Curtis Young is living in Paris, France teaching, writing and sharing his favorite city with the travelers that come through. His story is one of following his heart and instincts, and what makes sense to his inner being. His life has been very organic and orgasmic. You will hear him share much of the same message you have heard from me over the years.

Listen to his inspiring story of incredible strength, integrity and intelligence.

Curtis Young & his Son at the Oval Office Rose Garden

Curtis began telling stories in his early teen-aged years growing up in Chicago. He entertained his friends for hours with the stories that he would invent spontaneously with them always begging for more. He began writing professionally as an advertising copywriter for the Leo Burnett agency in Chicago, and then moved to Young & Rubicam in New York. His final job, before moving to California, was as Senior Vice-President, Creative Director, for Burrell Communications in Chicago…all this for a high school drop out!!

He then began a career of freelance writing, and wrote a newsletter for Honda Motor Company dealers in Los Angeles, and was a columnist for a Buddhist newspaper, “The World Tribune” for a number of years.

Curtis Young with Mme. Ségolène Royal

He went on to UCLA as a graduate student of European History, and has written and published a number of scholarly papers.

He is writing his first novel, “16 rue Rambuteau” a love letter to Paris, which includes a contemporary mystery involving misappropriated property during the 18th century, and the protagonist 21st century efforts to see that justice is done. It is planned for publishing in 2012.

You can see that this man has an amazing story…what amazing story are you creating in your life?

As I have traveled throughout France, John Gray and his Mars/Venus work are well known. This interview, originally done in December, 2009, is being re-posted because of the universal nature of his message. His experience coaching and counseling 1000’s of women and men and relationships provided insights that can radically shift the way we relate to each other on the planet as men and women. Listen in as John speaks to the importance of women’s happiness and how it relates to the way we care for our planet, Mother Earth.

Dr. John Gray

John Gray was a Certified Family Therapist for over 15 years and has been conducting personal growth seminars for over thirty years.

His unique focus is assisting men and women in understanding, respecting and appreciating their differences.

To learn more about John and his latest book, ‘Why Mars and Venus Collide‘ go to MarsVenus.com.

Listen in to this podcast interview with AyiTe, a beautiful man, musician and communicator of the natural healing message of music. He is African French living outside Paris, and is a professional who has been playing since he was 7 years old. He shares his experience of how the natural rhythms of African music can get us in touch with what is real and important.

AyiTe

AyiTe is a guitarist and a singer, based in Paris, born from a Togolese father and a French mother. He was raised with both the African and European culture, sharing time between the two countries growing up. He began to play the piano early as his mother was a piano teacher. He began the guitar at 16 and then moved to France.

He started playing in many local groups and worked hard to improve his skills on the guitar as well as his vocal abilities. He has worked with some of the greatest world music artists like Angelique Kidjo, Xalam, and Wasis Diop to mention a few. He performs at most major European, Australian and US World Music Festivals.

AyiTe & Coach Betty

What you hear on the podcast is a song from his first record “Ofra“, a song titled  ”Cape Of Good Hope,” telling about South Africa, the breathtaking place where the black continent meets both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in an Organic and Orgasmic fusion.

His new record “Togoville” is due soon, and contains songs in English, French and Mina, telling his very own vision of the universality of music,through stories inspired by his childhood in Togo and in France, and  his experiences when travelling world wide later as a musician.

To hear a sample of his music, go to www.myspace.com/oayit.

David Rubinson is my special guest on this podcast where he shares why he moved to Eze, France and is cultivating a permaculture property. He has been an activist for improving the planet since he was 15, and continues to be relentless in his pursuit for causes of equal rights as he provides support for the FreeGaza.org movement. This man is passionate about creating an environment that will be safe and healthy for his 2-1/2 year old granddaughter.

His thoughts are bound to inspire you – listen in…

David Rubinson

David Rubinson is an intelligent, wise and savvy person who dives into whatever he is working on 100%. Before moving to Eze, France last July, he had never gardened before growing up in New York City. Though he’s been long retired from the music industry proper, most Bay Area engineers who came of age in the ’70s credit David Rubinson with teaching them how records are made. Herbie Hancock, the Pointer Sisters, Santana, Janis, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane, Taj Mahal — his legacy will never end. Did we mention that he founded the Automatt and was the music producer for Apocalypse Now?

He is a beautiful example of redesigning life from the inside out. Thank you David…for your commitment and desire to create a peaceful and loving planet.

Coach Betty’s special guest on this podcast is Carolyn Braddock, who is a straight shooter on talking sex. She shares information about a product, Aloe Cadabra, which helps you “flow like a river of ecstacy.” This personal lubricant  is 97% organic aloe that has a smooth and silky feel. There are statistics which show that 80-95% of women experience vaginal dryness…how about this Carolyn also discusses how to discover the inner sexuality that lives within you.

Listen in to learn more about how you can increase your satisfaction with the inner sexual YOU.

Carolyn Braddock is a nationally and internationally known consultant, educator, trainer, group facilitator, and author of “Body Voices: Using the Power of Breath, Sound, and Movement to Heal and Create New Boundaries.” She works with individuals, couples, families, groups, and businesses, and especially Aloe Cadabra.

Carolyn Braddock

Ms. Braddock founded the Institute on Child Abuse and Neglect in l981, which became The Braddock Body Process. This is a body-centered approach based in the ancient philosophy and art of Tai Ji and Qi Gong. The Institute on Child Abuse and Neglect was conducted through the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver and The Professional Psychology Department at the University of Northern Colorado from 1981-1984.

To learn more about Carolyn, go to BraddockBodyProcess.com.

To find out and order Aloe Cadabra, go to AloeCadabra.com.

Pleasure is a very good thing…what else do you do to increase your pleasure? Stay tuned here to learn much more.

Papa Carl Anderson is my very special guest sharing his amazing healing story about the power of music.  He writes “When I was sick, had been given last rites three times and had very little chance of surviving without two (organ) transplants, I went through a lot of psychological changes.  I knew what was happening and I worked hard to make peace with it.  What hit me most and has stayed with me, is all that seemed to matter was people…the people who had been a part of my life.  I don’t think people today pay enough attention to who they are and where they came from.” He turned to music…what he loved the most…and his touching story and what he shares about living life fully and in the moment underlines what Coach Betty LIVE! is all about.

Let him inspire you…

Papa Carl Anderson

Papa Carl is a former teacher, football coach, and more recently Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. He spent most of his professional career working with adolescents and young adults. Following his serious health crisis, he promised himself that if he somehow survivied he would get back to playing guitar and being actively involved in music.

What resulted was quite unexpected. It began as simple thank you to all his friends who helped him through difficult times has turned into an annual fundraising concert “Papa Carl’s Jam for Life Foundation” attracting 35 bands and 600-700 hundred people to the banks of the Delaware River. That is what Coach Betty calls the domino affect of “healing power of music.”

Take Papa Carl’s advice:  ”Get out of your own way and let life in.”

To learn more, go to PapaCarl.com and JamForLifeFoundation.com.

Musician, Vocalist and Creator of the “Songwriter’s Soul Kitchen,” Vinx De Jon Parrette, is my special guest on this 16 minute podcast. The Songwriter’s Soul Kitchen is an artists sanctuary held at the home/studio of internationally acclaimed artist/educator, Vinx. He shares with Green Think his inspiration to create this vehicle for songwriters to come together in community and discover and re-discover their inner passion for music. Four times a year, musicians, producers, writers and singers escape to the quaint town of MacRae, GA where in his home, they collaborate, learn and encourage each other. Artists at every experience level are invited.

Listen in to this inspiring man with a mission to return music and musicians to nature…

Vinx

Vinx has a fascinating history and background including pursuing Olympic ambitions, working as a fitness trainer for the rich and famous like Stevie Wonder, and surviving the murder of his father. He has performed with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King to name a few. He joined the faculty at BERKELEE SCHOOL OF MUSIC in Boston and gives workshops there and elsewhere, and has organized many world events including an international DRUM/DANCE Festival. All this in addition to the Songwriter Soul Kitchen Retreats quarterly at his 1906 Georgia plantation home/studio.

Check it all out at SongwriterSoulKitchen.com.

What is the songwriter in you dying to share?

We are all musician’s when we are tuned into our natural rhythms!

This podcast looks back 5000 years to a medicine that my special guest, Raven Jones, found and healed his body from cancer with it.  His physicians advised him to amputate his leg, as radiation therapy was unsuccessful. He searched for more answers, and found the natural healing power of Ayurveda.  He is enjoying both of his human legs to this day.

Listen to this 14 minute podcast and his incredible healing story.

Raven Jones

It was five years ago that Raven ones was diagnosed with a deadly, rare sarcoma cancer and was advised to amputate his right leg.  After trying conventional western therapy, the cancer returned a year later.  This led him to search for an alternative healing in India where he learned the 5,000 yr old, traditional medicine of Ayurveda.

He is an Ayurvedic Practitioner living in Sebastopol, Sonoma, where he is completing a book about his journey to health.  The book is also a guide for people with cancer and other health issues using Complimentary and Alternative Medicine.

Email Raven at ravenayurveda@gmail.com to learn more about his book and work.

Do you have a natural healing story to share?

This movie will be healing just to watch it!

Watch the trailer for the movie, Equinisity…you will not see programs like this anywhere else in the world. A life changing message of Oneness and Love found when reconnecting with the innocence and wonder of our inner child.

or follow this link: http://www.lizmittenryan.com/workshop_trailer.html

Liz and the Herd

This is real footage of participants (I was one of the lucky ones) from all over the world who came together at the Gateway 2 Ranch in British Columbia, Canada to receive the E.A.R.T.H. (Equine Assisted Re-connective Therapy and Healing) program. The ranch is the home to author Liz Mitten Ryan, her husband, and their sixteen horses, dogs, cats and Tesoro, the steer. In this pristine setting, all things properly align for the highest earthly vision human beings can possibly experience.

My own personal journey at Gateway 2 was nothing short of miraculous. I confronted and faced fears from my childhood about how powerless I felt in the presence of these enormous animals. Within a week, I went from shaky and scared in the paddock on Monday, to falling off Luxy (the largest horse in the herd) on Tuesday, and by Friday I experienced a godlike feeling as I walked Epona (a beautiful mare in the herd) to the playground and through the obstacle course.

Liz Mitten Ryan

In addition to that miracle, there were energies on the land, amongst the rock formations, that actually helped heal my tailbone from the fall. I was named “most improved player” by my supportive tribe of fellow participants. When you open yourself to be vulnerable, get very quiet inside, and ALLOW…you are available to be healed by the Oneness of the universe. I am here to tell about it, but it is not only my story…please listen in to the following interviews with other participants and practitioners from Gateway 2 Ranch.

Inspire yourself and check out more at LizMittenRyan.com.

Liz Mitten Ryan, Author, Gateway 2 Ranch

Dana Williams, Healing Artist

Serah Roer, fellow participant

Tyhson, Dowser and fellow participant

Billa deVries, Land Shaman

What does it feel like to be surrounded by true love?

When have you experienced a deep connection to the planet where you have felt at One with the universe?