A Quest for Well-Being

— Adversity is an opportunity to grow, to heal, to become and to discover, and most certainly, to build. Charles Swindoll said, "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it," AYA is most interested the power of the response to life's happenings. It is through the conviction of "So What Now?" that AYA was founded. Valeria Teles interviews Mia Dunlap — the Founder Of AYA (Adversity...

— The hearts of all must be touched so deeply that they are awakened to the true power that lies within, so that they, maybe for the first time, see clearly, for the first time, truly know which way to go. If you were to play hide and seek, would you not try to hide in the last place that the seeker would look? Your true power has been hidden in this very place. The last place the seeker would loo...

— Celebrating other peoples' success creates an environment of success for everyone. The more we help each other and lift each other up, the more we can achieve ourselves. We tend to focus on other people's failures — schadenfreude is all too common. But a mindset of abundance, not scarcity, can have tremendous individual payoffs. We're accustomed to competing with each other. Instead, we should j...

— True Holistic Healing leads into wisdom, comfort, support and the guidance you need to heal. Valeria Teles interviews Coach Portia —a Holistic Parts Work, Grief Transformation Coach, Founder Of Sit, Sip And Chat, Author, And Speaker Coach Portia brings to communities a wealth of healing. Known specifically for her individual and group UnBurdening Meditation sessions, Coach Portia's abundance is...

— Being a creative isn't easy; however, it does become easier to manage & develop a deeper connection with a taste of three techniques to enhance our creativity through Sydney Melnick's 1:1 creative sessions. Are you giving yourself enough time for rest in your routine? Rest are pauses in our day to recharge our creativity when we have a creative block, having anxious thoughts, feeling stuck on a...

— Too many potential cures for cancer disappear in a funding bottleneck. Music Beats Cancer is changing this by leveraging the power and passion of people and music to help raise funds and awareness of promising cancer innovations that would otherwise linger in the Valley of Death. Their mission is to increase the number of cancer-fighting technologies in the product development pipeline so that m...

— Dr. Christina explores the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual disharmony at the root of breast dis-ease, offering timely, practical suggestions and methods for healing. You'll be supported to see yourself from a holistic viewpoint and asked to listen to the underlying messages that come with breast dis-ease so you can thrive beyond it. She is a wonderful guide for every woman who has exp...

— "Mourning helps you integrate loss and grief so you can move forward with your life. Mourning is something you do, on purpose and with purpose. It ties together your inner and outer selves. Mourning looks as diverse as the people who mourn. A key element of mourning is returning to you-specific activities or habits that cultivate joy in the broken places in your days. It helps to think of your e...

— We walk the (healing) path with all of humankind in order to bring the energy of Earth Mother, Pachamama, into modern day awareness so we one day can return to Her and help to support and heal the damage we have caused by our unconscious behaviors. Valeria Teles interviews Marcus Nobreus — a Modern Day Shaman, Spiritual Teacher, Healer, And Speaker. Marcus was born and raised in Sweden but he ha...

— Respecting the individuality and thoughts of children is at the heart of Christina's work. Guiding our children with respect and curiosity allows them to feel heard, seen and valued. When our lives are framed with curiosity, problems can seem more like puzzles, she adds. Valeria Teles interviews Christina Forgeron— a Family Academic Coach, Consultant, Writer And Speaker. Christina Forgeron has b...

— By steadfastly following his heart, Todd has lived an uncommon life: living like a monk for 13 years at the then-ashram Kripalu in Massachusetts; having an intense spiritual awakening that landed him for a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital; and overcoming the heartbreak of being spiritually betrayed by beloved teachers -- not once, but twice. Now, writing with gentle, compassionate authority,...

— "Who speaks for the wisdom that comes from the heart?  Can people be taught to listen to what the heart does when top-down and bottom-up information is fed to the center of the person listening? Yes, they can. Many excellent therapists do this automatically, their knowledge coming through the compassion and connection felt in their own hearts. We sometimes see this as working with the countertra...

— "Lyme Disease surprised me in more ways than one—I had no idea it would almost kill me, I had no idea that healing from it would be so emotionally and physically intensive, and, most importantly, I had no idea that Lyme disease would be exactly what I needed to find my innermost truth and thrive in this life." Valeria Teles interviews Jackie Shea — a Health Coach Specializing In Lyme Disease, Tr...

— "Travelling through life alone means that you have enough faith and trust in yourself, so you don't need to follow the stories that others put in your head. Because those stories will almost certainly benefit the storytellers, but they probably won't benefit you, or society, or the planet. We can know and trust ourselves well enough not to journey too far into imaginary worlds. We don't need to...

— "Our purpose is to be united in love. Our purpose is ultimate Oneness. Our purpose is joy. Our purpose is healing connection. Celebrate our purpose with us.' Dilara Pataudi and her herd of horses remind us of a once ancient yet necessary inter-connective bond with the animal kingdom and its united voice. Her work is filled with spiritual insights, wisdom and inspiration. Her work emboldens us to...

— "If the Universe, the planet, life, you and every product of the process of creation is miraculous beyond comprehension, then what does that make the very process itself? Can you create a process of creation, and what is there to know about it beyond you? Then, you'll notice that your perception of the process of creation is that the process itself is miraculous beyond comprehension." It encoura...

— How to make friends with time instead of grasping at managing it?  How to stop being a brain on a stick through integrating your body? How to keep the voices in your head under control and organized? How to get out of your own way so you can pursue those dreams? Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Caitlin Faas — the author of "Unstuck: Three-Step System To Help High Achievers Move From Stress To Flow."...

— "My dharma is to make visible what without me might go unnoticed and needs to be noticed. And, to encourage the same in others. We each have something sweetly specific to us, our dharma, that longs to take the stage. It's that luminous part of us that, when experienced, we fall wildly in love with our Self, put on our best dress, and take a giddy bow with the Divine. Valeria Teles interviews Bar...

— We know from research done on brain waves that relaxation brings us into an alpha state and produces healthy hormones.  The opposite is true for 'high beta', a state of stress and survival.  When we need to overcome a situation or state of stress, being able to relax is important, but this is just the beginning of meditation, and certainly not the end. Meditation is much more than relaxation.  W...

— The brain has the ability to protect and heal itself much the same way our bodies are designed to heal after a physical wound. The important thing to remember is that your own brain will be doing the healing and you are the one in control. Valeria Teles interviews Ginny Gray - LCSW, Certified EMDR Therapist, Certified Recovery Coach, And Speaker Ginny Gray She is a clinical therapist specializin...

— Gayle Kimball invites us to generate emotional strength, balance our bodies, and learn empowering visualizations. We live in challenging times but can apply mental and physical tools to stay centered and calm. Gayle's work teaches us about energy tools to develop our thought power, including how to stay centered, how to ground and generate more energy to achieve our goals. The beauty of the tool...

— Judith Anne Desjardins's primary objective in life is to learn as much wisdom as she can about the body-mind-emotion-spirit connection and share it with the world for healing and transformation. Her personal objective is to grow in those four areas of her own life and in her relationships, and serve God and my clients.  Valeria Teles interviews Judith Anne Desjardins— the author of "Our Journey...

— Our collective behaviors could shift very subtly yet result in far-reaching changes. The more we understand our own filters, the more we will respond with compassion rather than vindictiveness, the more we will be authentic rather than guarded, and the more we will persist in our inner struggle for the world we want to experience. When we decide to acknowledge and heal our inner reactivity, we p...

— "The only things truly yours are those that are entirely up to you. Everything else is on loan from the universe." Valeria Teles interviews Professor Massimo Pigliucci — the author of "A Field Guide To A Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons For Living." Prof. Pigliucci has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He curren...

— Valerie Shakti Bottazzi sees you. She hears you. Mostly, she wants to guide you into your self-healing journey so you can stop doubting yourself, feel connected to your purpose, own your confidence and take action on your dreams. Valerie's guidance will bust through the barriers that are keeping you from serving the world and rising up in your own way. Valeria Teles interviews Valerie Shakti Bot...