Posts Tagged ‘meditation’
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
On Saturday, July 18, I interviewed 5 cancer survivors pictured from left to right–Aurea McGarry, Linda Wilson, Regina Leeds, Les Thiele, and Lori Kuban .
Aurea is a 9 year Non Hodskins Lymphoma survivor who won the Mrs. U.S. Beauty of Georgia Contest in 2003 and the title of Most Inspirational Contestant. She is the creator, producer and host of the television show Live Your Legacy with Aurea McGarry. Earlier she worked on the soap opera Edge of Night. She discusses her experiences with cancer in her book I Won’t Survive, I’ll Thrive. More information is available at: www.liveyourlegacytv.com
Linda had a tumor of the kidney and used alternative interventions. She and her husband have owned a rare and used book business for 25 years. She has degrees in English Literature, and Respiratory Therapy, and a Masters in Theology. She is an ordained Episcopal Minister but currently works with the Catholic Apolistic Church. She writes when she has time and has a novel placed with an agent currently. She can be reached at: littlegidding@hughes.net
Regina is a 7 year survivor of third stage uterine cancer who used traditional and alternative interventions. She is a professional organizer and authored six books including the New York Times best seller One Year to an Organized Life. More information is available at www.reginaleeds.com
Les is a 3 time ovarian cancer survivor who used complementary interventions. She talks with cancer patients several times a week and is in the process of putting up a web site. She can be reached at: (617) 834-1597.
Lori is a brain tumor survivor who used traditional and alternative interventions. She has a baccalaureate and masters degree and is a research librarian. She is also a cancer and health care advocate who speaks and provides workshops for cancer survivors and professionals including being a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society. She also gives radio and television interviews. More information is available at www.cancerologist.com
The interviews for this show follow.
Tags: alternative interventions, Aurea McGarry, brain cancer, chemotherapy, chinese medicine, diet, Dr Carl O Helvie, essiac. red clover, kidney cancer, Les Thiele, Linda Wilson, Lori Kuban, meditation, non-hodgskins lymphoma, ovarian cancer, Regina leeds, surgery, uterine cancer
Posted in Cancer, Podcast, Tamoxifen, Uncategorized, Yoga, body-mind-spirit, brain cancer, cancer survivors, complementary, herbs, kidney cancer, non hodkins lymphoma, ovarian cancer, spiritual health, uterine cancer, weight loss, wellness | 1 Comment »
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Tags: affirmations, breast cancer survivors, Carolyn Gross, chemotherapy, Dr Carl O Helvie, faith, Heather Jose, herbs, immunology, Lauren Miller, Linda Andersen, meditation, prayer, support system, surgery, visualization
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
My second guest on Saturday, April 11 was Padma, one of Canada’s best know teachers of meditation and yoga. Padma writes and hosts a daily national TV series called Living Yoga with Padma and has produced instructional DVD’s. She studied in the Himalyas of India and has been authorized to teach meditation and yoga by the Director of the International Meditation Institute of India. More information can be found at: www.padmameditation.com
A sample of the interview follows. If interested in the full interview please fill in your name and email address on another page of this site for free mailings of the Holistic Health Shows.
Tags: Canadian Expert, Dr Carl O Helvie, meditation, Padma, Yoga
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Dr Carl O Helvie, host of the Holistic Health Show on BBS Radio (www.bbsradio.com) Station 9 will interview Padma on Saturday, April 11 at 7 p.m. PST or 10 p.m. EST (new time) as his second guest. This interview is a repeat of an earlier show on meditation and yoga because padma has been so popular on my website with the Russians and received over 60 comments from them. Padma is one of Canada’s best know yoga and meditation teachers. She writes and hosts a daily national tv series called Living Yoga with Padma. She studied meditation in the Hymalayas of India for eight years and is authorized to teach meditation and yoga by the director of the International Meditation Institute of India. She was director of the Padma and Yoga Center in Vancouver, B.C. and currently leads courses and workshops. She holds a baccalaureate degree from McGill University. Additional information can be found at http://www.padmameditation.com
Tags: Canadian Expert, Dr Carl O Helvie, meditation, Padma, Yoga
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Sunday, December 7th, 2008
Dr Bernie Siegel (left with his dogs) and Padma (right) were interviewed on BBS Radio (www.bbsradio.com) Station 3 on the Holistic Health Show on Saturday, December 6 at 5 p.m. PST or 8 p.m. EST. Bernie discussed his holistic approach with cancer patients and Padma discussed meditation. Listen to these interesting interviews.
Tags: Cancer, chemotherapy, complementary medicine, Dr Bernie Siegel, Dr Carl O Helvie, Edgar Cayce, Exceptional Cancer Patient, guided imagery, healing, health, holistic, Immune Competence Test, mantra, meditation, Padma, radiation, spiritual insight, surgery
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Sunday, December 7th, 2008
On Saturday, December 6 on BBS Radio on the Holistic Health Show (Station 3) at 5 p.m. PST or 8 p.m. EST I will interview Dr Bernie Siegel and Padma. Dr Bernie Siegel who prefers to be called Bernie needs no introduction to many throughout the world. He embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of medical ethicsa and spiritual issues that society grapples with today. He originated Exceptional Cancer Patients, a specific form of individual and group therapy utilizing patient drawings, dreams, images, and feelings in 1978 and retired from practice as an assistant professor of general and pediatric surgery at Yale in 1989 to speak to patients and their caregivers. In 1986 he wrote Love, Medicine and Miracles which was followed by 9 other books and another to be published in 2009-Faith, Hope, and Healing with survivors stories and his reflections about what they teach us. Bernie was one of the earluy physicians using a body, mind, spirit approach to patient care. His website is: www.BernieSiegelMD.com Bernie will talk about how he got into holistic medicine; His Exceptiponal Patient program; what hje learned about healing using this approach; his Immune Competence Personality Test; and more.
Padma is one of Canada’s best known teacher of meditation and yoga. Shge writes and hosts a daily national tv series called Living Yoga with Padma. She studied meditation in the Himalayas of India for 8 years; mastered Sanskrit text of philosophy and is authorized to teach meditation and yoga by the director of the International Meditation Institute of India. Padma was director of the Padma Yoga and Meditation Center in Vancouver, B.C. and currently leads courses and workshops there. She holds a B.Sc. degree in Biology from McGill University, Canada. She will discuss meditation on this show and yoga on a later one.
(www.bbsradio.com)
Tags: complementary medicine, Dr Bernie Siegel, Dr Carl O Helvie, international expert, meditation, Padma, Yoga
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
In this show Dr Patricia Crane talks about how she first discovered the power of affirmations; how listeners can use principles to create affirmations; why affirmations do not always work; how she cured herself with chronic fatigue symdrome with affirmations and other holistic interventions; and the difference between affirmations and visualization. Dr Crane is a protege of Louise Hay and has worked with her for 22 years. Dr Carl O Helvie, your host, also talks about meditation and relaxation including the process of meditation, preparation, expected outcomes including research studies, and various types or meditation.
Tags: affirmations, chronic fatigue syndrome, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr Patricia Crane, Louise Hay, meditation, relaxation, research studies, visualization
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Dr Patricia Crane
On Saturday, November 29 at 8 p.m. EST the Holistic Health Show on BBS Radio (www.bbsradio.com) Station 3 will include: 1) An interview with Dr Patricia Crane on affirmations; and 2) A discussion on meditation and relaxation by your host, Dr Carl O Helvie. These topics are part of the mental aspects of Holistic Health that have been the focus of the show this month. The focus of next months show will be spiritual aspects of Holistic Health. Come join us.
Dr Carl O Helvie
Tags: affirmations, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr Patricia Crane, meditation, relaxation
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