America Meditating Radio Show w/ Sister Jenna

Elijah Ray is a composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist and spiritual teacher, known for his pioneering heart and transformational music that crosses a wide scope of genres. His spiritual messages of authenticity and the power of community have transformed audiences internationally, and many are calling his music the "soundtrack of the awakening." Elijah has single handedly crafted a full band sound on most of his "Band of Light" albums, playing most of the instruments and arranging many of the tracks himself.  Over the past 13 years, Elijah has played and collaborated with countless acclaimed artists and musicians. He has been featured in documentaries such as Indigo Evolution, and Living in Light, alongside such luminaries as Neale Donald Walsh, Dr. Matsuro Emoto, Doreen Virtue, and Panache Desai. He has cultivated an international community and plans to continue touring internationally, offering full scale concerts, sound healing sessions and workshops, soul coaching programs, and community events the world over. Visit http://theelijahray. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Polly Campbell joins Sister Jenna on the America Meditating Radio Show to discuss how to live with resilience and gratitude, peace and happiness - no matter what shows up in life. Polly Campbell, is a motivational speaker and author of three books: Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People; How to Reach Enlightenment; and her newest book, How to Live an Awesome Life:  How to Live Well. Do Good. Be Happy. Polly is also a blogger at Psychology Today, Psych Central, The Huffington Post, The Creativity Post and other sites. Her magazine articles on personal development topics and spiritual practices appear regularly in national publications. Polly has integrated the things she writes and talks about into her own life through practical experience. She lives with her husband and daughter in Beaverton, Oregon.  Visit http://imperfectspirituality.com “Sustainable happiness is about finding what you value and living close to those values.” – Polly Campbell Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Diane Tillman joins Sister Jenna on the America Meditating Radio show to discuss Values Education, mindful parenting, Oprah Winfrey's docu-series on Belief and spirituality. Diane Tillman enjoyed working with young people and their families as a school psychologist for 23 years in southern California. One of the creators of a global values-education initiative, Living Values Education, she has authored 15 resource books on values education, and circled the globe numerous times to do seminars in more than 30 countries. She has done values education seminars for UNESCO, educators, educational organizations and street children agencies, at universities, schools and retreat centers, and in refugee camps. She recently wrote a mindful parenting guide, “Nurturing with Love and Wisdom, Disciplining with Peace and Respect.”   As a meditator with the Brahma Kumaris for 34 years, she finds people of all ages enjoy and benefit from inner stillness, peace and love. Diane’s deep personal interests are the process of transformation and helping create a better world for all. Visit www.livingvalues.net. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Rev. Alan Pritz is an interfaith minister, meditation teacher, and spiritual counselor who has taught inner sciences for almost forty years. Inspired by the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, In 2008, Rev. Pritz founded Awake-in-Life to provide meditation training and spiritual counseling for individuals, and meditation and work/life balance programs for organizations. He is the author of A Pocket Guide to Meditation and Meditation as a Way of Life: Philosophy & Practice, which won the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in the Body/Mind/Spirit Category and has produced several related CDs. Visit www.awake-in-life.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Joanna Barsh is the Director Emeritus of the Leadership Development Program at McKinsey and Company. She is the best-selling author of How Remarkable Women Lead and Centered Leadership:  Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impact. With over 30 years of experience in the consulting industry, Joanna has spoken about leadership at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women events, Deutsche Bank’s Women on Wall Street, and delivered keynotes and seminars at companies such as Google, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Novartis, and Wal-Mart. Her groundbreaking research on women and leadership anchored The Wall Street Journal’s Women in the Economy Task Force. Joanna is also a strong advocate for women. Invited by Mayor Bloomberg in 2002, Joanna served on New York City’s Commission on Women’s Issues from 2002 to 2013 and serves on the Genesco Board and Sesame Workshop. Visit http://joannabarshbook.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android

Sister Jenna welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, the Happiness Head Coach, on the America Meditating Radio Show! "I believe that, deep down, people are good. Their true selves are prevented from shining because of things like stress, difficult experiences, conditional self-confidence, poor coping skills, and ineffective communication." – Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo Author Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo is a clinical psychologist and physical therapist who has helped hundreds of clients achieve and exceed their physical and personal goals.  For over a decade she’s specialized in working with people who have chronic illness and pain. She is a highly sought-after speaker and media consultant who has been honored by giving a prestigious TEDx talk. Dr. Lombardo is frequently interviewed by today’s top media outlets including Forbes, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, USA Today, CNN and National Public Radio. She has made multiple appearances on The Today Show.  Her books, “A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness” and "Better than Perfect" are national bestsellers.  Shaquille O’Neal says, “Dr. Lombardo is my head coach for happiness.”  Visit her website at www.AHappyYou.com.  Watch her TEDx talk on The Science of Happiness.  Dr. Lombardo on the Today Show. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.  

Lyndia Grant presently serves as the Chair of the Belief Washington, D.C. Committee, which is a coalition of several organizations within the area serving on the Belief Team.  On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, the Committee will host a public screening of an Oprah Winfrey Network's (OWN) Belief Episodes on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.  Joshua Dubois, CEO, Values Partnerships, will be a keynote speaker. Lyndia Grant is an experienced Public Speaker and Public Relations and Special Events Coordinator, with over 30 years of working knowledge, having served as the major special events coordinator and project director for many large events in Washington, D.C. She also served as official staff for two Presidential Inaugural Committees. As a seasoned radio talk show host and national newspaper columnist, Lyndia is known as a change agent with national experience in speaking in the political, corporate, federal/local governments, and community arenas. Visit www.LyndiaGrant.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android  

Reshma Thakkar’s spiritual journey is featured in Oprah Winfrey’s new docu-series on Belief as she takes a trip of a lifetime in search of answers, purpose, and to discover herself in India traveling from Chicago to the banks of the Ganges River in India for the Kumbh Mela, joining millions at the world's largest spiritual gathering. It just so happens that at the time, Oprah's TV Network, OWN was looking to film people on this very journey. Reshma was raised in Southwest Michigan, but keeps the rich spirit of her Indian homeland close to her heart. Its people, pop culture, cuisine, dedication to family and deep-seated traditions have helped to shape her personality and color the way she lives, despite being half a world away. From an early age, she determined that service to others would become an important part of who she was and how she chose to live her life.  Having been an Information Techology consultant in the healthcare field, Reshma has visited over 40 foreign countries, and pursues new adventures as often as possible. She is the founder of “http://madewithapurpose.com,” which is a part of her mission to help empower women in India and educate young girls. Visit www.beliefexplorerquest.com and http://madewithapurpose.com.  Watch Reshma as she joins Oprah on Dr. Phil.

Dr. Bradley Nelson ("Dr. Brad") is one of the world's foremost experts in the emerging fields of bio-energetic medicine and energy psychology. Through his twenty-plus years as a holistic physician, he developed The Emotion Code, a system for releasing the trapped emotions that block mental and physical healing. Based on his phenomenal success, Dr. Brad attracted patients from around the globe until he decided to leave his practice and dedicate his time to lecturing internationally, writing articles, and developing the next iteration of The Emotion Code. Have you ever thought about how much your emotions influence your health? Visit www.DrBradleyNelson.com and www.TheEmotionCode.com. Register for a free online workshop and download The Emotion Code Audio Book at http://www.emotioncodeoffer.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB & follow us on Twitter. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android    

Catriona MacGregor has been a voice for animals and wild places all of her life. With over thirty years of experience in education and environmental leadership she is an authority on environmental trends in the U.S. and internationally.  Her conservation program led to the comeback of an endangered species, and she has advised scientists, government officials, NGO leaders, and the public on environmental topics.  Catriona is the Author of "Partnering with Nature: the Wild Path to Reconnecting to the Earth," which is a Gold Medal Winner from the Nautilus Book Awards, recognizing world-changing books, and she is a contributor to Healing the Heart of the World: Harnessing the Power of Intention to Change Your Life and the Planet, along with others.  Widely regarded as an expert on environmental trends, Catriona's work has been featured in Time magazine, Sports Illustrated, NPR, and on the Today Show.  Visit www.naturequestguru.org and www.awengrove.org. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android  

Spiritual Psychotherapist Mark Lersch joins Sister Jenna on to the America Meditating Radio Show! "Seen through the lens of spiritual psychology, all problems, internal or external, are the result of the unloving thoughts we hold in mind, often unconsciously. Healing, therefore, comes not from fixing anything 'out there,' but from removing unloving thoughts in here." - Mark Lersch Mark Lersch is a certified Inner Bonding facilitator and spiritual psychotherapist in private practice in Longmont, Colorado.  His approach to healing is influenced by his own personal journey. Mark has studied a variety of spiritual paths and approaches and his interest is in assisting people in finding their own unique spiritual path in life.  He holds a second-degree black belt in Aikido, a non-violent martial art, which teaches how to find one’s own "center." Mark has worked as a primary and group therapist at a residential trauma treatment center and served as the Clinical Manager of an Intensive Outpatient Program.  Visit www.marklersch.com and www.corequestpotential.com/home Get the OFF TO WORK CD & Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB & follow us on Twitter.

For our listeners who may not know, October is Depression Awareness month and we are honored to have Rachel Kelly join us from London to discuss this illness and her work in this area. Educated at Oxford University, Rachel Kelly began her career at Vogue and went on to spend ten years as a journalist at The London Times. She is the co-editor of iF: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility and the creator of two poetry apps. Rachel gives talks and runs workshops across the country on the therapeutic value of the arts. Her memoir Black Rainbow on the healing power of the written word was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Best First Book prize at the Spear’s Book Awards. All author proceeds from the book are going to mental health charities - SANE and United Response. She continues to campaign to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. Visit http://www.rachel-kelly.net   Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB & follow us on Twitter.  Visit our website at www.meditationmuseum.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android  

Father Leonel Narváez is a Consolata Missionary Priest, philosopher, sociologist and the Director of the Foundation for Reconciliation in Colombia. He is a graduate of Cambridge University in England and Harvard University and has authored several books on forgiveness and reconciliation. Together with colleagues from Harvard University, he developed the concept of the Schools of Forgiveness and Reconciliation where those who have been victims of violence learn how to forgive and use pro-social behavior to resolve inter-personal conflicts. Over 82,000 people have been trained and are part of an international network spanning over ten countries.  In 2006, Father Narvaez won the Unesco Peace Education Prize Special Mention, and in 2007 he received the Order of Democracy by the Congress of the Republic of Colombia for his reconciliation efforts.  http://fundacionparalareconciliacion.org Like us on facebook at www.facebook.com/americameditating

Etoy Ridgnal joins Sister Jenna on the America Meditating Radio Show to discuss Oprah Winfrey's new upcoming docu-series called "BELIEF."  Etoy Ridgnal, co-manages The BELIEF Team, an international community of individuals from diverse spiritual, cultural and faith backgrounds that has come together to explore and build relationships through the themes explored in the docu-series, BELIEF.  The Belief Team is a project of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network and Values Partnerships, a grassroots engagement firm. Premiering Oct. 18 - 24, 2015, on OWN, BELIEF is an exploration of the power of our diverse belief systems, faith practices and cultural traditions to connect us to ourselves, sustain us through the most challenging times and bind us closer together in community with one another.  Visit www.BELIEFTeam.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB & follow us on Twitter.  Visit our website at www.meditationmuseum.org.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android    

Sister Jenna interviews Dream Analyst, Lauri Loewenberg, on the America Meditating Radio Show!