Grinding the Groundhog

MANDY   is a meditation and mindfulness studio owner and in this episode we hear about the cake that MANDY ate that changed her life forever.  After suffering an allergic reaction and almost dying, MANDY took up meditation as a path to recovery and to help her cope with the stresses of the corporate world.   

Now MANDY has said good-bye to the corporate world and is running Madam Heap in Middle Park, Melbourne. Madam Heap, think Fraggle Rock, came together with the passion to create training programs to help people improve their minds health and to lead more fulfilling life’s.  

We hear all about MANDY'S journey and get tips on a meditation and mindfulness practice. 

For more information and to contact MANDY visit;   http://www.madamheap.com.au/

DOUG    born in Melbourne lived and worked in investment banking in London and New York, ran marathons to offset the party lifestyle and in 2013 had the diagnose of a brain tumour that changed everything.  Now DOUG spends his time running adventure marathons competitively, teaching Kundalini yoga and working in drug rehabilitation.

In this episode we hear all about DOUG'S inspirational journey to where he is today, Kundalini running and his forthcoming book.

For more information and to get in touch with DOUG:  

http://kundalinirunning.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kundalini_running/

https://www.facebook.com/kundalinirunning/

https://twitter.com/kundalinirunnin

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/1/australia-day-aussie-man-beats-life-threatening-brain-tumour-and-breaks-multiple-413786

GURU MEHER   born in the south of the USA, GURU MEHER found the spiritual path while studying engineering at university and since then has practiced yoga and meditation every day of his life for the last 40 years. 

GURU MEHER’S  enquiring mind has lead him to explore his own emotional system and create a yoga therapy system called SOS - Senses of the Soul, the system is for others to navigate their emotions and explore their seven heavy emotions.   SOS has become GURU MEHER'S life work and includes workshops around the world, online coaching and courses, as well as the author of Senses of the Soul Emotional Therapy.

For more information GURU MEHER and SOS:  https://sensesofthesoul.com/  

For GURU MEHER 9 month online course for students around the world: https://sensesofthesoul.com/emotional-liberation-enrollment-2016/  

JEN   is a wife, a mother, a partner in a family development business, a qualified laughter yoga leader and wellbeing facilitator and about to embark on a new start up wellness business and train in QOYA.

In this episode we hear all about the game changers in JEN'S life that have brought her to where she is today, including pain management and feeling called to combine laughter, play,
movement and breath in her everyday life.

For more information on JEN'S Laughter Yoga:  https://m.facebook.com/eastbrightonlaughterclub/

Jen and Dave Berman Interview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmfVJ8IaWPU

Feel free to make contact with Jen via:  [email protected]

SANGEETA   is a Vietnamese American trained opera singer, mantra singer, producer and 2016 Global Peace Song Award Winner. 

In this episode among many things we hear all about SANGEETA'S experiences as a sound artist, her early life and her inspiration to bring healing and awakening through music and yoga, and Niguma: The Mantra Project, a stage production inspired by an 11th century yogini named Lady Niguma. 

For more about  SANGEETA, including her music, album launches  and tour dates  visit: https://www.sangeetakaurmusic.com/

New album  ASCENSION, Niguma Vol. 2  is releases worldwide on September 22nd 2017.: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/ascension-niguma-vol-2-the-mantra-project/id1276310451?app=itunes

The Mantra Project: https://www.sangeetakaurmusic.com/niguma-the-mantra-project

SIRI GIAN   is  based at the mother ashram community of 3HO and talks to us about soul listening, the healing heart breath, mind, emotion and the everyday self, along with stories from her 73 years of life and over 25 years working as a healer. 

More information on Siri Gian:  http://soulanswer.com/    

Learn to listen to Soul:  http://soulanswer.com/what_is_soul.html   

Healing Heart Breath:  http://soulanswer.com/heart_breath.html   

Soul Answer Healing and Healer Training:  https://www.soulanswerhealing.com/     

RITA from a first generation migrant family from Lebanon talks about her early life in Melbourne, Australia, her time at a University in Beirut, working for the Government and cracking her mould to create a dream life,  a life were she has no boss and owns every minute of her day.  

RITA  tells us all about her process to realise her dream and how to make that happen, giving us an inspiring story of change where knowledge is power and fear is just a waste of time.

Grinding the Groundhog  is here to connect you through conversation with people who have broken out of the mould. 

Mich is your host and like many others is on a journey to find that place of true passion and contentment in life,

So join Mich each week to hear these motivating journeys of change. 

Lets make a positive change!