“Treating Rescues Like Royalty,” with Guest Esta Bernstein, Founder of Saffyre Sanctuary, Inc., a Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation Sanctuary; and Musical Guest, Singer / Songwriter, Jeremiah Clark on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: ESTA BERNSTEIN and MUSICAL GUEST: JEREMIAH CLARK

ESTA BERNSEIN

Born in Connecticut, horse-crazy child, Esta Bernstein, began her love affair with horses before she could walk. Her parents owned a few Thoroughbred racehorses and she remembers fondly visiting them at the track and farms as a small child.

Though her parents were not affluent, she was blessed to have riding lessons at a day camp during her early elementary school years. At the age of 10, she volunteered as a trail guide in Easton, Connecticut, and witnessed some of the inhumane treatment the rental horses were exposed to at the hands of inexperienced people. These patient creatures endured beatings with sticks, being kicked and pulled, and non-stop riding in the heat and humidity of the summer months. They rarely felt the caress of a brush, and never saw a warm bath or an occasional kind word.

At age 12, Esta’s family went through unrecoverable financial hardships, and were forced to move many times over the course of a few years. One move to Denver, Colorado provided Esta the ability to volunteer part time as an assistant to a pair of horse wranglers. Having no idea at the time what that was, she witnessed the cruelty and abuse that some of the horses went through. They would purchase horses cheap at auctions or killer feedlots, break them, and resell them. The treatment of one horse was particularly disturbing. He was a 3-year old Quarter horse stud colt, which the wranglers attempted to geld themselves. After tying the petrified creature to a tree, they proceeded to beat him with a chain until he was too afraid to move. They inexpertly and ineffectively tranquilized him, tied his legs together, threw him on the ground, and cut off his testicles with an ordinary kitchen knife. “I went to check on him the following day. I cried on his neck, feeling helpless in the presence of this beaten, depressed, and confused hurting horse. I was going to call the humane society, but upon my return, the horses and the men that tormented them had disappeared.” She never saw them again.

Esta had an epiphany. Her life’s mission was to save horses from abuse and neglect, and provide them with a place to live out their lives in peace and dignity.

Many years passed and the call of the horses would wait no more. In her early 20’s, Esta had an opportunity to move to California, the place she envisioned her dreams to manifest. She was offered a position as a groom for Bobby Frankel’s racing stable and worked for about a year, until a back injury prevented her from returning to that kind of labor-intensive position. Knowing that she needed to stay in California to see her dreams through to fruition, she found employment outside of the horse industry, and remained in the Los Angeles area.

After working for about a year, the desire to work and be around horses, motivated her to save small amounts of money over time for the purchase of her very own horse. That horse turned out to be an 8 year old, lame, Arabian stallion to do trail riding. Why would anyone purchase a lame horse to go on trails with? She knew she could fix him. He had severe ringbone (arthritis) in his right front pastern and the joint was almost completely fused. She was told by everyone she spoke with that he would not make it to the age of 15. However, after 2 years of research, she found a way to cure him, and now at age 33 he is serviceably sound, still her trail horse and sired two beautiful colts for her to show.

“Art Illuminating Life,” with Guest, Painter, Sculptor, Illustrator, Chaz Guest and Musical Guests, Singer, Lynn Cardona and Guitarist and Composer, Dori Amarilio on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: CHAZ GUEST and MUSICAL GUESTS: LYNN CARDONA and DORI AMARILIO

CHAZ GUEST

Chaz Guest is an American artist who creates paintings, drawings and sculptures that are original, inspiring and breathtaking. Over the past 20 years his work has reached an ever growing list of esteemed private and public collectors, including the President of the United States, Barack H. Obama.

He has introduced his patrons to a pallet of Pozulli red, Egyptian blue, and Naples yellow. Everything about his work is unique, from the linen canvas to the use of ink and oil, to the actual subjects of the paintings themselves.

CHAZ GUEST AN AMERICAN ARTIST

by A. Scott Galloway

“Chaz Guest is not only a talented artist technically, but he brings a fluidity and emotion to his pieces that draw the viewer into his art. Each tableau tells a story about his subjects, deepening the viewer’s connection to Chaz’s varied and stimulating worldview. Such an open, spiritual and generous man, Chaz Guest speaks to the humanity we all share.”

– John and Kimberley Emerson, Chairman of The Music Center, Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California and his wife.

Chaz Guest is an American artist of profound inventiveness, ingenuity and inspiration. Blessed with a gift for not only realizing his richly textured visions but also tapping into the vibrant essence of those visions, Chaz Guest leaves those who encounter his works emotionally moved in powerfully personal ways. The catalyst behind that art lies in the way that Mr. Guest unwaveringly strives for honesty, purity and excellence in all that he creates. The man has literally and purposefully willed himself into artistic greatness.

“After I sold my first major painting,” Mr. Guest recalls, “and realized that people were going to be digging deep into their pockets for my pieces, I vowed to match that depth by creating with all of the strength and power I can muster…every time. And I never ‘sing the same song’ twice.”

Among Mr. Guest’s ever growing list of esteemed and influential patrons are other creative artists of great renown. The first person to ever pay top dollar for one of Mr. Guest’s creations was contemporary gospel great BeBe Winans.

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has one of Chaz’s pieces hanging in his Hollywood home. Actor Josh Lucas purchased a painting of John Coltrane by Chaz from a Las Vegas gallery and was so moved that he emailed Guest to arrange a meeting to discuss the work in more depth. Film and television content creator Tyler Perry met Chaz at an Oprah Winfrey fundraiser and, after reconnecting with Chaz at his home studio, treated himself to five of his paintings for his new Atlanta home (hey, it was his birthday).

Chaz painted an amazing portrait of the first African American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall which graced then Senator Barack Obama’s Chicago office is now currently hanging in the Oval Office. Chaz has created a portrait of President Obama from the “Various Gallery” and limited edition serigraphs are available.

Vanessa Williams – the stunning triple threat star of Broadway, Hollywood, television and musical recordings who recently sat for a portrait by Mr. Guest – shares, “Chaz Guest is a true renaissance man – not only a gifted painter...

“The Art of Falling In Love With Yourself,” with Guest, Writer, Poet, Mystic and Spiritual Adventurer, Kai Karrel and Musical Guest Bettina Maureenji, Singer / Songwriter and Music Healing Practitioner on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: KAI KARREL and MUSICAL GUEST: BETTINA MAUREENJI

BETTINA MAUREENJI

Bettina Maureenji is an internationally certified sound healing practitioner, teacher, traveler, unique musician and shamanic practitioner with accreditation in sound, voice and music healing from the California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. Born 1971 in New York and of Germanic  descent, Bettina Maureenji grew up in Syria and Germany. She completed the University for management and administration and started working for a concert agency in Hamburg. In 1999 she left Germany and moved to Ibiza, Spain where she met the Brazilian musician Carioca Freitas who influenced her relationship to music. She decided to travel the world for a few years visiting Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Israel and England.

During a journey to Varanasi (India) in 2003 she decided to devote her life to music and began to study Indian Classical Music with Pandith Shivanat Mishra. Shortly after she discovered her love for singing and using her voice as her main instrument and  developed her own style in contemporary sitar playing. Weaving her musical expertise, her studies and her life experiences she is teaching voice opening classes and lessons and provides sound healing treatments. Together with her partner Narayan she facilitates private concerts and meditation retreats. She creates a safe space for healing to bring about transformational and positive experiences.

Studies

2003 Indian Classical Music with Pandith Shivnat Mishra, Varanasi, India

2006 Sound Healing Course with Nestor Kornblum, Spain

2007 Musician at CITA, Barcelona Spain

2009 Founder of Samasound Association for Healing Music, Ibiza, Spain

2012 Sound, Voice & Music Healing Program at CIIS, SF, CA

More About Bettina Maureenji at www.maureenji.com

 

 

“Achieving Creative Excellence,” with Guest, Multiple Award Winning Production Designer and Artist, Alan Roderick-Jones, and Musical Guest, Pop Artist and Actor, Hudson Thames on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: ALAN RODERICK-JONES and MUSICAL GUEST: HUDSON THAMES

ALAN RODERICK-JONES

Alan Roderick Jones is a production designer and artist whose work spans five decades across multiple industries. He is the recipient of numerous awards in production design, including 6 Cleo Awards, the Silver Lion at Cannes, and the New York Advertising Award for Excellence in art direction.

 

Alan began his career in 1962 as a draftsman in the art department of the British Film Industry, enjoying the mentorship of some of the leading art directors of the day. He quickly worked his way from draftsman to art director, and eventually production designer. His early work includes 26 features – two of which, “Star Wars” and “Nicolas & Alexandra,” garnered Academy Awards for art direction.

 

In production design, Alan is best known for placing a high premium on achieving cinematic quality production values, regardless of budgetary constraints. From modest undertakings to big budget, effects-driven pieces, Alan has worked with renowned directors and cinematographers to conceptualize everything from the visual look of a production to designing sets and environments that allow optimum nuance for lighting. This is best seen in his commercial work for every major corporate client across every industry (seriously – too many to list).

 

Alan enjoys exploring new mediums and availing himself to unique challenges. He completed designing the interactive game environments of “The Lord Of The Rings”, “Van Helsing”, “Dirty Harry”, and “Hulk 2” for Universal Vivendi Interactive Division; and “Land of Legends” for Warner Interactive.

 

As an artist, Alan is known in the architectural community for design of exclusive private residences and hotel interiors across the globe – most notably, the Mandarin in Hong Kong and the Sheratons in Cairo and Bangkok. His works of fine art reside in the prestigious collections of international collectors and continue to be exhibited in galleries across the country.

More About Alan Roderick-Jones at www.alanrjstudios.com

 

 

 

 

“Caring About Caregivers,” with Guest Sierra Campbell, Founder and CEO of NurtureCo, and Musical Guest, Two-Time Emmy Nominated Singer / Songwriter, Alfio on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: SIERRA CAMPBELL and MUSICAL GUEST: ALFIO

SIERRA CAMPBELL

Sierra Campbell is the Founder and CEO of NurtureCo, a company which empowers elder care providers with the technology tools and trainings to run successful companies in their communities.  NurtureCo is about Empowering the next Generation of Senior Care. Caregivers have demanding jobs. We resource seniors, family members, and caregivers with the tools, trainings, and support they need to take good care of themselves and provide a high standard of quality care.  We Care About Caregivers.

Programs include:

Mindfulness-based compassionate care training for senior care providers:

Mindfulness encompasses acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—letting go of a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment.

Stress Management Tools:

We care about caregivers and understand the stress associated with providing care for a senior client or family member. Try these practices to lift your mood, relax, and cultivate empathy and patience

Fall Prevention 101:

Mindful movement has been proven to prevent falls in seniors. Try these fall prevention practices to increase circulation, bring more awareness to movement, and strengthen the legs, feet, and ankles.

Prior to founding NurtureCo, Sierra was a Yoga Instructor, turned Business Consultant, and successfully combined the two at Grokker, the be-a-better-you wellness video network with expert-led video classes in Yoga, Meditation, Fitness and Cooking.

Learn More About Sierra Campbell and NurtureCo at:

www.nurtureco.co

www.facebook.com/NurtureCo

www.linkedin.com/in/sierrac

www.twitter.com/NurtureCo_

“Changing Roles and Fuhgedaboutit,” with Guest Ray Abruzzo, Film, Stage and TV Actor, Best Known for His Roles in “The Sopranos,” “Dynasty,” and “Night Court;” and Musical Guest, Operatic Singer, Concert Pianist and Voice Professor and Department Chair, Mariné Ter-Kazaryan on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: RAY ABRUZZO and MUSICAL GUEST: MARINÉ TER-KAZARYAN

RAY ABRUZZO

Ray Abruzzo is a Sicilian-American Actor from Queens, New York.  He made regular appearances in the following series: Dynasty (as police sergeant John Zorelli), The Practice (as Detective Michael McGuire) and The Sopranos (as “Little” Carmine Lupertazzi). He also played the part of Tony Guiliano, Christine Sullivan’s fiance, husband, then ex-husband on the NBC-TV series Night Court.

Ray currently appears as “Sal” (Davina’s longterm boyfriend) on Amazon’s award winning series, Transparent.

Other television credits include, NCIS, Murder, She Wrote, L.A. Law, House M.D., NYPD Blue, Lois and Clark, Law & Order: SVU, The Nanny, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, Bones, Weinerville (where he performed Pops), In Plain Sight and Mad Men.

He was seen on the stage of the Pasadena Playhouse in the play, Mauritius, by Theresa Rebeck. He also played the title role in Lombardi.   In the 2016 Season he was on stage in New York in Dan Lauria’s “Dinner with The Boys,” and in Seattle, in ACT’s “The Mystery Of Love and Sex.”

Abruzzo starred in the longest single shot movie in American film history, Somebody Marry Me, written and directed by

“Be a Conduit For Awesome Vibes,” with Guest Cristina Lopez McLauchlan, Founder of The Vibe Tribe, and Musical Guest, Vocalist, Composer and Producer, Samuel J on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: CRISTINA LOPEZ MCLAUCHLAN and MUSICAL GUEST: SAMUEL J

CRISTINA LOPEZ MCLAUCHLAN

Founder, The Vibe Tribe

Global citizen, mother nature lover and conduit for awesome vibes.

With a passion for story telling and co-creating, Cristina has merged 15+ years of hospitality, brand and event management with holistic lifestyle design.

Aligning with ethical brands and individuals. Crafting strategic brand story telling behind the scenes in order to #brandyourvibe LIVE.

The Vibe Tribe, activates and facilitates journeys and experiences where energy is raised via events, workshops and retreats.

Nourish and balance by getting to know your brand from the inside out.

The Vibe Tribe, a conduit for change.

More About Cristina Lopez McLauchlan and The Vibe Tribe at www.thevibetribe.co.nz/

“Be a Conduit For Awesome Vibes,” with Guest Cristina Lopez McLauchlan, Founder of The Vibe Tribe, and Musical Guest, Vocalist, Composer and Producer, Samuel J on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: CRISTINA LOPEZ MCLAUCHLAN and MUSICAL GUEST: SAMUEL J

SAMUEL J

Cornish born Samuel J, is an innovative singer song writer, healer and conservationist. His unique music and soulful performances have helped him to establish a strong reputation with an ever-growing global fan base.

 Some of his career highlights include, being selected to perform for his holiness the Dalai Lama as part of the Dalai Lamas 70th birthday celebration and performing at the Olympic and Paralympic games in London.

 Samuel, has toured and shared the stage with the likes of Ben Harper, Michael Franti, Jack Johnson, Donovan Frankenreiter, Zero 7, Alice Russell, Jurassic 5 and an array of the leading musicians in Brazil where he was base d for many years, including Marcelo D2, Maria Gadu, Gabriel O Pensador and many others.

Samuel completed his international award winning, ‘Brasil Live Project’, in 2015 an Album featuring many of Brazil’s greatest artists dedicated to educating underprivileged children. The project continues to grow and is helping underprivileged children across Brazil.

Samuel’s best works are coming out this year with his big album launch ”Into The Light” The album featuring orchestras and several world renowned producers looks set to take the world by storm.

Many people identify with Samuel’s incredible love and respect of nature which shines through in his music. As a result of his efforts through his own fundraising and dedication, his career has become supported by some of the worlds greatest conservation societies such as The Dalai Lama, Ocean Care, Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd with whom he has crewed with on their campaigns.

Samuel’s second album Brazil Live Project, features some of the greatest talents in Brazilian music was entirely dedicating to the education of underprivileged children.

Samuel, has been raising funds and awareness for the Sea Shepherd organization and Ocean Care for a number of years. He is a major fan of the conservation societies and works continuously at schools and through his music to amplify the positive impact of their work. Samuel, has taken part in expeditions with Sea Shepherd and Ocean Care, visiting remote regions of the world reporting from the areas worse effected by exploitation.

More on Samuel J at www.samueljmusic.com/

Performing at Peak Levels with Guest Award Winning Actor / Producer and Writer, Paris Dylan, and Musical Guest, Singer / Songwriter, Kimberly Haynes on The LIFE CHANGES Show.

GUEST: PARIS DYLAN and MUSICAL GUEST: KIMBERLY HAYNES

KIMBERLY HAYNES

“Kimberly paints musical portraits…that touch the heart and illuminate the spiritual quest.”
- Michael Diamond – Music and Media Focus

Kindled by an awareness of divine guidance and conscious connection with spirit, singer/songwriter Kimberly Haynes’ music brings forth an uplifting invitation to discover a sacred space deep within the heart. The spectrum of her eclectic and enlightening songs evokes both the tenderness of a mother’s touch and the ancient feminine power of a tribal priestess singing her truth.

Her music harmoniously weaves inspirational heart-felt lyrics into a rich tapestry of world instruments to create poetic reflections born of a life of tremendous trials and blessed tribulations. “Having risen from my own ashes multiple times, it is my mission to carry music of the heart into the world.

She performed last year at both Shaktifest and Bhaktifest as well as her own CD Release event in October of 2016 to a packed house. This year included gigs at the legendary McCabe’s, Genghis Cohen, Goddess Temple of Irvine, a successful tour of Arizona, and various house concerts.

Her debut album “Awaken Me” was recently reviewed in LAYoga Magazine and just won Album of the Year in the One World Music Awards. She is accompanied by her co-producer and co-conspirator David Vito Gregoli.

Soon to be released, the highly anticipated music video for “You’re The One That I Want/Govinda Jaya.” Featuring gorgeous animation from Nina Paley’s acclaimed movie “Sita Sings The Blues.”

More About Kimberly Haynes

Website: www.MusicMedicineWoman.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/KimberlyHaynesMusicMedicineWoman/

You Tube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEZBWIm2LUsdtYgsisQMpPXWNnzluA_1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimhaynesmusic

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/musicmedicinewoman/sets/kimberly-haynes-awaken-me

“Discovering Your Magnificent Mind,” with Guest, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychologist, Retired Deputy Sheriff, Retired Police Sergeant and Episcopalian Priest, Dr. David James and Musical Guest, Singer / Songwriter, Ben Caron on The LIFE CHANGES Show

GUEST: DR. DAVID JAMES and MUSICAL GUEST: BEN CARON

BEN CARON

BEN CARON is a Los Angeles-based songwriter, New Age Pop artist and community organizer, who over the past five years has performed at LA’s favorite venues and whose international following enthusiastically helped him to record his debut and sophomore albums completely community-funded

(by over 500 donors.)

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An Iowa native, Ben attributes his eclectic musical style to his diverse life experiences, blending elements of pop, New Age, soul, folk and gospel. Having grown up listening to all genres of music, and being greatly inspired by iconic pop, country and folk storytellers such as James Taylor, Elton John and Garth Brooks, Ben learned popular songwriting through aural osmosis. Then at the age of 15 he picked up a guitar and taught himself to play by writing original music based on his life experiences. Needing to expand his horizons, at 18 years old Ben left Iowa to train classically in voice and acting at CSU, Los Angeles where he learned not only the essentials of good vocal technique, but also the crucial necessity for authentic connection and true inspiration in performance.

Ben began his career as a recording artist shortly after college, releasing his self-titled debut album in 2013. In 2014, he formed the singer-songwriter’s collective “The Sovereign Sons & Daughters” with whom he toured for 3 months, and in the Summer of 2014, Ben embarked on a crowd-funded solo tour of the UK. His recent acoustic EP, “CLIMB” debuted in January 2015 and for the rest of 2015 Ben lead THE JOY MACHINE, a collective of local instrumentalists and vocalists whose mission was to spread joy, love and connection through the power of live music. In 2016, with the help of The Joy Machine, Ben recorded and released the community-funded “King Benjamin’s Royal Heart,” a New Age-Pop concept album whose positive messaging has inspired countless listeners. Ben currently performs both as a singer-songwriter and as a workshop leader, collaborating with yoginis, sound healers and flow artists to generate holistic wellness.

Learn More About Ben Caron and his projects at:

–Ben Caron (solo project) ***Click here to listen to new album for FREE!

-The Joy Machine (events entertainment)

–WHYM Events (music & yoga)

–The Sovereign Sons & Daughters (singer-songwriter’s collective)

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