Angelica – Authentic Eating

When dieting and exercising don’t work, or only temporarily help us release excess weight, there is only way to turn: inward.  This week, The DreamWorker John Vercelletto interviews Angelica about her own life struggle with her body and how after years of losing weight and gaining it back, she is finally at peace and 62 pounds lighter in body, spirit and mind.

Angelica is a intuitive body worker, reiki practitioner, mystic, spiritual counselor and tantric guide. She is visiting New York for the Fall and Winter months after living with friends and studying different spiritual modalities on the Big Island of Hawaii. In August, her and three other business partners launched AuthenticSharing.com, a Web site devoted to spiritual and ego transformation through the power of love and authentic self-expression. Through the practices of being present and connecting to her inner guidance Angelica has lost a total of 62 pounds after years of struggling with her weight. She has tried diets, pills, gyms and cleanses, only to discover that the only path that worked and was permanent was to change her inner self. You can “do” lots of things but if you aren’t feeling empowered in your beingness to actually change, nothing will work. Because of her commitment to spiritual growth, she ended her war with fat and food and started accepting — and then eventually loving — her body and seeing food as nourishment.

Angelica states:

One of the main processes in this transformation was emotional clearing. That means, being present to what is present while opening the refrigerator or pulling up to the drive-thru window. Most times, it was not hunger that was driving me to eat, it’s difficult or uncomfortable emotions. Food is a good way to stuff. By having a commitment to personal truth and discovering my ideal weight, instead of eating, I would confront these emotions by hitting a punching bag, letting the tears flow, meditating or simply setting an intention to eat authentically.   When you accept and feel what is actually present, you start responding to life and yourself in new ways, rather than repeating activities and ignoring what’s really going on. You bring your consciousness to the present. And as you continually do that, everything changes.

Angelica’s website is http://www.authenticsharing.com

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Joie learned how to become a “Hot Chick” ten years ago when diagnosed with breast cancer that required a subsequent bone-marrow transplant.  In the middle of a divorce after more than twenty years with the same person, not knowing how many songs she had left, Joie went out dancing the day of diagnosis.  She read all the “Hot Chick” books and magazines she could find, found fantastic doctors, bought a new wardrobe, upgraded her professional credentials, re-invented herself, and raised her son.  Joie’s NYC oncologist called her “The most positive client he ever had.” People often ask her how she did it.  “Become an imbiber, not a survivor” is her basic response. 

Joie has been empowering teachers, students and writers for the past twenty years in her roles as a Teacher Center Director and Literary Projects instructor. Joie has presented seminars at conferences from NYC to Beijing.  She has been a conference key note speaker and has written grant proposals, articles, press releases and published newsletters, newspapers, literary journals and poetry collections.  She is an educational consultant, a National Board Certified English Teacher and a member of the cadre of staff developers for New York State United Teachers. In her writing journeys, Joie has danced in Shanghai, Paris, New Orleans, Maui, Sardegna, Havannah and many other exotic places.  Currently, she’s working on the Hot Chick series and a screenplay.

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The DreamWorker Podcast Episode 9, Energy and Spiritual Healing, Part 2 of our conversation with Shoshana Averbach, MSW, LMSW, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, Accredited Healer

The DreamWorker Live Radio Show interviews healer Shoshana Averbach. This episode was originally recorded live on http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/thedreamworker on Sunday, September 14th, 2008 at 11 PM US ET. Join us live each Sunday for our live radio show. 

Shoshana Averbach is a social worker, board-certified music therapist, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, and accredited healer who earned her Master’s degrees in social work from Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work and her M.A. in music therapy from New York University. She earned the title of accredited healer through the Jewish Association of Spiritual Healers, a nondemoninational, international association of healers.

In addition to her professional education, her eclectic training has included human behavior, sound healing, Brain Gym, bodywork, therapeutic touch, and holographic repatterning. She has worked primarily in geriatric facilities as a music therapist and has consulted and entertained in over 85 facilities with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Her speaking engagements have included radio programs, Hineni Heritage Center (under the aegis of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis), Gerontology Institute of New Jersey Conferences, and the American Orthodox Jewish Scientists Conference. Her articles about music therapy, health, and well being have appeared in magazines and major community newspapers. Her healing has been endorsed by rabbis and professionals.

You can find out more about Shoshana or contact her directly via her website at http://www.healingnotes.com

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The DreamWorker Podcast Episode 8, Energy and Spiritual Healing, Part 1 of our conversation with Shoshana Averbach, MSW, LMSW, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, Accredited Healer

The DreamWorker Live Radio Show interviews healer Shoshana Averbach. This episode was originally recorded live on http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/thedreamworker on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 at 11 PM US ET. Join us live each Sunday for our live radio show. 

Shoshana Averbach is a social worker, board-certified music therapist, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, and accredited healer who earned her Master’s degrees in social work from Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work and her M.A. in music therapy from New York University. She earned the title of accredited healer through the Jewish Association of Spiritual Healers, a nondemoninational, international association of healers.

In addition to her professional education, her eclectic training has included human behavior, sound healing, Brain Gym, bodywork, therapeutic touch, and holographic repatterning. She has worked primarily in geriatric facilities as a music therapist and has consulted and entertained in over 85 facilities with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Her speaking engagements have included radio programs, Hineni Heritage Center (under the aegis of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis), Gerontology Institute of New Jersey Conferences, and the American Orthodox Jewish Scientists Conference. Her articles about music therapy, health, and well being have appeared in magazines and major community newspapers. Her healing has been endorsed by rabbis and professionals.

You can find out more about Shoshana or contact her directly via her website at http://www.healingnotes.com

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The DreamWorker Live Radio Show interviews author Claudia Ann Ainsley. This episode was originally recorded live on BlogTalkRadio.com/thedreamworker on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 11 PM US ET.  Join us live each Sunday for our live radio show.

Claudia’s book “If You Think the Grass Is Greener on the Other Side.Walk Across the Street” is both inspirational and entertaining. It is a fast read loaded with great stories and help for the “half-empty” crowd and many “aha’s” for the half-full personality. Claudia has a very interesting background; one that she believes has proven that success only comes to… Those who really want it! As a child she was dyslexic, and her educators labeled her “not to smart.” Raised in a family that believed in rewarding effusively for accomplishments in place of criticism, proved that… motivation works. From as far back as she can remember Claudia always believed she could conquer the world. Although she faced obstacles they never seemed to stop her. She learned early on to fine tune what she did best, and place her disabilities on the back burner…this formula always worked and she believes it can for anyone… who is willing to try.

Claudia is a natural born optimist and motivator. She has two wonderful daughters and four grandchildren. She lives by understanding that life is a gift and her compassion to deliver the “Be Happy Now” message is what “If You Think the Grass Is Greener on the Other Side.Walk Across the Street” was based on.

“If You Think the Grass Is Greener on the Other Side.Walk Across the Street” comes from the authors Grandmother’s advice, a die hard optimist who had a great influence on how she looked at life. The book contains stories about the author’s life both tragic and ceremonious….and how she always understood that “life was good… even when it wasn’t”. Her antidotes for finding happiness and peace of mind reach out to the readers psyche. On the road as a consultant and speaker brought her into contact with people from all walks of life, but they all had one thing in common the inability to change what was making them unhappy.

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On The DreamWorker Episode 6, Shaman and everyday housewife Diana Huston discusses her adventures from age 11 on. Her story is fascinating. Join us as she tell us about her experiences and discoveries along her life’s path. Interesting, Controversial, and most of all, helpful.

This episode was originally aired live on blogtalkradio.com/thedreamworker on Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 at 11 PM ET US.  Join us each Sunday to hear the show live and ask question in the chat room or call into the show via phone.

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Ms. Averbach will be discussing:

• Energy and spiritual healing
• Practical and easy healing techniques for oneself
• (re)connecting to the Creator and oneself
• Detecting blockages and psychic deception
• Metaphysical causes for maladies
• Music Therapy for Wellness

Shoshana Accreditation’s include:

• Master’s degree in music therapy from NYU (New York University)
• MSW (social work) from Yeshiva University
• Accreditation as a healer through the Jewish Association of Spiritual Healers, a nondenominational organization of healers
• over 25 years of working with geriatrics

You can visit Shoshana’s website at http://www.healingnotes.com

Author Beverly Nadler talks to us about her book “Vibrational Harmony: Why We Don’t Get What We Want and How We Can!” This interview is amazingly helpful and insightful. Beverly is a wonderful speaker and her easy to understand explanations both in the book and the interview will have you “getting what you want” in no time.

Mark Victor Hansen on the cover says

“If you are ready to effortlessly achieve your hearts desires, read Beverly’s brilliant, insightful, and easy to do book. Do what it says and get it all!”

Beverly also has made a special offer for our listeners. Purchase her manuals from her website, then email her to tell her you ordered them based on hearing her on our show. She will send you a free, signed copy of her book with the order.

So subscribe to the podcast here or on iTunes or listen to the file or download it below. If you like the interview, please rate the podcast on iTunes so others can find us.

Visit her website at http://www.beverlynadler.com

This episode was originally aired on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thedreamworker on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 11 PM US ET.

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Today The DreamWorker, John Vercelletto, discusses Dream Interpretation in Detail.  The Iroquois, The 4 Step Method, The 3 Step Approach, Free Association, and Much More.

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