OMTimes Radio Archives

Aired Wednesday, 7 September 2016, 8:00 PM ET

Imagine having what you perceive as the perfect life; an amazing and prestigious career, a beautiful family, a well-appointed home…and yet something is drastically wrong. You feel pressured, incomplete and in many ways a failure. What is missing and what can you do to turn this around? Is there a spiritual practice that you can turn to for answers?

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Dr. Greg Marcus, has a BA in Biology from Cornell University, and earned his Ph.D. in biology from MIT. He worked for ten years as a marketer in the Silicon Valley genomics industry, after which he became a stay-at-home dad, writer, life balance coach, and biotech consultant. Greg’s first book, Busting Your Corporate Idol: Self-Help for the Chronically Overworked, is a five star Amazon best seller. Greg is a practitioner, facilitator, and innovator of American Mussar, a 21st century spiritual practice for an authentic and meaningful life and he shares about it in his brand new Llewellyn book, The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions: Finding Balance Through the Soul Traits of Mussar.

Aired Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 8:00 PM ET

Remember Dr. Doolittle? He was the beloved children’s book character created by Hugh Lofting in the 1920’s who could speak with animals in their own languages and better understand nature.

What if you could talk to the animals? My guest this week, Sue Pike, does just that.

Sue is an Animal Talker™, Spirit Channeler, Spiritual Teacher, and Reiki Master in the Usui Tradition. She teaches Reiki Level 1 through Master Level. Her Reiki sessions include the use of crystals and other energy techniques, and include channeled messages from many spiritual realms.

As an Animal Talker™, Sue sends and receives messages to and from animals. She can do this work with living animals or those in ‘spirit form,’ and works with animals in person or from a distance—She includes Reiki for the animal, if they want it. Her mission is to give a voice to as many animals as possible!

Sue’s been featured in a segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers working with his dog, Frisbee; and in articles for The New York Times and Vogue.com for her animal communication. You can hear her interviews every third Thursday of the month streaming on WMNF’s “Ultrasounds” show in Tampa, Fl., where she offers messages directly channeled from the animal realms for the highest good of people and the planet!

Join us Wednesday at 8PM EDT on Destination Unlimited.

Aired Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 8:00 PM ET

For almost fifty years, George Anderson has been able to bridge the world of the hereafter and the earth, through his ability to communicate messages of hope from those who have passed on. Since the age of six, after suffering a near-fatal illness, George has had a special relationship with the souls who depend on his ability to hear them, and bring peace and comfort to their grieving families. He is widely considered, by those in the medical, scientific and religious fields to be the world’s greatest living medium.

George is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, Lessons From The Light, Walking in the Garden of Souls, Ask George Anderson and is the subject of the National Bestsellers, We Don’t Die, We Are Not Forgotten, and Our Children Forever. His books have sold more than one million copies, and have been in continuous print for more than twenty five years. He joins me Wednesday at 8PM EDT to share his story and discuss his latest book, Life Between Heaven and Earth.

Aired Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 8:00 PM ET

There have been many reports from peoples of all back grounds, cultures, levels of education and faith, or no faith, of what has been called the NDE or Near Death Experience. What happens during the NDE and is this a true reflection of what happens when we finally die?

My guest this week, Roy L. Hill, has addressed this question and much more in his groundbreaking book, Psychology and the Near Death Experience: Searching for God.

obtained his doctorate degree in clinical psychology and has worked as a psychologist in corrections, both as a clinician and supervisor, for more than 20 years. Following several life changing experiences, Roy delved into the topic of Near Death Experiences. As his mission and passion, Roy is currently writing more books on near death experience subjects. When not writing, Roy enjoys hiking, photography, and tinkering on the piano. He lives in Colorado with his wife and son.

His website is: www.neardeathexppsy.com

Aired Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 8:00 PM ET

Are you empathic or sensitive? Many of our listening audience would define themselves this way. Do you find yourself sensing the feelings of other people…including their physical and emotional pain and anger as well as their feelings of happiness and joy? How do you process the feelings you receive? Do you confuse them with your own feelings? Does this result in physical and emotional stress or even manifestations of illness?

Dr. Kyra Mesich helps sensitive people find their power and strength. Sensitive individuals often feel dismissed and misunderstood. Dr. Kyra gets it. As a highly sensitive person herself, she has traveled the road from being uncomfortable and overwhelmed to grounded and confident. A psychotherapist and holistic health practitioner, Dr. Kyra employs a unique approach which will transform how you think about yourself, give you tools to feel balanced and peaceful, and inspire you to stand up for yourself with confidence. Her new book, Strength of Sensitivity: Understanding Empathy for a Life of Emotional Peace & Balance is filled with the holistic tools and methods she has found and used to empower sensitive people to create a healthier relationship with their abilities.

Aired Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 8:00 PM ET

Remember coloring books when we were kids. They featured shapes and designs that were usually meant to teach us something. Artistic kids, with big boxes of 64 color Crayola Crayons could do some amazing artwork. They had an innate sense for color, texture and unlike kids like me, were able to keep the color within the lines. I was an over the line and outside the box kind of kid…and that worked out just fine for me.

Ever consider coloring now? What if you had a book that not only gave you the joy of coloring but also opened and expanded your concept of the subtle energy centers that make up all of us? My guest this week, Dr. Susan Shumsky, has created a book just like that for all of us!

Susan has dedicated her life to helping people take command of their lives in highly effective, powerful, positive ways. She is the best-selling author of 13 books. A pioneer in the human potential field, she has spent nearly 50 years teaching thousands of people meditation, prayer, affirmation, and intuition. For 22 years, her mentor was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who was guru of the Beatles and guru of Deepak Chopra. She served on Maharishi’s personal staff for 7 years. Her book titles include Miracle Prayer, Divine Revelation, Exploring Meditation, Exploring Auras, Exploring Chakras, How to Hear the Voice of God, Ascension, Instant Healing, The Power of Auras, The Power of Chakras, Awaken Your Third Eye, Awaken Your Divine Intuition, and tonight will be discussing her latest, a coloring book for adults and children, entitled, Color Your Chakras, An Interactive Way to Understand the Energy Centers of the Body.

Aired Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 8:00 PM ET

In her ground breaking 1976 book, When God Was a Woman, Merlin Stone evoked a memory of a time, before patriarchal religion, by saying… “For people raised and programmed on the patriarchal religions of today, religions that affect even the most secular aspects of our society, perhaps there remains a lingering, almost innate memory of sacred shrines and temples tended by priestesses who served in the religion of the original supreme deity. In the beginning, people prayed to the Creatress of Life, the Mistress of Heaven. At the very dawn of religion, God was a woman. Do you remember?”

In much of the world today, the concept of God as a Woman would at a minimum be considered heresy and in many cultures result in execution.

My guest this week, Lasara Firefox Allen, wants us to remember and move beyond mere remembrance. Her new book, Jailbreaking the Goddess, is a revolutionary and radical re-visioning of the feminine divine. A wild hearted change agent, Lasara delivers tools for transformation, provides strategies for embodiment, and creates vibrant spaces for personal and collective liberation. Lasara’s coaching and teaching work weaves together themes of empowerment, embodiment, body positivity, sexual liberation, feminism, and owning our whole selves.

Aired Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 8:00 PM ET

Got stress? A recent survey says that Americans have high stress levels and 53% said they received little or no stress management support from their health care providers. Two thirds of office visits to primary care physicians can be tied to stress. Stress can lead to inflammation which contributes to long term health problems like cancer and heart disease. My guest this week, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli, says….”We work too much, sleep too little, love with half a heart, and wonder why we are unhappy and unhealthy.” In his new book, The Stress Solution, he provides readers with simple, realistic, powerful techniques for using empathy and cognitive behavioral therapy to perceive situations accurately, correct distorted thinking, and trigger our own neurochemistry to produce calm, focused energy.

Dr. Ciaramicoli is a licensed clinical psychologist and the chief medical officer of soundmindz.org, a popular mental health platform. He has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and chief psychologist of Metrowest Medical Center. He is the author of several books, including The Power of Empathy and Performance Addiction. His website is: www.balanceyoursuccess.com

Aired Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 8:00 PM ET

Most listeners to Destination Unlimited practice some form of meditation and probably have for many years if not decades. You may practice TM, or Zazen or some basic yogic meditation. Is your practice satisfying? Does it promote the healing and state of well-being and spiritual connection that you are seeking?

My guest this week, Lisa Wimberger, has innovated modern meditation utilizing the latest research in neuro-science as an answer to bring deep healing to victims of trauma. Based on 30 years of experience in various forms of meditation, she developed NeurosculptingⓇ as a way to heal herself from seizures where conventional medicine had failed.

Lisa began teaching NeurosculptingⓇ in 2007 to law enforcement, military veterans, and other first responders as a practical way to manage emotional healing from trauma and PTSD. The Neurosculpting InstituteⓇ has partnered with psychologists, nutritionists, and yoga instructors to create a whole-brain approach to health and wellness that is non-dogmatic.

Neurosculpting has successfully helped people in trauma-centric vocations, traumatic brain injury patients, athletes, refugees, and people of all walks of life to manage and heal from daily stress and negative emotions.

Lisa may be contacted at: Neurosculptinginstitute.com

Aired Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 8:00 PM ET

Is there a way that all of us, people from every culture, nationality and faith, can return to understanding, compassion, real stewardship of this world we share and brotherly and sisterly love. Is there A Way to God?

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Matthew Fox, says there is a way… through Creation Spirituality. Matthew is an internationally acclaimed theologian and spiritual maverick who has spent the last forty years revolutionizing Christian theology, taking on patriarchal religion, and advocating for a creation-centered spirituality of compassion, justice and resacralizing the earth. Originally a Catholic priest, he was silenced for a year and then expelled from the Dominican Order by then Cardinal Ratzinger who later became Pope Benedict the Sixteenth. He was expelled for teaching liberation theology and Creation Spirituality. He found what he calls “religious asylum” with the Episcopal Church. He is the author of more than 30 books which have sold more than 1-1/2 million copies in sixty languages!

He joins me Wednesday at 8PM EDT to discuss his latest book, A Way To God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey.