In the Balance

In the second episode in our series exploring anxiety, achievement expert Julie Flanders discusses the different positive and negative aspects of anxiety, what our anxiety can teach us, and shares some strategies and techniques she uses to help her clients stop anxiety in it's tracks.

Psychoanalyst Claudia Sheftel-Luiz talks with Susan about the nature of anxiety, what goes on deep inside our unconscious psyche, and how we can bring it to the surface in order to work with, learn from and reduce our anxiety.

In this episode, Susan talks with Hanna Cubra about her journey through the world of dance and movement, going from ballet to jazz to teaching, which then evolved to an interest in yoga and therapeutic movement. She now owns and operates a yoga studio based on building relationships and connection.

In Part 2 of Producer Walker Vreeland's conversation with meditation teacher Kelvin Chin, Kelvin talks about how to overcome the biggest fear of all: the fear of death, so that we can live happier, more productive, peaceful lives. The first step, he says, is identifying our belief system about death— regardless of what it is. The second step is meditation, which helps us get in touch with our true self, the one that lies beneath identification with external labels and obsessive thinking. Kelvin also talks about his corporate background and the mindset that set him up for success and fulfillment.

This week, Producer Walker Vreeland brings you the first of a special 2-Part episode with his personal mediation teacher Kelvin Chin. In Part 1 of their conversation, Kelvin talks about how ""Turning Within"" mediation was born and how it can help those suffering from fear and anxiety. He explains what he means by "the mind's natural tendency to balance itself", specifies what happens physiologically when we meditate with true effortlessness (without forcing or focusing), and outlines the short and long term benefits of a regular meditation practice.

This week Thomas Moore, prolific best-selling author, teacher, psychotherapist and philosopher returns to In the Balance to talk with Susan about the "ageless soul," and encourages us to take a different view of the process, pains and joys of ageing through every phase of our lives.

In this episode, Susan talks with composer Ricky Ian Gordon about how life's struggles, heartaches, and curiosities have shaped and affected his creative process throughout the years, and how he uses those experiences to distill the truth of our shared humanity into profound works of musical artistry.

In this episode, Susan talks with Ziva Meditation creator Emily Fletcher about stress, how it affects us, and how to conquer it through meditation, mindfulness, and manifestation.

In this episode, Susan talks with teacher, speaker, and best-selling author Dr. Stephen G. Post about generosity of the spirit and how strengths and behaviours such as giving, helping others, and mindfulness (to name a few!) contribute to our health, make us happier, and enrich our lives.