Explore the healing arts of Western Mass! The Northampton-area is home to a huge variety of energy workers, herbalists, body workers, cosmic warriors, yogis, and meditation. Caroline Ruderman, a Reiki professional, sits down every week with a new guest! Original broadcasts aired on Valley Free Radio 103.3FM Northampton.
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Explore the healing arts of Western Mass! The Northampton-area is home to a huge variety of energy workers, herbalists, body workers, cosmic warriors, yogis, and meditation. Caroline Ruderman, a Reiki professional, sits down every week with a new guest! Original broadcasts aired on Valley Free Radio 103.3FM Northampton.
On today's episode of Energy Matters, The Organic Gourmet's Leslie Cerier joins us to talk about luscious living with food. Leslie is a self-taught vegetarian chef, cookbook author, teacher, and public speaker. She gives us insights on intuitive cooking, how to maintain our creative flow, and really honoring what our body wants and doesn't want. This slow mindful pacing has informed her career choices, her book writing, and recipe creation. Tune in for a great show!
Today on Energy Matters Arden Sundari, yoga therapist and yogini, returns to explore the connection between the polyvagal nervous system and our ancestral ties. She begins to unpack epigenetics (the non-coding DNA) and how we inherit 14 generations of personality and behavioral patterns. Arden begins to examine how we can transform these inherited patterns through calming our nervous system. She also connects this work to our current race relations in our country. Tune in a great show!
Today on Energy Matters, Caroline sits down with Willie Crosby, founder, grower, and educator of Fungi Ally. Willie talks about he began growing mushrooms and how his business evolved into supporting others to cultivate and forage their own. From spawn to foraging to grow kits, we cover a range of ways to do that. Willie also speaks to the rise of popularity of mushrooms in our culture, from a culinary perspective as well as our spiritual evolution. Tune in for a great show!
This week on Energy Matters, Caroline chats with return guest Sunshine Beeson! Sunshine breaks down the qualities of our Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine and the shadow sides to both. Understanding these archetypal energies allows us to heal ourselves and understand a healthy polarity in our relationships. Tune in for a great show!
On this week's episode of Energy Matters, Caroline sits down with Chris Sturk, who offers sound therapy for yoga and meditation. Chris talks about his lifelong love of music and how that transitioned into sound healing. He talks about how he sets intentions, when instruments "want" to play, and how binaural beats work. In addition to offering live sound journeys in gardens or at music festivals, Chris recently released an album of binaural beats called Sounds for Wellbeing. Grab your headphones and tune in for a great show!
On today's episode of Energy Matters, Caroline and summer co-host Marietta Skeen sit down to talk with death doula and hospice volunteer Lynn Simonds. Through dealing with her own mother's passing, Lynn learned how to deal with grief through music and song writing. This paved the way for her training as a death doula many years later. Lynn talks about how she understands some of the ancient practices of keening, hired mourners, and how primal sounds can assist in the grieving process. There's a lot of basic education on alternatives to traditional funerals as well. Tune in for a great show!
Today on Energy Matters, Caroline talks with Nicole Goldsmith, esthetician and proprietor of Parallel Skin Spa. Nicole discusses how our internal world is the foundation of beauty. While doing waxing and facials, she folds in spiritual aspects into her work, including Reiki, crystal grids, sound healing. In turn, taking care of our external can help us feel confident and feed into that "soul glow." Nicole talks about the expansion of her spa into an event space for yoga and sound healing. Tune in for a great show!
Caroline sits down with Nini Melvin and summer guest host Marietta Skeen. Nini discusses her work understanding ourselves within the 5 Elements of fire, water, wood, earth, air/metal. How we understand our unique "recipe" of these elements allows us to live fully and with more authenticity. With Nini's 40 years of shiatsu experience she shares how the meridians are in service to the heart and how this practical information not just those who want be a shiatsu practitioner. Tune in for a great show!
On today's show, Caroline sits down with Jen Parmentier and Michelle Eastman of Sacred Roots Healing. Jen and Michelle talk about the dynamic they shared while growing and supporting each other in business and life. They also discuss the aerial yoga, seeing the potential in people, and the upcoming teacher training program. Tune in for a great show!
Today on Energy Matters, Caroline and summer co-host Marietta Skeen sit down with Dr. Adam Brady. Adam is a classically trained physical therapist that looks at healing the body mechanically as well as emotionally. He talks about the different maps of the body, the body's response to holding pain, and how some of his teachers got him thinking differently about the evolution of our healing hands. Adam recently opened a larger practice in Easthampton, MA and discusses how he's excited to have a work family. Tune in for a great show!
Host Caroline Ruderman sits down with Erin Tullar of Rose Quartz Mediumship. Erin is a gifted psychic medium talks about what happens during a reading, what it's like to hold space for people at end of life versus communicating with spirit, the importance of shadow work, and her workshops and longer programs to help people uncover their gifts. Tune in for a great show!
On today's episode of Energy Matters, Caroline sits down with Anna Brooke to talk about her new book, "Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home." Anna talks about the stage as a place of vulnerability, giving it your all, and how this helped her overcome body shame and an eating disorder. We also discuss another form of healing dance called Wu Dao, where Anna Brooke is the only teacher of this technique in the U.S. Tune in for a great show!
On today's episode of Energy Matters, Caroline sits down to talk with animal communicator Zan Ottaway! Zan talks about her intuitive training and how she came to strengthen her connection with animals. Zan also talks about the way she sends and receives information from pets and spirits. Tune in for a great show!
On today's episode of Energy Matters, Caroline sits down with Kimberly Raven Pearson, medium, Reiki practitioner, and witch along the Celtic Druid path. Kim talks about how her ancestry plays a role in her spiritual tradition, how she returned to herself after a controlling relationship, and how her mediumship and intuitive development helped her build more authentic relationships and a healthy sense of self. Tune in for a great show!
We sit down with Maria Malaguti, the founder of the Lyme Disease Resource Center in Northampton, MA. Maria discusses her diagnosis in the 1990s with Lyme Disease and how she became a hub for people looking for support. Maria talks about her journey with western medicine, research, and holistic care. Despite her disability, she built health into her business plan, limiting her availability and allowing for rest, while growing this much needed non-profit. Tune in for this inspiring story of finding a new version of health.
Today on Energy Matters, Caroline welcomes co-host Beth Pellettieri to chat with Fred Bogin, retired pediatrician and hypnotherapist for kids. Fred talks about the myths of hypnotherapy and how children can tap into mental imagery to feel empowered, overcome challenges, and develop skills. The process is effective from needle phobia, bed wetting, and even warts! Tune in for a great interview!
Today on Energy Matters, Caroline chats with Candice Hozza, business intuitive and spiritual strategist. Candice talks about her work with the Akashic Records and does a mini reading for a guest! Tune in for a great show!
On today's episode of Energy Matters, Caroline chats with return guest Winifred Tannetta of the Witching Well. Winifred talks about the decision to transition her brick and mortar shop an online group and how intuition assisted her. The Witching Well supports individuals who want to explore a nature-based spirituality. Winifred discusses what that looks like in her life including night gardening! Tune in for a great show!
On today's show, Caroline and Beth sit down with neuromuscular massage therapist Jessica Kern to talk about healing pain quickly and effectively through trigger points and fascia. As an adolescent, Jess learned how to relieve pain for her horse, and this early experience began a lifelong quest to understand the mechanism of the body to relieve pain. Jess supports clients live pain free and teaches humans techniques to increase their physical wellbeing. Tune in for a great show!
On today's show, Caroline sits down with Michelle Huber, Feldenkrais and Circling facilitator. Michelle talks about how these different methods bring awareness to the body. Coming from a background in dance, Michelle wanted to learn how to move better and found these two modalities. Michelle walks us through a Circling exercise that listeners can practice with a partner. Tune in for a great show!
Explore the healing arts of Western Mass! The Northampton-area is home to a huge variety of energy workers, herbalists, body workers, cosmic warriors, yogis, and meditation. Caroline Ruderman, a Reiki professional, sits down every week with a new guest! Original broadcasts aired on Valley Free Radio 103.3FM Northampton.
