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…

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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…

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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.

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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?