Falling Up Radio

Jessica's life was slipping away.... 

By 16 years old Jessica's body was attacking itself. Since 12 she had been on multiple medications for an auto immune disease - and at 16 she had 5 tumors removed from her neck from thyroid cancer.  With only 1/4 of her thyroid left she was also put on synthroid. 

On top of all that her Rheumatoid Arthritis was flaring up and by 19 her fingers were beginning to "claw up" and her feet were quickly following.  

Jessica barely walked into her first yoga class. After just two breathes in class, she was on the floor. Though that didn't stop her. She came back every week and did what ever she could.  In six months she was off synthroid and in a year she was a new woman. 

Now many years later as a sought after yoga teacher,  Jessica helps others find their journey of transformation and healing. 

Listen to this podcast as Jessica describes her journey of crushing her fears, healing her body and having a new life. 

Jessica Gardner https://www.jessiegyoga.com/

Living sober has been good to Jenifer....  

Jenifer's life was a mess.  One late night she found herself doing anything she could to find more - more alcohol - more substances - really anything that would stop her mind. 

Jenifer grew up wanting to dance and sing.  She even got into dance school and sang in a band.  Though the mess of her life from addictions kept getting in her way. She eventually made a call to a hot line - and they suggested she go to the house by the railroad tracks. Once she did, she has been sober ever since - for more than 33 years now.  

What Jenifer realized is that she needed a breakthrough to a new life.  The epiphanies came quickly.  Today she is helping others find a new way to live - whether men and women that want to get sober - or executives that need coaching to "close the gap." 

Listen to this insightful show as Jenifer get's real about her life. 

To discover more check out the link below. 

https://nextstepsobriety.com/

Michele rocks the world with love and yoga..!! 

In 1998 Michele walked into a yoga studio in San Francisco for her first yoga class.  Her mother had recently passed from Alzheimer's and Michele was grieving and feeling lost without her best friend.  From her very first class, Michele became a changed person. She took a quantum leap and knew in an instant that she could release her built up stress and begin a new life. 

Within just a few years, Michele then let go of her job opening restaurants and committed herself to yoga and becoming a yoga teacher. Since then she opened a now world famous yoga studio in San Jose, California. And she just won the 50+ division of the International Yoga Sport Competition in Bejing, China. 

Michele reminds us to always be patient, compassionate and loving to ourselves and others.  No matter where you are right now in life, whether struggling or thriving, yoga can bring you peace of mind - as long as you are willing to take action.  

Check out her websites....   

http://www.bikramyogasanjose.com/

https://michelevennard.com/

For over ten years Eva was seeing a chiropractor two or three times a week for all sorts of pain. Knees, hips, ankles, back and more.  To keep up her running she had to go.  On top of all of that, Eva struggled with endometriosis and had seven surgeries. To keep her mind together she also was seeing a therapist. 

Then in 1992, Eva walked into her first yoga class - and it reignited her passion for life. Within a few years time her endometriosis healed, she stopped going to the chiropractor and stopped needing therapy.  Yoga had changed her life. 

Since then she has been through six yoga trainings in the US and India. Eva is one of the first 100 Bikram Yoga teachers in the world. Her knowledge, skills and understanding of yoga and healing are unsurpassed. 

Eva teaches today in the "biggest little yoga studio" anywhere. Listen to how Eva has crushed her fears and overcame debilitating physical issues and became a teacher.    http://www.hotyogastudio.com/

Can someone actually stop managing their chronic pain and be CURED? Our guest, Jessica Shahinian was a dancer and actor that performed internationally.  In her 20's she become crippled by countless chronic symptoms, recommended for multiple surgeries and could have lost her life.  Over a number of years she was on multiple medications and therapy's. Back pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle issues, colon issues nearly brought her to suicide.  Yet - this amazing woman discovered the work of Dr. John Sarno and quickly (and I mean quickly) experienced a full recovery. Today she lives a full and robust life and is now helping others know, that they too,  can experience healing at the deepest levels. Jessica is now the Outreach Director for the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association - a health education nonprofit that helps both physicians and patients understand how to eliminate chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, irritable bowel, chronic fatigue, pelvic pain and much more.   To learn more go to https://www.ppdassociation.org/ and watch Jessica's videos on YouTube.

What would you do if you couldn't tell your kids what you do for a living? It's a dilemma that our guest faced in his life.  By his own admission, our guest Stave Bartetzko lived on the dark side of internet marketing. He struggled with what he did - until one day - an epiphany occurred that caused him to walk away from everything he had built.  Find out more as Steve reveals the abyss he found himself - and just how he now helps others recognize their own inner hero. Listen to this in depth podcast and then visit https://www.herocrafting.com

The government said he wasn't capable of providing for his family. They put him on Medicad and food stamps.  What?  Our guest, Nic Fitzgerald had been a star basketball player at Southern Utah Universtiy and rose in the ranks of financial services - and lost everything. He found himself and his wife broke, living in a family members basement apartmnet. Humiliated. A chance online encounter with an old friend changed everything.  Now less than a year later he's moving into his new home and finding a way to help others tell their story through film.  You have to listen to Nic's story and how he changed his life.  Learn more about Nic at https://www.friendlygiantfilms.com

Our guest, Josh Paul,  went from a dark time with a doulbe bankruptcy - both business and personal - as the result of buying a childrens bookstore. The bookstore - a dream of Josh and his wife just didn't make it through the recession.  Then going through several jobs - he found his groove by helping others.  Josh works with others now with his company Small Marketing Teams.  This company, now serves others by educating small business owners in the latest and most effective marketing strategies available.  You don't want to miss Josh's story of overcoming his business failure to becoming truly helpful to others.   Be sure to checkout his website at www.smallmarketingteams.com

When our guest was a law school student she realized that the stress of school could be killing her. After many years of visiting numerous doctors that put her on countless medications, she dives into what her mom instilled in her as a child. Eating plants can keep you healthy.  Our guest Lydia Puller tells her story of what it was like to be kept from candy, wanting to eat bacon cheeseburgers and getting sick. Lydia - the Plant Food Expert,  tells how she now lives spreading the word of the benefits of plant based eating for those that are readly to listen. She even dives into the rampant myth that eating plants is more expensive than being an omnivore.  Lydia feeds herself well on just $30 a week. You'll have to listen to hear the rest of this truly amazing story.  After listening, discover more at www.plantbasedfoodforlife.com

Michael Galinsky - a prolific documentary film producer is struck with chronic pain. What does he do?  He and his wife Suki grabs their video camera of course and begins to film his withering body on the floor of his office. This real life experience turns into a film about getting rid of his pain with the help of a "mindbody" doctor.  Michael and Suki dive into creating this groundbreaking film and realizes how our society deals - and doesn't deal with the growing influence of money and pain.  This film opens with Larry David (creator of Seinfeld) and Howard Stern (shock jock) dive into their own misery from pain.  You must listen to this discussion about the film "All the Rage" - and Dr. Sarno.   Michael & Suki together, create a true multi-award winning masterpiece that just might change the way we all deal with our own pain and health.  www.alltheragedoc.com