America Meditating Radio Show w/ Sister Jenna

Arielle Ford is a leading personality in the personal growth and contemporary spirituality movement. She has spent the past 25 years living and promoting consciousness through all forms of media. She is the author of the international bestseller, THE SOULMATE SECRET: Manifest The Love of Your Life With The Law of Attraction. Her next book, Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate, debuts on December 29th and offers women groundbreaking shifts in perceptions on how to transform their relationship into a deeper, more loving, and more fulfilling lifetime love. Arielle has been called “The Cupid of Consciousness” and “The Fairy Godmother of Love.” She lives in La Jolla, CA with her husband/soulmate, Brian Hilliard and their feline friends. Her website www.soulmatesecret.com and www.arielleford.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.  

Sarah Centrella is the author of the book Hustle Believe Receive. An 8 Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream.  She is the creator of the #HBR Method coaching system and trains coaches from around the world in her #HBR University.  She has coached professional athletes and their families (including NBA and NFL players) since 2011.   Sarah's story has been featured on The Steve Harvey Show, in the New York Times, on CBS’s The Talk, in an American Red Cross national PSA, and on CBS Radio and NBC. She is also a motivational speaker and writer behind the internationally popular life journey blog “Thoughts.Stories.Life.” Prior to starting her coaching and empowerment company Centrella Media Inc., Sarah was a corporate executive, working in both the technology and legal industry as a Director of Business Development. Sarah joins us today to discuss how her journey of reinvention helped her to rise up from an immensely difficult time in her life to create the life of her dreams. Visit www.sarahcentrella.com and www.thoughtsstorieslife.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Michaela Haas, PhD, is the owner of HAAS live!, an international coaching company for media, mindfulness and communication training. She is the author of Bouncing Forward and Dakini Power, as well as a contributor to and editor of several other books. Her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, CBS, Psychology Today, Psych Central, and numerous online media. As a successful writer, reporter and interviewer for Germany's leading newspapers, magazines and TV stations, she has more than 20 years of media experience and has been studying and practicing Buddhist meditation for almost twenty years. With a PhD in Asian studies, she combines powerful storytelling with scientific research, grounded in spiritual insight.  Visit http://www.michaelahaas.com & www.dakinipower.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Dar VandeVoort is an Iowa artist who specializes in portraiture, public art commissions and teaching. She is an artist of many colors and has the trained touch of a portrait artist, the vision of an impressionist painter, and the curiosity of a child. Dar works in a range of media, including pastel, acrylic, oil, collage, and mixed media. Enjoying all aspects of the creative process, she often works on a series. She is currently represented by the Artists' Cooperative Gallery in Omaha's old market district and also works with disabled and rehabilitation clientele through the arts. Dar’s work is collected both privately and on a corporate level and she is a sought after commission portrait artist. Visit www.darzart.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Annie Mahon is a yoga and mindfulness teacher and founder of the Circle Yoga Cooperative and DC Yoga Week. She is also an ordained lay Buddhist minister, licensed massage therapist and is active in much of the grassroots community yoga and mindfulness activities in the Washington, D.C. area. Annie writes a mindfulness blog at rawmindfulness.com and recently published her second book entitled, Things I Did When I Was Hangry:  Navigating a Peaceful Relationship with Food.Visit http://circleyoga.com and http://rawmindfulness.com. “My daily practice helps a lot. These days, in addition to silent meditation practice, I also practice metta, or loving kindness meditation.  Doing this is like pressing an internal reset button. Afterwards I always feel more joyful, connected, and at peace.” – Annie Mahon, Circle Yoga Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android  

Rev. Alan Pritz is an interfaith minister, meditation teacher, and spiritual counselor who has taught inner sciences for almost forty years. Inspired by the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, In 2008, Rev. Pritz founded Awake-in-Life to provide meditation training and spiritual counseling for individuals, and meditation and work/life balance programs for organizations. He is the author of A Pocket Guide to Meditation and Meditation as a Way of Life: Philosophy & Practice, which won the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in the Body/Mind/Spirit Category and has produced several related CDs. Visit www.awake-in-life.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.  

Sister Jenna welcomes Psychologist & Educator, Diane Tillman to the America Meditating Radio Show to discuss Values Education, mindful parenting and Oprah Winfrey's docu-series on Belief and Spirituality. Diane Tillman enjoyed working with young people and their families as a school psychologist for 23 years in Southern California. One of the creators of a global values-education initiative, Living Values Education, she has authored 15 resource books on values education, and circled the globe numerous times to do seminars in more than 30 countries. She has done values education seminars for UNESCO, educators, educational organizations and street children agencies, at universities, schools and retreat centers, and in refugee camps. She recently wrote a mindful parenting guide, “Nurturing with Love and Wisdom, Disciplining with Peace and Respect.”  As a meditator with the Brahma Kumaris for 34 years, she finds people of all ages enjoy and benefit from inner stillness, peace and love. Diane’s deep personal interests are the process of transformation and helping create a better world for all. Visit www.livingvalues.net. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android  

Dr. Robert L. Weber has a private psychological practice in Cambridge, MA, and is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, Part Time in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a former Jesuit. He is the 2014 recipient of the American Society on Aging’s FORSA Award (Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging) recognizing his leadership, locally and nationally, in exploring the role of spirituality and religion in the aging services field.  Bob gives talks and leads workshops on spirituality, aging and mental health across the country. Together with his colleague, Dr. Jane Marie Thibault, Bob established a website and blog, to disseminate ideas about the integration of spirituality, aging and mental health. He serves as editor and chief blogger of this website, which is based on the book he co-authored with Dr. Carol Orsborn entitled, The Spirituality of Age.”  Visit http://spiritualityofage.com  Watch as Dr. Weber & Dr. Orsborn discuss their new book. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android    

Catriona MacGregor is the Author of "Partnering with Nature: the Wild Path to Reconnecting to the Earth," which is a Gold Medal Winner from the Nautilus Book Awards, recognizing world-changing books, and she is a contributor to Healing the Heart of the World: Harnessing the Power of Intention to Change Your Life and the Planet, along with others.  Widely regarded as an expert on environmental trends, Catriona's work has been featured in Time magazine, Sports Illustrated, NPR, and on the Today Show.  Catriona has been a voice for animals and wild places all of her life. With over thirty years of experience in education and environmental leadership she is an authority on environmental trends in the U.S. and internationally.  Her conservation program led to the comeback of an endangered species, and she has advised scientists, government officials, NGO leaders, and the public on environmental topics. Visit www.naturequestguru.org and www.awengrove.org. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android  

Dr. Tamara Russell is a neuroscientist, author, clinical psychologist, martial arts expert and leading mindfulness trainer. She works as an academic, clinician and consultant – teaching groups and individuals in the public and private sector. Her clients include National Health Service trusts, professional athletes, businesses, lawyers, and journalists.   Dr. Russell is also involved in international research investigating how Mindfulness changes the structure of the brain and exploring how mindful movement taps into these neural circuits in a particularly powerful way. She lectures in Neuroscience and Mindfulness at Kings College London, has been in dialogue with his Holiness the Dalai Lama, and speaks regularly on Mindfulness around the globe, appearing both on stage and radio. Her newest book is entitled, “Mindfulness in Motion.”  Visit http://mindbodymot.com and www.drtamararussell.com.  Watch video appearances. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.  

Dr. Manoj Jain is an infectious disease physician, a writer, and a national leader in healthcare quality improvement. Dr. Jain writes regularly for the Washington Post, and the Commercial Appeal (a Memphis newspaper). His writings also appear in the New York Times and the Times of India.  He has served as a consultant to the World Bank on HIV, and has been interviewed by CNN and National Public Radio. Dr. Jain has also conducted research on spirituality, meditation and medicine and is adjunct assistant professor at Emory University and the medical director at Tennessee’s Quality Improvement Organizations. He is also a faculty for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and is on the leadership team for the Healthy Memphis Common Table Community Partners Council and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant. He has founded and chaired the Annual Nonviolence Conference in Memphis. Visit http://www.mjainmd.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Valarie Kaur is an award-winning filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, media commentator, Sikh activist and interfaith leader who centers her work on storytelling for social change.  She has made many award-winning films and led multimedia campaigns on a wide range of issues. She is the founder of Groundswell Movement, the nation’s largest multi-faith online organizing community of over 200,000 members. Valarie is a regular television commentator on MSNBC and opinion contributor to CNN, NPR, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, to name a few.  A Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary, she regularly teaches “storytelling for social change” to students, organizers, and interfaith groups. Valarie is currently the Media and Justice Fellow at Stanford Law School where she co-founded Faithful Internet and advocates for Internet freedom and access. In 2013, she was named “Person of the Year” by India Abroad and one of eight Asian American “Women of Influence.” Visit http://valariekaur.com and www.groundswell-mvmt.org.  Watch Valarie’s address at the 2015 Parliament of World’s Religions.   Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Join us for a Spiritual Chat along with special music and meditations with host, Sister Jenna. Join us 24/7 on the America Meditating Radio Show for a lively discussion featuring celebrities, leaders, authors, and average folks sharing success stories. Discussions provide listeners with new and inspiring ways to combat challenges that we encounter along the journey of life. This is not an ordinary radio show, but rather, a unique format of combined sharings of poetry, wisdom, meditation, music, and it features solutions to current day issues. Hosted by prominent motivational speaker and teacher, Sister Jenna, Director of the Meditation Museum. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB & follow us on Twitter.  Visit our website at www.meditationmuseum.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android 

David Hoffmeister has touched the lives of thousands with his consistently peaceful state of mind, radiant joy and dedication to Truth. He is a modern-day mystic who has been invited to 41 countries and 49 states in the United States in 24 years of extensive travel to share the message of Love, Oneness and Freedom. David's journey involved the study of many pathways culminating in a deeply committed practical application of A Course in Miracles of which he is a renowned teacher. His teachings have been translated into 13 languages, and taken into the hearts and minds of millions through the intimate style of his books, audios, and videos.  His most recent book is entitled, “Quantum Forgiveness:  Physics, Meet Jesus.” Visit http://davidhoffmeister.com and http://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org, Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.

Dr. Andrea Pennington is recognized as a global transformational leader, and a respected Integrative Medicine physician, acupuncturist, meditation teacher, speaker and author who is a passionate advocate for optimal living and self-love. She is a sought-after TV personality who has served as Medical Director and Spokesperson for the Discovery Health Channel and has been featured as a medical expert on many national media outlets including: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Oz, The Today Show, CNN, Fox News and The Early Show. Additionally, she has contributed to many print and online magazines, including Essence, and Newsweek, and served as Editor-in-Chief for SkinSight.com, a leading resource on skin health. Visit www.AndreaPennington.com.  Read Andrea’s story in the best-selling book, “Heart to Heart: The Path to Wellness.”  Watch on TEDx – “Become Who You Really Are.” Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.