Find Your Joy

Ali Talks about the first year of Find Your Joy, what it’s all about, looking back and looking forward.

About the Guest: 

Ali Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, certified Sound Healing practitioner, and a dedicated advocate for holistic well-being. With a passion for healing through creativity, spirituality, and forgiveness, Ali has made a significant impact in the field of complementary therapies.  

For over three decades, Ali has been deeply involved in sound and music therapies, firmly believing in the transformative power of music, vibrations, and sound. She is a member of the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT).

As the host of the podcast "Find Your Joy," Ali shares her insights and experiences, guiding listeners on a journey towards joy and healing. Her podcast serves as a platform for exploring the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and forgiveness in the pursuit of holistic well-being.

A perpetual learner, Ali holds diplomas in various disciplines, including Holistic Integrated Creative Art Therapy (HICAT), Ministry and Theology, Vibrational Therapy, Sound Healing, and Human Resource Management. She is also certified in several counseling modalities and is currently engaged in the study of Integrated Somatic Trauma Therapies.

Ali's dedication to community and healing has earned her prestigious accolades. In 2023, she was honored with the WOW Woman of Worth award for Community Spirit, sponsored by Global TV. In 2022, the City of Victoria recognized her contributions with a Civic Service Award, acknowledging her outstanding commitment to the community.

 Ali is set to make a mark in children's literature with the release of her collection in 2024. "Ginger and the Fun Bunch" and the "Don't Be Scared, Be Prepared" collection promise to bring joy and valuable life lessons to young readers.

Lastly, Ali is a person living with an acquired brain injury and PTSD and is an example of all that is possible if we choose to look beyond our challenges and focus on Finding Our Joy.  

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Ali and Hank talk about gigs and friends and art spanning a 6 decade career and always Keeping it Live!

About the Guest: 

Meet Hank Lionhart an absolute force on and off stage!!

I was born in North Battleford Saskatchewan on April 7, 1947. I grew up in Stettler Alberta where my Dad owned the Drive Inn Movie Theatre. After Graduating High School I went to Seattle Washington to attend the Burnley School of Professional Art. After graduating I moved to Edmonton and secured a Job as a Fashion Illustrator for Woodwards’ Department Store. I moved along to work as an Art Director at Baker Lovick Advertising in Edmonton. I eventually moved to Victoria BC and worked for Palmer Jarvis Advertising for about 5 years then transferred to head office in Vancouver for an additional 10 years. After this I freelanced and eventually left North Van for Edmonton. I spent about 7 years back in Edmonton where I met my beautiful and talented wife Lil Kim. We relocated to Victoria 9 years ago. We now reside in Sidney and I do a bit of freelance art work and now do a lot of fine art with my Tribute to Legendary Blues Artists Portrait Series. 

Along with  this time line I did start my music journey with a band called the Clouds during my years at Art School in Seattle. After moving back to Edmonton I joined a group called the Sons of Adam after this band I had a band called Sweet Salt who eventually became Coloured Rain and we toured all over Western Canada playing the Cabaret Circuit. I relocated back to Edmonton and Joined a band called Hot Cottage this is where I fell in love with the blues. After 5 years in this band I moved back to Victoria and started Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band, we had a lot of success for about 4 years getting signed by RCA releasing 3 CD’s and opening for Muddy Waters, Joe Cocker, George Thorogood, James Cotton and many more. I eventually moved back to Vancouver where I formed the R&B Toasters this band was a mainstay on the R&B and Blues Scene during Expo 86 opening for the Neville Brothers, John Mayall, Koko Taylor and more. We eventually hooked up Jack Lavin of Powder Blues Fame and became known as the Kingpins we recorded 2 CD’s and had a decent amount of success. I then moved back to Edmonton and formed Big Hank and a Fist Full of Blues for 7 years and recorded two CD’s. I moved back to Victoria about 9 years ago and resurrected Uncle Wiggly’s and the Kingpins and now currently Have my main band the Smoking Hot Toasters and my Trio the Blue Hearts. It has be a crazy trail but I have and still do love every minute of it…

As I always say Keep it Live!

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Ali and Hank talk about gigs, friends and art spanning a 6-decade career and always Keeping it Live!

About the Guest:

Meet Hank Lionhart an absolute force on and off stage!!

I was born in North Battleford Saskatchewan on April 7, 1947. I grew up in Stettler Alberta where my Dad owned the Drive Inn Movie Theatre. After Graduating High School I went to Seattle Washington to attend the Burnley School of Professional Art. After graduating I moved to Edmonton and secured a Job as a Fashion Illustrator for Woodwards’ Department Store. I moved along to work as an Art Director at Baker Lovick Advertising in Edmonton. I eventually moved to Victoria BC and worked for Palmer Jarvis Advertising for about 5 years then transferred to head office in Vancouver for an additional 10 years. After this, I freelanced and eventually left North Van for Edmonton. I spent about 7 years back in Edmonton where I met my beautiful and talented wife Lil Kim. We relocated to Victoria 9 years ago. We now reside in Sidney and I do a bit of freelance artwork and now do a lot of fine art with my Tribute to Legendary Blues Artists Portrait Series.

Along with this timeline, I did start my music journey with a band called the Clouds during my years at Art School in Seattle. After moving back to Edmonton I joined a group called the Sons of Adam after this band I had a band called Sweet Salt which eventually became Coloured Rain and we toured all over Western Canada playing the Cabaret Circuit. I relocated back to Edmonton and joined a band called Hot Cottage this is where I fell in love with the blues. After 5 years in this band, I moved back to Victoria and started Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band, we had a lot of success for about 4 years getting signed by RCA releasing 3 CD’s and opening for Muddy Waters, Joe Cocker, George Thorogood, James Cotton and many more. I eventually moved back to Vancouver where I formed the R&B Toasters this band was a mainstay on the R&B and Blues Scene during Expo 86 opening for the Neville Brothers, John Mayall, Koko Taylor, and more. We eventually hooked up with Jack Lavin of Powder Blues Fame and became known as the Kingpins we recorded 2 CDs and had a decent amount of success. I then moved back to Edmonton and formed Big Hank and a Fist Full of Blues for 7 years and recorded two CDs. I moved back to Victoria about 9 years ago and resurrected Uncle Wiggly’s and the Kingpins and currently Have my main band the Smoking Hot Toasters and my Trio the Blue Hearts. It has been a crazy trail but I have and still do love every minute of it…

As I always say Keep it Live

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Ali and Darby talk about life on the road, reinventing yourself, and the business of the music business.

About the Guest:

I was honoured to have as a guest this week Canadian Rock Legend, The Voice, Darby Mills.

Darby started singing in high school in 1975 later joining the Headpins in 1980. Sang with them till 2016. For 36 years Darcy shared the stage with Whitesnake, Loverboy, Brian Adams, KISS, ZZTOP, Joe Cocker, The Pretenders and many more.

Recording a solo record for MCA USA in 1986 at EIL PIE Recording studio owned by Pete Townshend in the UK. Her second solo release was for Warner Music Canada.

Darby dined with Princess DI and the NOW King and with Queen ELIZABETH for Canada's birthday celebration for the 150th.

Performed at the opening ceremonies for Expo 86 and was the last show to close the doors at the outdoor theatre on the expo site years later. (Nazareth, Streetheart and Headpins) Was a guest on stage with KISS Gene Simmons at Canafest 2018

Darby’s artistic endeavors have taken her to creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and so much more! She is a powerhouse and puts everything into whatever she puts her hands to.

Check out her website to find out about upcoming tours, CD sales, and Jewelry

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Ali and Kate return to their conversation about oral history, genealogy and knowing and understanding the importance of our ancestors.

About the Guest:

Kate’s love for the history of the Hawaiian journey to the Pacific Northwest and other points in North America began with her sitting at the feet of her Uncle Paul listening to his stories of the early Kanakas.

Kate has been a musical performer and storyteller for over 35 years. With a passion to better understand her roots, Kate dove deeply into studying Hawaiian culture and history. These blended together creates a powerful atmosphere for her listeners.

Kate’s experiences as a public speaker have placed her in front of audiences from Universities, guided tours, historical societies, churches and museums; where she has shared the rich Hawaiian history of her ancestors.

Her presentations captivate and delight crowds of all ages, Kate makes history as fun as it is informative.

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Ali and Kate talk about oral history and genealogy and knowing where and who we come from.

About the Guest: 

Kate’s love for the history of the Hawaiian journey to the Pacific Northwest and other points in North America began with her sitting at the feet of her Uncle Paul listening to his stories of the early Kanakas.

Kate has been a musical performer and storyteller for over 35 years. With a passion to better understand her roots, Kate dove deeply into studying Hawaiian culture and history. These blended together creates a powerful atmosphere for her listeners.

Kate’s experiences as a public speaker have placed her in front of audiences from Universities, guided tours, historical societies, churches and museums; where she has shared the rich Hawaiian history of her ancestors.

Her presentations captivate and delight crowds of all ages, Kate makes history as fun as it is informative.

[email protected]

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Ali and Patricia talk about how we do one thing is how we do everything

About the Guest:

Patricia O’Brien’s unique body of work includes decades of training and numerous certifications in the areas of physical and mental Health, Art, Spirituality, Science, and Personal Development. Her product offerings have evolved to include a focus on Health, Art, and Divine connection through the use of her healing paintings, courses, and her own signature RECODE Elite™ premium channeled sessions. Patricia channels words and mudras of insight, inspiration, and Hope to help raise Earth’s vibration by clearing away discordant energies. Her work activates the audience, thereby inspiring a wave of belief in the potential of Divinity to change things in the ways that matter most.

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Ali and Laurin talk about the stories we tell ourselves and how to switch the narratives.

About the Guest:

Laurin Wittig is an intuitive energy healer and transformation mentor. She’s the host of Curiously Wise, a podcast dedicated to embracing the wisdom of women, and she’s an award-winning novelist. She helps people reveal, release, and positively transform the underlying sources of physical, mental, and emotional pain so they can consciously live a new story, one filled with passion, purpose, and joy.

When her own journey with chronic health issues, that were sort of controlled by meds, took second place to the journey of her children’s unusual, and sometimes life-threatening, health issues, she appreciated Western medicine for helping to manage symptoms (though creating other problems), but knew there had to be a better, gentler, way to create true health. She turned to alternative healthcare options…and became fascinated by the amazing changes she quickly saw in her children, and in herself. 

Through this and her own journey to better health and spiritual awakening, Laurin discovered her superpower of unlocking the hidden stories of the body through intuitive healing.

https://www.heartlightjoy.com/

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Ali and Jeff talk about making your own path to finding your joy.

About the Guest:

Jeff Klein has been joining speakers to meeting and event planners for almost 10 years. He focuses on ONE thing: teaching speakers how to benefit from speaking for their business whenever they get the opportunity so that event planners can’t wait to return for even more from Speaker Co-op.

That means increased brand awareness and solid message development, but it also means using a proven system that speaking event organizers appreciate because of the value it brings to the groups where you present.

Speaking organizers and event planners want subject matter experts to truly engage their groups so they will get called over and over again to provide great speakers. Jeff teaches systems to communicate effectively, and also helps presenters understand how valuable building a network from that opportunity can be as an income generator for your business.

A networking superstar and active meeting coordinator currently in Dallas, Houston and Austin, in the upcoming months Jeff plans to branch his meetings into cities all over the continent. If you are interested in opening up a Speaker Co-op Chapter in your town, contact Jeff Klein for more information.

https://speakercoop.com/

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Ali and Iris talk about following your calling, wherever it may lead. For Iris that was From a Graphic artist in California to Bright Shaman in Geneva Switzerland, it has been an amazing journey!

About the Guest:

I’m Iris. I was named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, the messenger between heaven and earth.

As a child, I was extremely proud of this. I was also exceptionally sensitive, and routinely saw and felt things that weren’t there. I quickly learned to hide what I saw from others. So I kept quiet and stopped believing in myself. In adolescence, my sensitivities turned scary and I was troubled by terrible nightmares and visions. When I moved to London from California at the age of 24 I decided to put all of this behind me and worked hard to “build a wall” around my intuition. But in doing so I cut off a vital part of myself.

I met my husband, married, had a stable job as a graphic designer, and eventually had a son. On the surface I was happy, but I was also anxious and depressed, plagued by low self-esteem and haunted by past trauma. After the extremely difficult birth of my son, all the walls came crashing down in spectacular fashion. After two weeks of the same persistent nightmare that left me unable to sleep more than a few hours at a time, I knew I had to take action. I booked a weekend workshop on shamanism that called to me. During that class, the teacher performed a deep and intense shamanic healing on me. After the healing, it was like the sun had come out in my life for the very first time. I felt a sense of peace, greater joy, and new hope for the future. This was the start of my shamanic journey.

Shamanism gave me the vocabulary for what I was experiencing and the tools to channel and refine my natural abilities. Working with a variety of shamanic teachers over the years I slowly learned how to find myself and to be in the world with authenticity and intent.

At the start of my formal shamanic training I was given a call to action by the Ancestors: to empower people to step into their divine radiance and live their true purpose in this lifetime. This mandate has utterly transformed my life.

It is my life’s purpose to help people to discover their own abilities, connect to their inner wisdom, and walk the path to personal freedom and fulfillment.

Interested? Contact me for a chat

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