May 17, 2008

This Saturday Ashland, Oregon resident Dr. Ramona Rubio, author of "The Alchemical Woman: A Handbook for Everyday Soulwork" joins us. After much research, she and Dr. Catherine Davidson discovered that hidden within the literal interpretations of the timeless tradition of Alchemy, lie the secret symbolic formulas capable of unleasing the Golden energy within each of us. How is such an ancient tradition important to contemporary women? What Golden energy do you carry? How can you use Alchemy as a practical tool for self-discovery? Be inspired to find your Opus, your life's purpose and begin to live it. (For more on Dr. Rubio and "The Alchemical Woman" go to www.thealchemicalwoman.com )

In our first hour we'll speak with a local Brentwood woman who is definitely living her opus. For 16 years, Charmaine Jamieson has helped Kurdish refugees resettle in Nashville. Since 2005, she has traveled to Iraq assessing needs in schools, dispensing medicine to hundreds of people as well as visiting Internally Displaced Persons camps. Wherever there's a need she goes to work connecting resources with people. More recently she just returned from Hyderabad, India a city of ten million people where poverty is overwhelming. Charmaine's present passion is to find support for a multi-purpose building there to house widows and orphans. Charmaine's aware of the trafficing of children and hopes this might also prevent children from being sold into slavery. She imagines this model being utilized throughout India, Africa, Asia wherever there's need for care for those so often considered outcasts. Those with networking interests may contact Charmaine at cjbthere@aol.com

Join us this Saturday for what promises to be inspirational and challenging as these two women share how they've awakened to their lives. Prior shows archived at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup

May 10, 2008

Sunday is Mother's Day so join us as we honor Mother Earth. We'll ponder what prevents our consideration of her as well as come up with ways for reconnecting.

Many of you will recall that Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was integral in halting the use of DDT. At
8:00 Central, we'll talk with Nashville's equivalent to Rachel Carson, Rachel Sumner, who has worked tirelessly to alter Nashville's mosquito control laws. Rachel has organized citizens and local non-profits in an effort to bring science, ethics and reponsible mosquito control to Nashville's Health Department Mosquito Control program. Rachel will discuss No-Spray Nashville's heroic journey over the past five years as well as recent policy changes that allow drivers to leave the sprayer on in the presence of pedestrians and takes away our right to opt out of having our property sprayed. Isn't it possible to protect ourselves while also honoring the plant and insect life around us that are affected by these toxins also? Educate yourself at www.nospraynashville.org

At 9:00 Central, we'll find out what edible food gardens and stormwater management have in common as we talk with New York City resident Ariane Burgess. Ariane integrates both of the above in her labryinth landscapes in the city as she inspires city dwellers to reconnect with nature. We'll talk with Ariane about her journey into nature as well as her new passion Regenerative Culture providing training in Urban Sustainability. In addtion, we'll talk about her work at Findhorn in Scotland and the fascinating history behind this once barren area now turned EcoVillage drawing folks worldwide thanks to one woman in the mid-1900's heeding her 'still small voice.' For more about Ariane as well as Findhorn check out www.caminodepaz.org and www.findhorn.org

That's www.radiofreenashville.org one of the country's most successful low power fm stations on-line 24/7 now entering our fourth year on air. For prior archived shows of Wake Up & Live go to www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup

May 3, 2008

It's Spring and the grass is growing but something's happening at the grass roots level in America. Join us as we talk with Ellyn Crutcher and Jeffrey Scott about their experiences on the ground with US Senate hopeful Greg Fischer in KY and Presidential candidate Barack Obama respectively. Although Ellyn and Jeffrey support their respective candidates, we'll be talking with them about aspects of the New Story in America which they're witness to while campaiging.

Louisville, KY resident Ellyn Crutcher our first hour guest is passionate abou the arts, especially film, interfaith work, the environment and community building. She's also passionate about working to bring change to the status quo in Washington. Ellyn will share with us what she's witnessing as the New Story unfolds on the ground in KY.

In our 9:00 hour (CST), New Mexico resident Jeffrey Scott will talk with us from Portland, Oregon where he's part of the Obama campaign. Jeffrey got my attention recently in the e-zine "The Social Artist Companion" after arriving in Austin, TX when he wrote: "Taking in the almost overwhelming excitement and power of it all, I am possessed of the certain knowledge that I have entered a portal of transition time, a deep ever deepening shift in the collective paradigm of how we humans create together our civic life - what we call our politics and governance. I have just dived into the immense powerful currents of a deep running fast moving river. Here I am now at this time at this momentous time entering into and flowing with its currents. A participant and actor in this great shift."

Jeffrey, a writer and public educator is interesting in the relationship between healing social wounds and spiritual renewal. His journey has involved multicultural teaching in diverse universities and social acitivism in local communities. His recent writings re-imagine the birth of the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King's spiritual stuggles and explores the significance of the Barack Obama campaign as grassroots social healing. Jeffrey will talk with us about what he's experiencing as he's been on the ground in Texas, Mississppi and Oregon working on the Obama campaign.

April 19, 2008

This week Cecily Friday joins us for a discussion on the Presidential race and other political news of the week.
In the second hour Robert Shafer will join us from Dallas to discuss the early baseball season and the NHL playoffs.

April 12, 2008

Musician, songwriter Ross Falzone (www.rossfalzone.com) joins us in the studio in our first hour during which we'll try to determine whether Ross is an activist trapped in a musician's body or a musician trapped in an activist's body. To observors, Ross appears to have made creative peace with this dynamic tension as evidenced in his recent CD "Life Here on Earth" as well as his prior one "Radical Heart." Ross has gotten airplay on four continents and has been compared to Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, John Hiatt, Bruch Srpingsteen and others. Ross puts his money where his mouth is; this former army reservist, firefighter and homeless shelter worker has directed all CD proceeds to to, not for profit Youth Empowerment Programs. Ross will also talk about upcoming events in relation to Young Voices of Nashville, the program he developed with WRFN teaching high school teens about broadcasting.

Our guest at 9:00 Central time, Matthew Gilbert has many roles at Petaluma, California's Institute of Noetic Sciences (www.ions.org). Matthew is the Director of Communications as well as editor-in-chief of IONS quarterly magazine "Shift: At the Frontiers of Consciousness. He's authored two books as well as being featured in the anthology, "Einstein's Business: Engaging Soul, Imagination and Excellence in the Workplace" and was the statewide organizer of Green Party USA - Colorado.

IONS in it's 25th year was formed by Apollo 14 astronaut and scientist Edgar Mitchell upon returning from the moon in 1971. Dr. Mitchell was inspired by a personal epiphany as he viewed our beautiful Earth from outer space and IONS resulted. IONS has investigated the nature of consciousness through scientific research working with frontier researchers around the world. They produced a six hour television documentary "The Heart of Healing" have been involved in publishing many books as well as working with the producers of the film The Science of Peace (www.scienceofpeace.com)

We'll be talking with Matthew in particular about what IONS does and in particular about the 2007 and 2008 Shift Reports, Evidence of a World Transforming and Changing the Story of our Future amazing 80 page collections succintly describing the societal systemic breakdowns through which we're living, the multitude of factors contributing to how we've arrived here as well as the technological, spiritual, institutional transformations that are taking place often unnoticed by mainstream media. Don't miss these two hours and if you do, listen in a few days at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup

April 5, 2008

Wake Up & Live - Our Third Anniversary --- 8-10 Central Sat. Mornings

It's been three years since the rain-soaked weekend in early April 2005 when over one hundred folks from around the world (yes, Japan and Canada) joined us to raise the tower for Radio Free Nashville( photos at www.radiofreenashville.org) . Seeds have grown from those rains. "Wake Up & Live" will host four prior guests, seeds of the shift in relation to the New Story, to celebrate our three years in Nashville.

Just after 8:00 Central time I'll speak with Bernie Ellis with Gathering to Save our Democracy (www.votesafetn.org) about events unfolding to bring about verifiable voting. Bernie spearheaded the National Conference in Nashville after the questionable election results two elections ago and has continued to be active in this area. At 8:30 Dorie Bolze, the Executive Director of the Harpeth River Watershed Association (www.harpethriver.org) will join me to cover what's new along the Harpeth River including new kayaking ramps in the future.

At 9:00 Central time, we'll get a laugh out of Susan & Luther Ludwig of Laughter Yoga (www.backintouchwellness.com) . Literally, we'll join one of their laughter groups for some laughs and find out how many groups have sprouted since we spoke a few months ago. They'll be followed around 9:30 by Ellie Morse, the Dickson High senior who started a Schools 4 Schools program at her school to raise money for Uganda student (www.invisiblechildren.com )

Interwoven through the two hours will be poems by Russ Peery (www.russpeery.com) and music by former guests Steve Conn, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Gerry Dignan and Rob Wortzel.

Check out our archives at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup

March 29, 2008

The topics on "Wake Up & Live" this Saturday are deep and challenging. Join Dawn as she talks with Dorothy Marcic then Leslie Blackburn about the possible interconnectedness between the Divine Feminine, Sacred Sexuality, Sacred Geometry and Sex Trafficking. For a year now, Dawn has found herself curious as to why these topics are rising in these times. Dorothy, Leslie and Dawn will attempt to share hope and shed light as to how it's all connected.

In our first hour at 8:00 Central Nashvillian Dorothy Marcic, a former Vanderbilt business management professor and writer, will join Dawn. Dorothy's more recently known for her hit "Respect: A Musical Journey of Women." From Hollywood to Chicago, St. Paul to Atlanta, Dorothy's gotten rave reviews for her use of Top 40 songs to trace the progress of women in our society. ( http://www.respectamusicaljourney.com/reviews.html ) Dorothy was one of 6,000 women in attendance at the recent 52nd Session of the UN's Comission on the Status of Women addressing issues such as the trafficking of women and children. (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803180377) She'll share her experience and perspective.

In the second hour at 9:00 Central, Leslie Blackburn will discuss Sacred Sexuality and Sacred Geometry. Trained as an engineer, Leslie is also an artist, yogini and Tantrika. She has combined her managerial and speaking skills with her creativity and passion for the spritiual path to form One Space, LLC, a conscious teaching/learning community and an avenue for the sharing of her art. Her artwork incorporates the principles of sacred geometry and balance and is a flowing exploration of the inner self as well as the power and beauty of the human form. Through her exploration and practice of sacred sexuality/Tantra, she has experienced deep healing and release on a personal level and is called to share this path of potential with others. Leslie’s personal path and work has been the integration of the ever-unfolding feminine in body and psyche with masculine direction and purpose- Love in action! See http://www.onespaceconnected.com/

Join us as we bring sexuality out of the shadows and listen for the sacred this Saturday from 8-10AM Central time on "Wake Up & Live' at http://www.radiofreenashville.org/ . How exciting during this month honoring women that we get to hear from two amazing women who are utilizing both their right and left brain capacities to bring healing and wholing to the world.

Prior interviews archived at www.seedsthestory.com/wakeup You can now listen to prior interviews on-line. At the archive site, click mp3 and a tiny player shows up presto on your screen where you can listen or you can also download to itunes and your mp3 and listen as you walk, drive or drink your latte.