Sister Jenna welcomes Rickie Byars Beckwith to the America Meditating Radio Show!

Rickie Byars Beckwith is one of the 21st century’s most revered singer-songwriters whose transcendent music opens the heart, touches the soul, and uplifts the spirit.  Her extensive music catalogue is heard on the radio and on soundtracks for movies and television. Her songs of unconditional love and spiritual transformation are the highlight of consciousness raising events throughout the world. 

Rickie is the Music and Arts Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center where she directs the 200-member Agape International Choir. Together with her husband, Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, their powerful partnership has resulted in a dynamic catalogue of songs that enable transformational healing through the power of music.  

Rickie has appeared with Grammy-Award winning recording artists and performed at the Lincoln Center, United Nations, Jefferson Memorial, CNN Hero Awards, and to sold-out audiences worldwide.

Visit http://rickiebyarsbeckwith.com and www.rajfestival.com for info about the Rhythm & Joy Music Festival.

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"What does 'being happy' really mean? It means that I am at peace with whatever happens and I am at peace with whatever doesn’t happen." - Rebecca L. Norrington

Tune in as Sister Jenna welcomes Rebecca Norrington to the America Meditating Radio Program to talk about finding happiness and our place of peace.

Rebecca was blessed with supportive parents, and amazing son, material possessions, good health and more.  From the outside looking in, you would think she had it all. However the truth is, with all of these blessings, she realized she was missing one essential ingredient – happiness.

Rebecca L. Norrington considers herself, first and foremost a student of the Universe and Its Laws. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, along with decades of education on topics from Spirituality to Human Behavior. Rebecca is a Happiness Specialist, Healer, Intuitive, Teacher, Author, Speaker, Radio Host and Fitness Instructor.  She is also the host of Reality Spirituality Radio, an online radio show. Rebecca focuses on life’s everyday circumstances and how these circumstances affect our personal vibration.  Her  latest book, "Reality Spirituality: The Truth About Happiness," was released in April 2014. Visit her website at www.rebeccanorrington.com  

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Legendary spiritual teacher Ram Dass joins Sister Jenna on the America Meditating Radio Program to discuss his spiritual journey. 

Ram Dass, one of America's most beloved spiritual figures, has made his mark on the world giving teachings and promoting loving service, harmonious business practices, and conscious care for the dying.  He is a pivotal influence on a culture that has reverberated with the words "Be Here Now" and his spirit has been a guiding light for five generations, carrying millions along on the journey, helping free them from their bonds as he has worked his way through his own.  

Since 1968, Ram Dass has pursued a wide array of spiritual methods and practices from potent ancient wisdom traditions, including bhakti or devotional yoga focused on the Hindu deity Hanuman; Buddhist meditation in the Theravadin, Mahayana Tibetan and Zen Buddhist schools, and Sufi and Jewish mystical studies. Perhaps most significantly, his practice of karma yoga or spiritual service has opened up millions of other souls to their deep spiritual practice and path.

He has authored and co-authored 12 books including, "Polishing the Mirror: How to Live From Your Spiritual Heart," with contributor Rameshwar Das and his most recent release, "Grist for the Mill: Awakening to Oneness," co-authored with Stephen Levine.  Ram Dass now resides on Maui, where he shares his teachings through the internet. Visit www.ramdass.org

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"Our mission is to link science with practical applications to cultivate mindsight skills and well-being.We bring science to life." - Dr. Dan Siegel

Join us as Sister Jenna interviews Dr. Daniel Siegel on the America Meditating Radio Show.

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is an internationally acclaimed author, award-winning educator, and child psychiatrist. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he also serves as a co-investigator at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions and communities.

His books include "Mindsight," "The Mindful Brain," "Parenting From the Inside Out," and "The Whole-Brain Child." His newest book, “No-Drama Discipline,” co-authored with Tina Payne Bryson, will be released in September, 2014. He is the Founding Editor of the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology which includes "Healing Trauma," "The Power of Emotion," and "Trauma and the Body." For more information on Dr. Siegel's work, please visit www.DrDanSiegel.com and www.MindsightInstitute.com

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Harvard-trained, Dr. Cynthia Thaik is a heart doctor who practices with her heart. She delivers security and peace of mind to her clients by orchestrating behavioral and mindset shifts to evoke lasting transformational changes in their health, well-being, vitality, energy, and creativity. Intuitively, she has known that she would serve this calling since the age of five, after accompanying her physician mother to the medical clinic in their home country of Mayamar. There, she witnessed the pure hands-on art of healing,

It wasn’t until the opening of her wellness center three years ago - where she guided her patients to experience tremendous improvement in their health and well-being through integrative lifestyle practices that focused on nutrition, fitness, and spiritual or meditative practices - that those early childhood memories of the art of self-directed healing were reawakened. A practicing Buddhist, Dr. Cynthia is now on a mission to deliver that message about healing through her new book, "Your Vibrant Heart: Restoring Health, Strength & Spirit from the Body’s Core." She manages two successful cardiology clinics and is the founder of Revitalize-U, a wellness center focused on health, nutrition, weight loss, and detoxification. Visit http://drcynthia.com

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Sister Shireen Chada has studied, practiced, and taught spiritual meditation for 20 years. She is the author of "True Hollywood Blockbuster: The Making of Divine Heroes," and has produced two popular meditation CDs, and a deck of spiritual power cards. Sister Shireen has designed and facilitated retreats and workshops to enable participants to easily embrace the perennial wisdom she presents in her CDs and books. She is also the presenter on the Release Your Wings TV Show and leads the Tampa, Florida, Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center. 

Born in India and educated in both India and the United States, after finishing her graduate work in Civil Engineering, her search began when she became keenly aware of the profound sorrow in the world.  This search led her to the Brahma Kumaris. Sister Shireen presents intelligent, creative and unmistakably authentic wisdom to bring peaceful solutions to everyday problems. She was a research faculty member in the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida until 2008 and now leads an intentional life with lightness.  Her life is anchored by the tenet:  "I am a trustee and a humble instrument for God."  Visit www.brahmakumaris.org/us/florida/tampa

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"Keep your mind lazy, body busy, and heart open." - Lama Norbu

Join us as Sister Jenna welcomes Lama Norbu to the America Meditating Radio Program!

Lama Norbu is a master of Vajrayana in the Tibetan tradition. After 20 years of studying Tibetan Buddhism at Sera Monastery, he dedicated his life to teaching Buddhism and spreading Dharma around the world.  During his years of monastic studies, he was blessed to study with many renowned teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He later came to the United States to explore the world, meet people from diverse backgrounds, and teach the essence of Buddha Dharma, which transcends culture and ideology.  He has authored a book entitled, "Love Sutra Lama," and hopes that everyone who reads this book can examine their lives and awaken to their own "Love Sutra."  Lama Norbu is currently teaching in many areas around the country and will be touring in the Washington, DC area in August and September. Visit his facebook page for more info and his touring schedule. www.facebook.com/tibetanyogalama

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Roberta Grimes is a business attorney, afterlife expert, novelist and speaker, who had two extraordinary experiences of light as a child. She majored in religion at Smith College, and in an attempt to understand her experiences, she has spent decades studying nearly 200 years of abundant and consistent communications from the dead and other afterlife-related evidence that eventually enabled her to assemble an in-depth understanding of who and what we are, how reality works, the nature of God, and the meaning and purpose of our lives.

Roberta has learned so much about the death process and the period immediately following death that in 2010 she published a brief summary of the best information called, "The Fun of Dying – Find Out What Really Happens Next." Her second book about the afterlife, "The Fun of Staying in Touch," will document the many ways in which the dead contact us, and the wonderful recent research that is making it easier for us to contact them. Visit her websites at http://robertagrimes.com and www.FunofDying.com

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Princess Asie Ocansey is a member of the Ocansey Royal Family of Ada, Ghana. She is a woman of God, a professional engineer, philantropist, businesswoman, voice for the voiceless, migration expert and radio show host. She co-founded the Nekotech Center of Excellence in her hometown of Ada, with the late entertainer, Isaac Hayes and co-founded the "Save a Million Lives" Orphan support program along with actor, Steven Segal, in partnership with the African American National Medical Association and Student National Medical Association. Several million lives have been saved from HIV/AIDS through her national TV series and many poor orphans received shelter and food, free medical care and medications. The “Save a Million Lives from HIV/AIDS” Program was recognized by the White House in 2002, winning several awards in Ghana, the U.S. and the UK.

Educated at the prestigious Wesley Girls High School in Ghana and Rutgers University, Princess Ocansey has used her exposure and influence to build economic and cultural bridges leading several high profile African American millionaires and billion dollar companies to Ghana, resulting in many investment projects. 

Princess Ocansey’s work has been recognized and acclaimed by many awards particularly for her impactful work in HIV/AIDS and Migration. She is devoted to fighting for the voiceless and faceless poor by mobilizing global support to help them break generational cycles of poverty, illiteracy and disease. She has been featured on several international radio and TV shows including, CNN, Fox TV and CBS. Visit www.princessasieocansey.org

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Sridhar Silberfein joins Sister Jenna on the America Meditating Radio Show to discuss Bhakti Fest - known for hosting the largest line up of kirtan, master yoga instructors, and spiritual teachers.

Sridhar, the founder of Bhakti Fest, has been on his spiritual journey for many years.  He has studied hatha yoga with the Indian master, Swami Satchidananda, taught yoga at the revered Integral Yoga Institute and opened socially conscious businesses such as "The Food Chakra," one of the first Natural foods stores in the U.S. and a Natural Cosmetic Company. He also produced the docudrama, "River of Love," on the life of Amma, which raised money for her many charitable projects and co-founded the Triloka recording label with Krishna Das and Paul Sloman and helped to launch the careers of many world music and kirtan artists including Krishna Das, Jai Uttal and Bhagavan Das.

In 2009, exactly 40 years after an auspicious invocation at Woodstock, Sridhar’s lifelong dream was realized. He gathered thousands together to chant the names of the Divine at Bhakti Fest in Joshua Tree, California.  Known as "The Spiritual Woodstock of the Millennium," Bhakti Fest has grown to three festivals yearly, with pre and post festival concerts, events and fundraisers nationally. The next Bhakti Fest will be held on September 4th - 7th in Joshua Tree, California.  For more info, visit www.bhaktifest.com

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