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Hearts Rise Up Podcast
Experience inspiration with host Carol and co-hosts Ann and Concetta along with guest interviews to help you elevate your mind, your life and the world. We’re here to inspire, empower, and catalyze your evolution to live life on your terms, be intentional, and rise to your best and highest self.
Explore new ways of Thinking, Feeling, Seeing, and Being in the world. Extract wisdom and share it with others. Together we can rise to a higher level of consciousness and a more constructive state of being.
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Ep. 94 – Rewriting Your Life’s Story: How Myth and Archetypes Unlock Your True Potential – With Allison Stieger
We all have a personal myth—a story we tell ourselves about who we are. The key is learning to shape that story in a way that empowers rather than limits us.”
In this soul-stirring conversation, mythologist and transformational coach Allison Stieger explores the hidden power of myth and archetypes in shaping our lives. From Ariadne’s labyrinth to Joseph Campbell’s Heroic Journey, discover how understanding these timeless patterns can help you navigate transitions, reclaim your personal power, and craft a life filled with meaning and purpose.
Ep. 93 – Sacred Sounds: Diane Arkenstone on Healing Through Music and Nature
In this episode, Sacred Sounds: Diane Arkenstone on Healing Through Music and Nature, we step into the extraordinary world of a musical pioneer whose life and work embody resilience, creativity, and healing. Diane’s awe-inspiring journey—is one that began in nature’s...
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Your Guide To Beginner’s Meditation During COVID-19
Have you always wanted to try meditation but never knew where to start? Though a beginner's meditation practice may seem mysterious and complicated, it's not as difficult as you may imagine. It's no secret that regular meditation can provide you with various physical,...
Use Laughter To Quickly Optimize Your Health And Instantly “Lighten Up”
Occupy Sanity Tool (OST): Laughter
I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable even hopeful. – Bob Hope
In a year, seemingly filled with many reasons to cry, I have been using the OST: Laughter daily. It might seem crass or cruel to even think of laughing with all the shock, pain, trauma, suffering, angst, and grief, to name a few feelings we’ve experienced. Yet, I learned in my 20s that I needed something to counterbalance my seriousness and my growing tendency to be depressed.
Winter Solstice – 2020 Grand Conjunction
In an average year, many of us are aware of the Winter Solstice but this year is special with a Grand Conjunction…
Gratitude 2.0: A Habit To Turbo-Charge Your Happiness
Occupy Sanity Tool (OST): Gratitude 2.0
I first introduced the OST: Gratitude with a 3 step exercise in my blog post “5 Minutes of Gratitude Attitude Raises Your Vibration”. As I mentioned in that article, I continue to find: “…that a daily Gratitude Practice has improved my ability to move from a negative state into a positive one quickly.” In 2020, there have been times when I needed to ‘turbo-charge’ my practice; thus I’ve created the OST: Gratitude 2.0.
Imagine The Life You Want In 3 Simple Steps
Occupy Sanity Tool (OST): Imagine
“To bring anything into your life, imagine that it’s already there.” ― Richard Bach
As a child, I spent countless hours in my imaginary world, where everything was possible. I suspect many of you did as well.
I would imagine traveling around the world or that I was living on…
The Power Behind Your Smile
I can be happy, and my smile mechanism can be in neutral. But when I smile, which is frequently, it lights up my face and my eyes. Some people appear to be smiling, whether they are happy or not, but a genuine smile is hard to fake.