Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years

David Phillips, owner of Tango Tribe, Argentine Tango school in Austin,  joins us, once again, in our Austin studio to discuss the many mind and body health benefits of TANGO!  Join us as he discusses this romantic form of dance ALso Mark Rodriguez of the music group The Brew will be joining us and telling us about his life and music with this fantastic band of Austin, Texas. And Dr. Mara on the P...

We are joined by Julie Saeger Nierenberg, MA Ed, freelance writer and editor, lifelong educator and artist, to discuss her new book, published with Victoria Brewster, MSW.  Journey's End: Death, Dying and the End of Life, a collection of 54 perspectives on death and dying.  Writing and publishing in this heart-led direction, Julie hopes to contribute to a cultural shift in how we prepare ourselves...

Joining us in our Austin studio, once again, Jonathan Troen, owner of Austin Yoga Tree, discusses his new Self-Love Revolution. Musician, Gail Best tells her story of following her passion of playing music. AND we'll be playing some of her original music! ALSO, Dr. Mara on Staying in Balance when the world Seems Off Kilter and a sneak peek into her book, The Passionate LIfe: Creating Vitality & Jo...

Joining us in our Austin studio is Perry Arledge aka Perry A., to discuss the many health benefits of Calcium Bentonite Clay! We love this natural healing substance and are looking to learning even more about it! Also the Musical Duo, RagTop, will join us again and talk about their music! Dr. Mara discusses Kindness for Creating Peace in the wake of attacks of hate.  And another sneak peek into he...

We will be joined, once again, from Vashon Island, in the Puget Sound, by worldwide speaker, blogger, minister, and author of several books, including  The Power of Pause and Sanctuary: Creating a Space for Grace in Your Life," Terry Hershey! Lucinda AKA Sandy Feet will join us to let us know about this years Sandcastle Days on beautiful South Padre Island. We will also be talking with artist and...

Author and former Professor, Irma Guadarrama joins us in our Austin studio to discuss her book, In the Shadow of the Half Moon: Struggles of Women From Central America in Search of a New Life Why do women from the Northern Triangle countries of Central America risk their lives along with their children's, traversing through the treacherous, dangerous Mexican corridor, full of chaos and not knowing...

Best-selling author, teacher, and facilitator of workshops in the Toltec tradition, including many workshops she has taught with don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, HeatherAsh Amara joins us once again!!  HeatherAsh will be discussing her new book, co-authored by don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships. Dr. Mara on dealing with emotions brought up from t...

We will be joined, once again, from Vashon Island, in the Puget Sound, by worldwide speaker, blogger, minister, and author of several books, including  The Power of Pause and Sanctuary: Creating a Space for Grace in Your Life," Terry Hershey! Lucinda AKA Sandy Feet will join us to let us know about this years Sandcastle Days on beautiful South Padre Island. We will also be talking with artist and...

We'll be back with another live show from our Austin studio in downtown Austin! Speaker, coach, and author, Larry Hawkins II, founder of the Hawkins development group, will join us to discuss his powerful new book, 5 Principles to a Purposeful Life: How to Move with Purpose and Start Making a Difference – A Roadmap from here to your highest self! Art Mendoza, producer of this program will be on to...

While Dr. Karpel is in NY we will have the encore program featuring author and writing coach Kathy Sparrow

Yoga teacher and musician, Chad Scott, returns to the show, this time to discuss the many mind and body benefits of Yoga! Paula Atherton will join us again and talk about her latest music trips and some new music

Nationally known Kundalini Yoga teacher and co-founder of RaviAna.com, Ravi Singh joins us once again.  This time, Ravi joins us as he and Ana Brett of RaviAna.com are traveling around the country to give Kundalini Yoga workshops as part of their book tour!  And we are really excited to hear about their new book, "The Kundalini Yoga Book: Life in the Vast Lane," the ultimate guide to the dynamic i...

Best-selling author, writing/publishing consultant, leadership expert, message strategist, speaker, and Founder of Writing at Your Edge, Kathy Sparrow joins us for a discussion with Dr. Mara, now that Dr. Mara's book, "The Passionate Life: Creating Vitality & Joy at Any Age," has been published:  http://bit.ly/ThePassionateLife. Kathy Sparrow, www.kathysparrow.com, coached Dr. Mara from start of t...

We have a special Veterans' show! John Nastav is a three-tour Vietnam Veteran as a Marine.  He goes by the pen name, I. M. Waiting, and will join us to talk about his new book, "In Thy Mother's Honor," discussing his experiences in Vietnam and how it has affected his life, physically and emotionally, to this day.   We will also be joined by Marine Veteran and Administrator of the City of Austin's...

Owner and CEO of Senior Helpers, Frank Hayes, joins us in our Austin studio to talk about creating better  outcomes for seniors in the post acute environment. Chad Scott will be our musical guest artist to share some of his Music to Lift Your Spirits! And Dr. Mara shares more of her new book, The Passionate Life: Creating Vitaly & Joy at Any Age.  http://bit.ly/ThePassionateLife

Deborah Chang, joins us from California to talk about her new book,  "First Mistake: Facing Death, Finding Life," a love story about defying the odds (even certain death) and a spiritual memoir about the search for identity, partnership, and the meaning of life.   This is an inspiring story of self-discovery and spiritual awakening, as we trek along with Deborah from a place of dark despair into t...

Nationally known Kundalini Yoga teacher and co-founder of RaviAna.com, Ravi Singh joins us once again.  This time, Ravi joins us as he and Ana Brett of RaviAna.com are traveling around the country to give Kundalini Yoga workshops as part of their book tour!  And we are really excited to hear about their new book, "The Kundalini Yoga Book: Life in the Vast Lane," the ultimate guide to the dynamic i...

Kathi Burns, Organizing and Image expert, and owner of Organized and Energized, joins us from the west coast to talk about guiding busy women to achieve more peace and fulfillment so they can have the life of their dreams, enjoy more free time for personal endeavors, and create a work/life balance. ALSO, Dr. Mara's book, The Passionate Life: Creating Vitality & Joy at Any Age, now on Kindle!  And...

John Cazander of Help 4 Hidden Disability Services - Life Skills Coach Training Center, joins us from British Columbia to talk about health and wellness for professionals through preventing stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Jo James from Los Angeles is now living here and will be joining us in the studio to talk about his music and plans for Austin.

Lecturer at University of Texas San Antonio, Educator for 20 years, Director of 21st Century Literacy, Josh Beach joins us, once again, to continue our discussion of his book, How Do You Know?, a look at how today's citizens need to be able to understand  how to evaluate knowledge, peacefully debate knowledge, and productively use knowledge, for both personal decisions and public policy, especiall...

Thoren "Teebs" Thorbjørnsen from Norway, and now a resident of South Padre Island, will be calling us to talk about her journey of transitioning gender into the world of being a woman.  This is a very important discussion, as Teebs will help us to overcome any misconceptions some might have about transitioning and will help us gain a better understanding of such a journey. Art Mendoza, producer, w...

Roberta Marcus Leiner, LMSW, is the daughter of Rabbi Robert Marcus, whose heroic story during and following the Holocaust is written about in the book, Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul, by the bestselling author and rabbi, Naomi Levy.  (You can hear Levy's interview on this program on the podcast from April 8, 2018.)  Roberta Leiner is currently the Chief of Population and Community...

Lecturer at University of Texas San Antonio, Educator for 20 years, Director of 21st Century Literacy, Josh Beach joins us, once again, to continue our discussion of his book, How Do You Know?, a look at how today's citizens need to be able to understand  how to evaluate knowledge, peacefully debate knowledge, and productively use knowledge, for both personal decisions and public policy, especiall...

Thoren "Teebs" Thorbjørnsen from Norway, and now a resident of South Padre Island, will be calling us to talk about her journey of transitioning gender into the world of being a woman.  This is a very important discussion, as Teebs will help us to overcome any misconceptions some might have about transitioning and will help us gain a better understanding of such a journey. Art Mendoza, producer, w...

Yoga teacher, Steve Kane, joins us, once again, this time from his new home in L.A.  Steve will talk about the secret of enlightenment! Curt Weiss will be the guest artist, joining us from Seattle, Washington to talk about his new book,  Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan's Wild Ride -A Tale of Drugs, Fashion, the New York Dolls, and Punk Rock. Using the stage name "Lewis King," Curt Weiss drumme...