Passing4Normal

The human body is a creative process, with many portals to health and well-being. Dr. Bonnie Gintis, DO, uniquely combines osteopathy, mindfulness, Continuum, and other body-awareness practices to expand the possibilities of deeply caring for ourselves and others--becoming full participants in our own health and healing.

Do you stress about spending too much while earning too little? Financial Stress Reduction coach and author, Chellie Campbell is lively, wise, and entertaining as she talks about how to change your mindset around all the messages we carry about money --whether you have none or tons. She’ll help you finance the changes you want for your life in peace and prosperity.

Wildfires on the west coast are a new normal; challenging our ability to breathe and to remain calm when the fires burn around us. Breath and movement expert, Robert Litman discusses how to protect your breathing during wildfire season or in times when the air is not suitable. Your life could depend upon it.

Laurie Lipton is a visionary artist whose vision is at once disturbing, ironic, and full of piercing truth. Her intricate pencil drawings are biting social commentary revealing the mechanisms behind the façade, isolation in the age of social media, and questions about control. What is the artist’s role in bringing others to awareness? Find out in this fun and insightful interview.

Paul Loeb, social and political activist, discusses integration and change with John Weeks, integrative medicine practitioner.

Jackie Welch-Schlicher and Rebecca Mark are both artists who have mastered the art of listening deeply, receptivity and response, and playing with the magic of the unexpected. Each of them uses “an open hand” when crafting their work, which allows the artistic expression to reflect the improvisational nature of life. The practice of trust rather than control, receiving rather than forcing, keeps the work fresh and alive no matter what the form or task.

Amber Gray and Fred Sugerman use body-based therapies and practices to inspire hope and change. New possibilities for health, healing, well-being, and pleasure rather than pain, can be discovered through movement, new sensations, and the unwinding of old and painful patterns. When we can reframe our felt experience, we can Have Hope for new outcomes. Listen to how.

Nature is change. Permaculture experts Penny Livingston-Stark and James Stark explore how to facilitate change with more ease when we Align with Nature. The natural world provides all the examples and support we need to adapt to any changing circumstance, both internal and external, real or in metaphor; whether we dwell in the forest or in the middle of the city.

Jacques Verduin and Robert Litman work with bringing awareness to every moment in very different settings. Jacques Verduin is a leader in restorative justice working in prisons, Robert Litman is a breath and movement educator working with clients, many of whom suffer from asthma, anxiety, or other breathing disorders. Their discussion is a lively exploration of how the simplicity of breath and sense awareness is the beginning of any journey to change.

Meditation mentor, Camille Maurine, and intuitive astrologer, Rachel Lang, Spark Fire as they discuss passion, pleasure, and finding your purpose. Uncovering your passion motivates action that can burn through fear, reluctance, and ambivalence. Riding the wild currents of your own passion requires a play of both courage and tenderness. Listen to find out how.