November 29, 2008

Saturday's "Wake Up & Live" at www.radiofreenashville.org provides a significant antidote to these times. The antidote? A healthy dose of creativity be it found in three young Nashvillian's opening the innovative bike shop on 12th Ave. South or breaking out into laughter and song.

Join Dawn at 8:00 as she talks with Elise Tyler, who along with friends Andrew Parker and Seth Murray are opening Halcyon Bike Shop, bikes with a purpose. The grand opening is Dec. 13th with a race at 1:00 beginning at the shop on the corner of Halcyon and 12th Ave. South. Listen as Elise shares her inspiring story of finding a way to recycle and repair bikes, make them affordable as well as promote local artists and creators. Learn more at www.halcyonbike.com or call 730-9344.

Then former guest music maker New York's Rich Flanders catches us up on his adventures to the Will Rogers Cowboy Awards where "Blue Prairie" recently won Song of the Year. Rich discusses his connection to nature, the 13 Grandmothers traveling the globe calling us to listen to the earth and his upcoming cd which includes a song in their honor. Find out more at www.richflanders.com and www.grandmotherscouncil.com/

Hour two brings laughs, literally and play as local Laughter Yoga teacher Susan Ludwig shares her journey to laughter as well as its benefits. Starting fourteen years ago in India, laughter yoga is now in 60 countries with 1,000's of groups worldwide. Susan leads a group at Back in Touch Wellness Center every Sat. morning at 9:00, has been to the Riverbend Prison locally as well as corporate events and retirement homes. Diana Morningstar Ault, Interplay facilitator then talks about her recent trips to Malawi and Morocco as well as the upcoming Morocco trip to the World Festival of Sacred Music. Learn more about these guests at www.laughteryoga.org and www.interplaytn.org

Listen Saturday mornings 8-10 CST on-line at www.radiofreenashville.org and in West Nashville and Bellevue at 98.9fm. We're also on tv! Yes, tv on Channel 10 for those with Comcast Cable. Using your remote, click 'menu' on your remote. The click until you get 'audio menu' Click on SAP which is the secondary audio setting....now streaming Radio Free Nashville 24/7.