Judy Croon

I had the privilege of interviewing fellow comedian, Martha Chaves. Martha and I talk about the 'creative process' and what it takes to write the 'funny'. Martha Chaves is a veteran of multiple Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and of all the other major comedy festivals in Canada, like the Winnipeg, Halifax, Edmonton, and Vancouver Comedy Festivals. She has also performed in Boston and New York Comedy Festivals, and in Colombia’s Festival Del Humour. Martha’s infectious, candid style, and her natural ability to relate to any audience has made her a very popular headliner comedian at clubs, colleges, festivals, fundraisers, and corporate functions. Martha holds her audiences in a hypnotic spell of familiarity and they think they are her good friends, willing and happy coconspirators of all her adventures. Her versatility has granted her to do shows all over the world and to entertain a wide range of audiences. For example, she performed for the Canadian troops in Alert, Egypt, Israel, and Afghanis

Relieving Stress with Mindfulness- Stages 3 & 4 -The 8 stages of Yoga with Anantta The 8 Stages of Yoga (Stages 3 & 4 in this Podcast) 1. Control of the Senses 2. Contentment & Regulation 3. Physical Postures 4. Breathing 5. Withdrawal of the Senses from Objects 6. Focus on a Chosen Object 7. Meditation ( Transcendental Quality of Life) 8. Union ( Soul and Supreme Soul) Who is Anantta? THE MEETING OF TWO RIVERS. Anantta reincarnated in 1958, from a child hood he had an intense desire for both theatrical expression and spiritual understanding .. at 14 he ran away with a Circus and toured across Canada. Since then he has toured extensively with Around the world with his many original one man variety and theatrical shows. In his early 20s he got initiated into Kriya Yoga Of Self Realization fellowship. And Later became a Certified Yoga instructor… at this time he through inner and outer. Encouragement he started seeking ways of blending philosophy and performance art . Over many years of experimentation with

Relieving Stress with Mindfulness- Stages 1 &2 -The 8 stages of Yoga with Anantta The 8 Stages of Yoga (Stages 1 and 2 in this Podcast) 1. Control of the Senses 2. Contentment & Regulation 3. Physical Postures 4. Breathing 5. Withdrawal of the Senses from Objects 6. Focus on a Chosen Object 7. Meditation ( Transcendental Quality of Life) 8. Union ( Soul and Supreme Soul) Who is Anantta? THE MEETING OF TWO RIVERS. Anantta reincarnated in 1958, from a child hood he had an intense desire for both theatrical expression and spiritual understanding .. at 14 he ran away with a Circus and toured across Canada. Since then he has toured extensively with Around the world with his many original one man variety and theatrical shows. In his early 20s he got initiated into Kriya Yoga Of Self Realization fellowship. And Later became a Certified Yoga instructor… at this time he through inner and outer. Encouragement he started seeking ways of blending philosophy and performance art . Over many years of experimentation wi

Leanne Hayes is a Toronto based Psychic. She's been doing readings and teaching classes on taro, palmistry and dream yoga for 30 yrs. She can be reached at 647-349-1533

I had the privilege of interviewing fellow speaker, coach and comedic writer, Deborah Kimmett. Deborah and I talk about the 'creative process' when writing comedy- it's not always fun! haha Deborah Kimmett has been in the humour business for 30 years. This Second City alumnae has a busy speaking career and travels across North America speaking to organizations on the creativity in change. She appears regularly on CBC Radio’s Debaters, DNTO, and LOL as well as the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. She is the author of 3 books, and 5 plays: one nominated for the governor general award. Her film Guarded, (about a female prison guard) is in development with CFC (the Canadian Film Centre) She is the architect of the Seven Minute Writer e-toolkit and hold regular online classes coaching writers to stop procrastinating and sit their ass down and write. As well, she has a special interest in health care and hospice and has produced a compassionate video for caregivers called, Walk a Mile in My Backless Gown. (on Youtube)

Are you interested in taking a workshop that would help you deal with stress? Is stress getting the best of you? Do you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks? Does it sometimes feel like you are having a heart attack? Don’t worry. Relax! Toronto’s Anxiety Expert Psychotherapist Todd Kaufman gives us some coping mechanisms to deal with these very common occurrences. Learn how to keep your stress levels down and enjoy your life again. For a free 15 minute anxiety test consultation, you can visit genesissquared.com/panic-attacks-anxiety-disorder/ or call 1-800-699- 3396.

Is stress getting the best of you? Do you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks? Does it sometimes feel like you are having a heart attack? Don’t worry. Relax! Toronto’s Anxiety Expert Psychotherapist Todd Kaufman gives us some coping mechanisms to deal with these very common occurrences. Learn how to keep your stress levels down and enjoy your life again. For a free 15 minute anxiety test consultation, you can visit http://genesissquared.com/panic-attacks-anxiety-disorder/ or call 1-800-699- 3396.

I chat with Sharon Babineau – Mom,speaker, fundraiser, author and life coach. Did you know that your mind has 60,000 -70,000 thoughts per day? Did you know that those 60,000-70,000 thoughts are almost the same everyday? It's like Groundhog Day! How do we break the cycle? Sharon tells us how. Sharon also about the Negativity Bias- how it takes five times as many positive thoughts to cancel out a negative thought. Sharon tells us how practicing mindfulness can help us get our thoughts back on track. For more information, go to http://www.MindfulSolutionsForChange.com

I chat with Sharon Babineau – Mom,speaker, fundraiser, author of 'The Girl Who Gave Her Wish Away'. Sharon talks about 'Wish Day' and inspiring school children to make their dreams (big and small) come true! For more information, go to http://www.MaddiesWishProject.com

I chat with Lorraine Houston from http://www.speakingofdogs.com about their 2016 upcoming calendar ( hint: they need doggie pics!). We also chat about a great walk happening this Sunday in Etobicoke called http://www.PawsOnTheShore.ca. Also, http://www.woofstock.ca will be coming back this fall. Check it out here.

The Springwater Center For Meditative Inquiry - Part 2 I continue my conversation with Mindfulness Coach, Cara Southwood (zenlife285@gmail.com). Cara recently took part 3 days of silent meditation at http://www.springwatercenter.org in Springwater, NY. She said the results were incredible. You've heard me chat before with Cara. Cara was invited to Harvard to take the Koru Mindfulness program with colleagues from around the world. They were invited to see the science that Harvard has just released showing the positive results that meditation has on the brain.

The Springwater Center For Meditative Inquiry - Part 1 I had the pleasure of speaking with Mindfulness Coach, Cara Southwood (zenlife285@gmail.com). Cara recently took part 3 days of silent meditation at http://www.springwatercenter.org in Springwater, NY. She said the results were incredible. You've heard me chat before with Cara. Cara was invited to Harvard to take the Koru Mindfulness program with colleagues from around the world. They were invited to see the science that Harvard has just released showing the positive results that meditation has on the brain.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Mindfulness Coach, Cara Southwood (zenlife285@gmail.com). In this podcast, Cara takes us through a meditation session. Cara was invited to Harvard to take the Koru Mindfulness program with colleagues from around the world. They were invited to see the science that Harvard has just released using the KORU program. The Koru Mindfulness Program was developed by psychiatrists, Holly B Rogers and Margaret Maytan for Duke University. The results are fascinating. For more information about the program, you can visit http://www.KoruMindfulness.org

I chat with Lorraine Houston from http://www.SpeakingofDogs.com about their monthly newsletter that was nominated for the top doggie newsletter in North America. We talk about folks who are still leaving their dog in a hot car and on a happy note, we talk about http://www.Speakingofdogs.com dog-of-the month- Astrid!

Dogstarz - How social media is giving a voice to the voiceless. I chat with Lorraine Houston from http://www.speakingofdogs.com about how social media has become such an important tool in mobilizing others when it comes to helping animals in need. The backlash against Seaworld and the dentist who illegally killed Cecil The Lion in Zimbabwe are two recent examples. Whether it's an abandoned dog in Toronto or an endangered animal in Africa, normal people have a lot of power with likes, shares, petitions, crowdfunding, etc. Change.org is an amazing example of this.

Weds. Aug 19th Psychic Medium http://www.UrsulaDarby.com will be presenting 'Messages From Spirit' at Staircase Cafe Theatre in Hamilton. The show will be from 730-930 ( doors open at 7 pm). For tickets go to http://www.staircase.org

I had the pleasure of speaking with Mindfulness Coach, Cara Coulson. Cara was invited to Harvard to take the Koru Mindfulness program with colleagues from around the world. They were invited to see the science that Harvard has just released using the KORU program. Research is showing that Mindful based stress reduction actually helps students with exam related anxiety, sleep, relationships with others and overall post secondary marks. Mindful students make better academic students. The program also improves their commitment to other students and their community. As a result, these students tend to stay in school longer. The Koru Mindfulness Program was developed by psychiatrists, Holly B Rogers and Margaret Maytan for Duke University. The results are fascinating. For more information about the program, you can visit http://www.KoruMindfulness.org To reach Cara, you can go to her website www.PearlMindfulness.net or email her: PearlMindfulnessQ@gmail.com For more information about Laugh Long And Prosper -

Today I chat with Sunhee Park of http://www.ESPsychics.com about aliens and world peace! Very interesting! Sunhee and Chinee Park are twin psychics out of LA who just happen to be two of the top rated psychics in the States. Check out their fantastic website at http://www.ESPsychics.com Korean, identical twins Chinhee and Sunhee Park are both psychic, mediums, empaths and energy healers. Born in Seoul, Korea, they were adopted by an Italian and Irish family at the age of two. Chinhee in Korean means “Big Heart” and Sunhee means “Full of Life”. Their two energies combined are enough to give one person a burst of positive, healing, and loving energies. How They Got Started Both Chinhee and Sunhee recognized their gifts of clairvoyance, empathy, telepathy, and mediumship at a young age. At 15, they both had the same dream of their mother dying from Cancer. Their prediction came true shortly after. At 19, the twins started to exercise more of their abilities within the entertainment industry. It was during thi

I'm chatting with Lorraine from one of my favourite dog rescue/foster groups in Toronto http:www.SpeakingofDogs.com This week we talk about their 'Forever in Foster' program. If can put a roof over one of their dog's heads but you can't afford the medical bills or food, http:www.speakingofdogs.com might be able to help you! BTW, Attention all my comedian, musician and road warrior friends, SpeakingofDogs can always use drivers. If you can take a 4 legged passenger in your car, http:www.SpeakingOfDogs.com can you use your help. Speaking of Dogs will provide a crate. Also, check out their awesome speakingofdogs.com/resources/newsletters/.

I chat with comedian Chris Quigley about Voices Of Laughter - Comedy Fur a Cause Comedy Fundraiser for Cobourg's Humane Society August 8th. Join Chris, David Cornel Mike MacDonald and myself as we put on 2 shows for our four legged friends. For more information go to http://www.concerthallatvictoriahall.com or http://www.voicesoflaughter.wix.com/comedy