June 30, 2007

Join us this Saturday as we talk with Beth Field in Tulsa, OK about Sacred Activism. Tulsa was the site of the Sacred Activism conference with Andrew Harvey this past month. Check out www.sacredactivismtulsa.org for audio info and more.

In our second hour we'll talk with Marguerite Shinouda about her experience of having someone she cares about entangled in the the justice system (or not so just system). You can read more about Marguerite's friend Paul Cortez at www.gopaulcortex.com Read Paul's open letter on the message board page, and his music and poems on the creations page.

June 23, 2007

It's going to be therapy and addiction day on Wake Up & Live this Saturday.

Psychotherapist, addictions counselor, martial artist and surfer Dave Fox of Mt. Laurel, NJ will join us to talk about the levels of the addictive process and how it plays out in society as well as individuals. We'll talk about accessing and amplifying our inner circuits to counteract addiction and compulsion while creating possibilities for a joyous, meaningful and prosperous life. Dave is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Certified Social worker, School Student certified Substance Awareness Coordinator and Hypnotherapist with 25 years experience as director in mental health, 21 years as psychotherapist in private practice, Martial artist, (black Belt) and an avid surfer.

In the second hour will we have Rev. Dr. Jane Abraham and Keith Henderson, LCSW, LADAC from The Hart Center in Memphis. http://www.thehartcenter.org/ The Hart Center (Healing Arts and Research Center) is a dynamic organization located in Midtown Memphis. The HART Center is licensed for Outpatient Treatment, Prevention Services, and DUI School as well as an approved faith-based organization offering an eclectic approach to recovery.

June 16, 2007

Did you know since 1990 more than 7,000 NGO's have been formed to focus on environmental and social issues? "What's an NGO?" you ask. Join me, Dawn, while the guys are away Saturday as I talk with Dr. Anele Heiges the United Nations Director of NGO Leadership. An NGO is a non-government organization. We are each and every one a walking, talking NGO. I first met Anele, a Dominican Sister who's the epitome of energy and compassion, last summer in Social Artistry. She stood before us and proclaimed that she not only worked for the UN but wanted to address sex trafficking of children and youth especially in Russia. I felt compelled to run up to her after the introduction and say I wanted to spend time with her. I promptly avoided her the remainder of the week. Now having had the opportunity to continue to spend time this year with Anele I realize why I felt compelled to know more yet ran initially. Anele turns words into works. She walks her talk and although she may not have all the answers she is asking the hard questions and doing so with vim and vigor. Anele is heart, mind and soul. Please join me as I spend an hour with Anele learning more about NGO's, her upcoming trip to Kenya, the Fifth Women's World Congress in 2010, the UN's Millenium Development goals and yes, sex trafficking and how this all connects to the return of the Sacred Feminine in the world - and I would add healing the Sacred Masculine. To learn more go to: http://www.5wwc.org/ and http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ We're waking up. Join us.

June 9, 2007

This week on Wake Up & Live we will have the return of Barbara Bitondo who will talk further about Appreciative Inquiry and how she not only uses this process in retreats she facilitates with "More Than Skin Deep" but how this process had impacted her personal life.We'll be joined at 8:30 by Mary Ann Bennett Rosberg of Chicago who will hopefully share a poem or two and talk about her journey to awakening. Mary Ann's a published poet with a cd available at Amazon.com titled "Mystery School Poets". She's also a novelist, editor, teacher, tarot counselor, is certified with Jean Houston and Robert Masters as a human capacities teacher and last but not least an expert in Celtic and Arthurian lore.At the top of our second hour, we'll talk with local artist Arunima Orr, owner of Art & Soul. A Nashvillian of thirty years, Arunima opened her studio space 18 years ago and will host an open house the evening of June 9th honoring her personal art and her 60 years. Visit http://www.eartandsoul.com/ to learn more about the amazing space for all people in the Nashville community.