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“Top 10 Positive Eye-Opening Changes During Coronavirus Times,” Presented by LIFE CHANGES and Vortex Immersion; and Musical Guest, Opera Singer Lauren Lugo – Show #576

Presented By LIFE CHANGES and VORTEX IMMERSION; and Musical Guest: LAUREN LUGO

LIFE CHANGES and VORTEX IMMERSION

Durning the Coronavirus times, there have been more positives than one can count, and each has been special and important to one person, to many, to millions. Though arguably, positive things are happening all the time, all over the world, being that the recent focus has been on so many of the obvious and maybe not so obvious negatives, a spotlight on some of the highlights that have come to our attention at LIFE CHANGES and have been brought forward by the Vortex Immersion Team, is our show tonight.

It is our trust that they will inspire, and support our faith in individuals and humanity not only in this crisis, but potentially from here on forward. May we never forget the kindness of others we are experiencing at this time and always, and pass it on, and share it in our stories for generations to come.

LIFE CHANGES

When it comes to changes, LIFE CHANGES is setting new trends and ushering in a new paradigm, featuring conversations with experts who have either changed their lives, changed the lives of others, or are changing the world in their own little or big way.  From activist celebrities to people who have achieved extraordinary things; from spiritual leaders, futurists,  to book smart, degreed and/or doctored scientists, physicians, and scholars, hear what they have to say and be part of a conversation that matters on ways to become the new “cool,” be in the know, in the now, and flow with life’s changes.

More About The LIFE CHANGES Show Team at: https://lifechangesnetwork.com/about/

VORTEX IMMERSION

Vortex Immersion Media lives on the edge of LIVE immersive experience development, specializing in dome venues and 360º distribution. From concept to experience, we work with top artists to create next-gen experiential venues and compelling interactive programming. Our diverse portfolio spans over a decade, and the future is getting brighter as we build a global network of immersion dome venues.

Vortex is blazing a trail into the future of immersive entertainment using 360º domes, VR, augmented reality and machine learning as tools for crafting powerful, life-affirming stories and experiences. Our team has decades of experience leading challenging, technology-driven projects. In cooperation with our world-class production partners, we are uniquely positioned to usher in the next generation of immersive entertainment.

More About Vortex Immersion at: https://vortexdomes.com

Image Credit Above: Brianna Amore at www.AmoreDesignWerks.com/

“From ‘Selfless’ to ‘Self-Full,'” with Guest, Psychotherapist, Founder of Relationship Institute of Palm Beach and Creator of the Self-Full®, Jessica Baum; and Musical Guest, Vin Adinolfi, a.k.a. Vin A. of The Bronx Wanderers, on Show #575

Guest: JESSICA BAUM, LMHC; and Musical Guest: VIN ADINOLFI, a.k.a. VIN A

JESSICA BAUM, LMHC

Jessica Baum, LMHC is the founder of Relationship Institute of Palm Beach and creator of the Self-Full® method — a therapeutic path to personal wellness and freedom from codependence. Jessica holds an undergraduate degree from Fordham University and a master’s degree in mental health counseling from South University.

As a certified addiction specialist, her focuses are chemical abuse, codependency, and anxiety. She is also a certified Imago Therapist, bringing her compassionate and effective relationship counseling experience to families, couples, and family programs within addiction treatment centers. Jessica has extensive training in psychodrama and experiential therapy, and is additionally skilled in cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy. Her training also includes EMDR and Post Induction Therapy, and she has a wealth of experience supporting trauma patients.

Jessica’s own personal core belief is centered around the importance of connection, both to oneself and the outside world. She believes the crux of most personal struggles can be attributed to a lack of true understanding and personal connection, and that it is this sense of disconnection that ultimately leads to pain. Jessica founded the Relationship Institute of Palm Beach to help heal, foster happine

More about Jessica Baum, LMHC at: www.RelationshipsPB.com and www.JessicaBaumLMHC.com.

“Indigenous Wisdom for Novel Times,” with Guest, Aztec and Mexican-American, Consultant, Speaker, Coach and Author of the International Bestseller, “The Four Sacred Gifts,” Dr. Anita Sanchez; and Musical Guest, DPAK aka The Other Deepak from 2019’s “Band of the Year” and “Music Video of the Year” Awarded Band, “Robot Nature,” on The LIFE CHANGES Show #574

Guest: DR. ANITA SANCHEZ; and Musical Guest: DPAK aka THE OTHER DEEPAK, from “ROBOT NATURE”

DR. ANITA SANCHEZ

Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., Aztec and Mexican-American, is a transformational leadership consultant, speaker, coach and author of the international bestselling book, “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times,” available in paperback, hardcover, e-book, and audiobook from Simon & Schuster.

She bridges indigenous teachings with the latest science to inspire and equip women and men to enjoy meaningful, empowered lives and careers. With four decades of experience coaching and training executives and their teams in dozens of Fortune 500 companies, governmental groups and non-governmental agencies, Anita is an established leader in global organizational change initiatives.

She is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council with luminaries such as Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson and John Gray, as well as the Association of Transformational Leaders, the Evolutionary Business Council, and serves on the Boards of the Bioneers organization and the Pachamama Alliance. Anita holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development from the University of Colorado, Denver. She resides in the mountains outside of Boulder, CO with her husband and youngest son.

For more information and to download the free song that is based on the book, visit www.FourSacredGifts.com. For information on Anita’s diversity, inclusion, and unconscious bias training, see consulting website www.SanchezTennis.com.

“Heads Up Self-Defense for Life,” with Guest, 4th Degree Black Belt and Certified Karate Instructor, Debbie Love, and Musical Guest, Singer / Songwriter Alex Nester on The LIFE CHANGES Show #573

Guest: DEBBIE LOVE and Musical Guest: ALEX NESTER

DEBBIE LOVE

Debbie Love did not set out to become a Karate instructor or a martial artist out of sheer interest, it was out of necessity; she was compelled to learn everything she could about the subject because of a personal family tragedy that had a profound effect and would eventually change the course of her life.  

Her close cousin Julie Love, near identical in size, was the victim of a violent crime in Atlanta in the summer of 1988 which was the subject of headline news. It took over a year for Julie’s remains to be found after her disappearance. Once the facts came out of what happened to Julie, it was clear she lost her life because of a simple mistake, she ran out of gas. And, even though it happened in Atlanta’s wealthiest neighborhood, it was a fatal mistake.  

Debbie knew if it could happen to Julie, it could happen to her.  So she began a quest to learn self-defense but nothing seemed to work.  Knowing there had to be a better way, she enrolled in martial arts to learn from the ground up. That was almost 20 years ago.  

After earning her first Black Belt, Debbie began sharing basic self-defense and escape techniques to family and friends, and quite frankly, to anyone who would listen. As her experience and skills increased so did her audience. In 2009, while working in downtown San Diego, Debbie convinced management to put on a series of six 1-one hour lunch and learn classes for the female employees working in the building.  It was a success and a huge confidence boost for those women who commute to and from work everyday.

In December 2015, Debbie returned to Atlanta where her cousin was murdered to teach a special class for family and friends.

Since then, Debbie left her 40 year career as a paralegal to devote herself full time to educating women about their safety and continues to find innovative ways to provide valuable self-defense information and instruction to women of all ages, from young girls to seniors citizens, high school and college bound girls and women who work outside the home. Each class and workshop is distinctively tailored to the audience. 

Today, after almost 20 years of training, Debbie is a 4th Degree Black Belt and Certified Instructor in Karate and an advocate for women’s safety.  At under 5’ and barely 100 pounds, don’t let her small size fool you; she can stop a larger opponent with relative ease. 

As a frequent speaker and self-defense instructor, Debbie wants women to know that  self-defense is much more than simply learning techniques. Self-defense is not about being strong, it’s about being smart!

Learn More About Debbie Love and Heads Up Self-Defense at: www.headsupselfdefense.com and www.facebook.com/HEADSUPSelfDefense/

“Seeding a Society of Impact,” with Guest, Transformational Speaker and Mindset Coach, Brandi Veil; and Musical Guest, Swedish Singer / Songwriter, Bella Skyller on The LIFE CHANGES Show #572

Guest: BRANDI VEIL; and Musical Guest: BELLA SKYLLER

BRANDI VEIL

Starting with one, you can change many, impact a nation and even the world.”

Founder and CEO of Being Investments specializing in developing holistic business ventures and a mindful leadership culture for global change.

Brandi’s executive coaching and CEO Mentorship program not only helps her clients in business development but sets a mindful practice as the foundation for success. With over a decade working in the Hollywood hospitality and entertainment industry, Brandi saw a need for a shift in mainstream business leadership. One that would put mindfulness, spirituality and business development at the forefront of all her business development and training.

In her previous work at CEO and founder of event location and production agency, she has worked with many well-known entertainers curating, producing, managing and edutainment events with Michael Beckwith, Pink, Steve Aoki, Lebron James, Jackie Chan and many more producing and developing events, marketing, pr and educational platforms as edutainment.

She is a true believer in the new economy, sustainable, whole systems including digital currency and rewards systems to help promote the global marketplace. She has spent her life studying western to eastern philosophies, she is a certified holistic health practitioner; in Yoga and meditation, quantum field energetics including Reiki, and (NLP) NeuroLinguistics Integrative Therapy. Brandi is a visionary and futurist helping balance the fate of our future by educating groups on the importance of daily practice as a step towards social and global goals for a better world.

Her vision for helping leaders achieve their goals is based on personal development principles, neuroscience, and mindful practice. She is a big thinker, she believes everything is energy, which can be applied with technology for social change. Her philosophy is “starting with one, you can change many and impact global a nation and even the globe. Founder of Being Investment and Being Media Group has spoken at TEDx NYC Women’s Conference, United Nations and many other platforms on ancient wisdom, wellness, meditation, leadership, social impact, and empowerment.

More About Brandi Veil at: www.brandiveil.com

“Empowering You(th) Through Art Education,” with Guest, Screenwriter, Script Supervisor and Founder and CEO of “Create Now,” Jill Gurr; Musical Guests Singer / Songwriter / Band, Jesse Palter and Palter Ego, on The LIFE CHANGES Show #571

Guest: JILL GURR; and Musical Guests: JESSE PALTER and PALTER EGO

JILL GURR

Jill is originally from East Meadow, NY. She has traveled and lived all over the world and is fluent in Spanish, French and Italian. ​She is the CEO of the nonprofit organization Create Now, which she founded in 1996. Jill has devoted the last 23 years of her life helping more than 48,000 at-risk and high-risk youth in Los Angeles to heal and thrive through therapeutic programs in the arts.

She is a produced screenwriter, having adapted the book Hit and Run by James Hadley Chase into the screenplay “Rigged,” which stars George Kennedy. This film was distributed internationally by Kodiak Films. She also wrote “Socrates,” a PBS pilot that stars Ed Asner. Several of her original screenplays were optioned. One of Jill’s scripts placed as a Quarter-Finalist in five different writing competitions, and also as a Finalist in an international writing contest.

Jill graduated from Boston University with a B.S. degree in Broadcasting and Film. She worked for many years in the film industry as a Script Supervisor on international productions with famous actors and directors.

She founded Create Now in 1996 and serves as the CEO. Jill was featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°. She was one of eight people in the U.S. selected to be in an exhibition at the Museum of Tolerance called “Everyday Heroes.” She was chosen by the British Council to participate in their Global Xchange program in South Africa and Northern Ireland in 2010, where she shared best practices with 25 other leaders from six countries. Jill gives presentations to global diplomats through adjuncts of the U.S. State Department.

She received a standing ovation after giving a TEDx Talk in Beverly Hills on October 29, 2016. Jill published a comprehensive book, Mentor Youth Now: A Guidebook for Transforming Young Lives, which is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and through other retailers. She’s available as a consultant, trainer and a speaker.

To learn more about Jill, visit www.jillgurr.com and Create Now at: www.createnow.org

“Emotional Survival Strategies” with Guest Police Captain (Ret) Dan Willis Trainer and Author of “Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responders Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart;” and Musical Guests Tait Alexander and Chakra 8, on The LIFE CHANGES Show #570

Guest: CAPTAIN (RET) DAN WILLIS; and Musical Guests: TAIT ALEXANDER and CHAKRA 8

CAPTAIN (RET) DAN WILLIS

Captain (ret) Dan Willis served for nearly 30 years for the La Mesa (CA) Police Department as a crimes of violence – child molest-sexual assault-homicide detective, SWAT Commander, Wellness Unit Coordinator, and retired as a captain in 2014. He was Officer of the Year twice and nominated for Detective of the Year in California.

He is a graduate of San Diego State University in Criminal Justice as well as the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia where he studied emotional survival.

Capt. Willis is the author of the award-winning emotional survival and wellness guidebook, Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responders Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart (19th annual M.S. Books for a Better Life award in New York City, and the Al Cole People of Distinction Humanitarian Award). The book is now required reading at the FBI National Academy.

Captain Willis travels North America providing training to first responders on Trauma, PTSD, and the Process of Healing, having giving over 230 presentations in 30 states and in Canada. He has 5 step-children and lives in San Diego.

More About Captain (Ret) Dan Willis and “Bulletproof Spirit” at: FirstResponderWellness.com

Bulletproof Spirit – Guidebook for First Responders

www.linkedin.com/in/dan-willis-95468840/

“A Call to the Wilder Human Beings in Us All,” with Guest, Cast Member of HISTORY Channel’s Season 6, “ALONE,” Environmental Scientist and Teacher, and the Woman Behind Buckskin Revolution, Woniya Thibeault; and Musical Guest Popular on iTunes and Periscope, Singer / Songwriter, Clare Means, on The LIFE CHANGES Show #569

Guest: WONIYA THIBEAULT; and Musical Guest: CLARE MEANS

WONIYA THIBEAULT

My name is Woniya Thibeault, and I am the woman behind Buckskin Revolution.

A love for the natural world has always been a part of me, as has a drive to make things with my own two hands, and a longing for earlier times and more land-based lifestyles. Discovering a community of people who practiced and taught ancestral skills when I was 19 opened up my world and inspired me to devote myself to these skills. I have been studying, practicing and teaching them since the mid 1990s. 

With both a Masters degree in Environmental Science and a hands on education in ancestral skills, I strive to combine knowledge of and love for the natural world with the physical skills of our human ancestors.

I have spent a lot time living off grid and incorporating wild foods and handmade goods into my daily life. I had a powerful test of my skills when I was selected as a participant for Season 6 of Alone on the History channel, where I spent 73 days living by myself in the arctic, hunting, gathering and trapping. The skills that allowed me to stay so long were not however, just the physical ones, but the mental, emotional and spiritual skills of long-term survival practices for connection, gratitude, curiosity, communication, positivity and reciprocity.

I teach a wide range of topics, but I call my business Buckskin Revolution not only because I love making, wearing, and teaching about brain tanned buckskin, but because of what it represents.

It is a reminder, a link to our human past. We can all trace our lineage back to ancestors who wore buckskin, or something very similar. It speaks to that place inside us that remembers what it feels like to know the world around us intimately, to shape the substance of our lives from the raw materials around us.  It reminds us what it is to be human and connected to the wild within and around us.

The Buckskin Revolution is not just making buckskin clothing, or harvesting wild foods or survival skills, it is about inspiring and enabling people to do more for themselves and to be freer, healthier, wilder, more connected human beings.

More About Woniya at: https://www.buckskinrevolution.com

www.patreon.com/woniyabuckskinrevolution

https://sage.fm/woniya-wilderness-alone

https://www.instagram.com/buckskin_revolution/

“You Were Not Born to Suffer,” with Guest, Author, Counselor, Alternative Medicine Practicioner, Blake Bauer, and Musical Guest, R&B, Funk Music Artist, Cliff Beach, on The LIFE CHANGES Show #568

Guest: BLAKE BAUER and Musical Guest: CLIFF BEACH

BLAKE BAUER

Blake D. Bauer is the author of the international bestselling book You Were Not Born To Suffer.

He has helped thousands of people around the world who could not find lasting solutions from conventional medicine, psychiatry, or religion. His pioneering work centers on learning how to love yourself practically and unconditionally as the key to healing yourself, fulfilling your life’s purpose, unlocking your capacity to love, and realizing your full potential personally and professionally.

Blake’s formal education includes traditional Chinese medicine, five-element Chinese medicine, nutritional medicine, herbal healing, psychology, past life regression therapy-hypnosis, and various other forms of alternative medicine. After years of training with spiritual teachers, healers, and masters from all over the world, Blake also teaches various forms of mindfulness, meditation, qi gong, qi gong energy medicine, and dao yin (a health and longevity yoga). Today he is considered by many to be a modern meditation and qi gong master.

Based on both his personal experience overcoming deep suffering, addiction, and adversity, as well as his professional success with thousands of people worldwide, he shares what he’s found to be the most effective approaches to mental, emotional, and physical health.

More About Blake Bauer at:

Website: www.unconditional-selflove.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlakeBauer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YouWereNotBornToSuffer.by.BlakeDBauer and

http://www.facebook.com/blakebauer1

“Winning Ways for Living,” with Guest, Author, Peak Performance Trainer, Lecturer, and 16 Medal Winner in Four International Senior Olympic Swim Championships, Kurt A. Krueger; and Musical Guest, Singer, Songwriter, Darla Fox, on The LIFE CHANGES Show #567

Guest: KURT A. KRUEGER and Musical Guest: DARLA FOX

KURT A, KRUEGER

A native of Los Angeles, Kurt A. Krueger lives what he teaches and teaches what he lives.  He has won 16 medals in four Senior Olympic swim championships.  Mr. Krueger has taught Peak Performance Practices (PPP) around the world for elite athletes/coaches, performing artists, business people, and others.  His goal is to have everyone physically and mentally fit throughout the 21st Century.  He has been interviewed on Radio/TV and for the print media on four continents. 

Mr. Krueger was an All-American swimmer at Los Angeles Valley College and is a member of their Hall of Fame for Water Polo, and he also coached numerous world-record holders for San Fernando Valley swim schools; he was a member of Glendale College and Cal St. Uni. – Los Angeles faculties of Psychology and/or Physical Education.  He has also coached soccer, football, basketball, and Track & Field. He is an internationally published author, photographer, lecturer and corporate consultant.

Mr. Krueger’s interest in Peak Performance Practices developed when he met a Master of these sciences in 1974.  His integrative learning was tested three years later when he was a passenger on a JAL plane hijacked by the Japanese Red Army terrorists.  Mr. Krueger used a PPP concentration technique he’d been practicing and found his mind relaxed and focused at the height of the crisis – the first coach passenger to speak with hijackers and ultimately the first off the plane.

Returning to America, Mr. Krueger taught history and government at an inner-city ghetto school — Crenshaw High in Los Angeles.  His mental control was again tested there when threatened twice by students carrying either a drawn knife or gun.  He peacefully settled the incidents by verbally demanding the weapons.  His clarity and ease in an intense situation once again amazed Mr. Krueger and others.  Fellow teachers recognized his ability to cope with crisis situations and requested that he instruct them in Stress Management techniques.  This ultimately led to a series of highly successful presentations in Southern California climaxing with programs at the United Nations in New York City, and Oxford Medical School (UK).

Concurrently, Mr. Krueger also began training athletes for Peak Performance.  It developed into a ‘systems’ program to strengthen a person’s body, mind and spirit.  The use of these techniques had enabled him to win numerous medals in the Senior Olympics.  Examples of some high school students improvements after just three months use of Peak Performance Practices: Greg Denby, a high jumper with a personal best of 6’6″, leapt 7’1″; Macarthur Osbourn went from a 2:01 880 yard runner to a 1:54; Anita Sood, of India, set eight National swimming records, and Bejoy Jain, in 14 days, set a National Junior Record then swam the English Channel faster than any other Asian.

Mr. Krueger founded the Institute of Sports Psychology in 1982 in Bombay and ultimately developed into an organization with four more offices in: London, Melbourne, Tokyo and Los Angeles.  The following year he founded Success Systems Inter...