Co-host Amy talks about the importance of consciously remembering what is most important to us.

Tom Cowan is a shamanic practitioner specializing in Celtic visionary and healing techniques. He combines universal core shamanism with traditional European spirit lore to create spiritual practices that can heal and enrich one’s own life and the lives of others. He is an internationally respected teacher, author, lecturer, and tour leader.

Jody Hojin Kimmel is a Dharma Holder at Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, NY and a long-time (life-time) ceramicist and visual artist.

Peter Muir, co-founder and co-director of the Institute for Music and Health (IMH). IMH is a center based in New York’s Hudson Valley providing specialized training and service for those interested in using music for wellness. If you can’t listen to the whole interview, be sure not to miss the completely heart-felt version of Over the Rainbow sung by an autistic boy that starts at about 50 minutes in.

We speak to Nurit Nardi about why she does not call herself a healer, and how she helps people to heal themselves. Besides her background in the performing arts, Nurit holds a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology, and is a licensed Massage Therapist. She combines energy-based psychotherapy with somatic and diverse bodywork modalities.

Christine Owen and Roy Budnik of the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie. Christine coordinates Barrett Presents… An Artist’s Salon – a free public forum for local artists to share their art with the Hudson Valley community, and Roy is a supporter of the arts who came up with the idea of the Artist’s Salon because he wanted to learn more about artists and their work.

We air a dharma discourse given by the late John Daido Loori, Roshi, founder of the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism, and inspiration for Be the Change Radio.

Stanley Blum, painter, poet and nonagenarian, talks about poety, art and music.

Tilly Strauss, a local artist, describes the Dutchess ArtEast Studio Tour and her own community art projects.

George Kaufman, the resource development director for Omega, tells us about the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, and about his own journey from “fat, dumb & happy” to integrating his life & work into one meaningful activity.