worry. Relax! Toronto’s Anxiety Expert Psychotherapist Todd Kaufman gives us some coping mechanisms to deal with these very common occurrences. Learn how to keep your stress levels down and enjoy your life again. For a free 15 minute anxiety test consultation, you can visit http://genesissquared.com/panic-attacks-anxiety-disorder/ or call 1-800-699- 3396.

I chat with Sharon Babineau – Mom,speaker, fundraiser, author and life coach. Did you know that your mind has 60,000 -70,000 thoughts per day? Did you know that those 60,000-70,000 thoughts are almost the same everyday? It's like Groundhog Day! How do we break the cycle? Sharon tells us how. Sharon also about the Negativity Bias- how it takes five times as many positive thoughts to cancel out a negative thought. Sharon tells us how practicing mindfulness can help us get our thoughts back on track. For more information, go to http://www.MindfulSolutionsForChange.com

I chat with Sharon Babineau – Mom,speaker, fundraiser, author of 'The Girl Who Gave Her Wish Away'. Sharon talks about 'Wish Day' and inspiring school children to make their dreams (big and small) come true! For more information, go to http://www.MaddiesWishProject.com

I chat with Lorraine Houston from http://www.speakingofdogs.com about their 2016 upcoming calendar ( hint: they need doggie pics!). We also chat about a great walk happening this Sunday in Etobicoke called http://www.PawsOnTheShore.ca. Also, http://www.woofstock.ca will be coming back this fall. Check it out here.

The Springwater Center For Meditative Inquiry - Part 2 I continue my conversation with Mindfulness Coach, Cara Southwood (zenlife285@gmail.com). Cara recently took part 3 days of silent meditation at http://www.springwatercenter.org in Springwater, NY. She said the results were incredible. You've heard me chat before with Cara. Cara was invited to Harvard to take the Koru Mindfulness program with colleagues from around the world. They were invited to see the science that Harvard has just released showing the positive results that meditation has on the brain.

The Springwater Center For Meditative Inquiry - Part 1 I had the pleasure of speaking with Mindfulness Coach, Cara Southwood (zenlife285@gmail.com). Cara recently took part 3 days of silent meditation at http://www.springwatercenter.org in Springwater, NY. She said the results were incredible. You've heard me chat before with Cara. Cara was invited to Harvard to take the Koru Mindfulness program with colleagues from around the world. They were invited to see the science that Harvard has just released showing the positive results that meditation has on the brain.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Mindfulness Coach, Cara Southwood (zenlife285@gmail.com). In this podcast, Cara takes us through a meditation session. Cara was invited to Harvard to take the Koru Mindfulness program with colleagues from around the world. They were invited to see the science that Harvard has just released using the KORU program. The Koru Mindfulness Program was developed by psychiatrists, Holly B Rogers and Margaret Maytan for Duke University. The results are fascinating. For more information about the program, you can visit http://www.KoruMindfulness.org

I chat with Lorraine Houston from http://www.SpeakingofDogs.com about their monthly newsletter that was nominated for the top doggie newsletter in North America. We talk about folks who are still leaving their dog in a hot car and on a happy note, we talk about http://www.Speakingofdogs.com dog-of-the month- Astrid!