Bestselling author, coach and book marketer Lynn Serafinn hosts lifestyle expert, art therapist, author and founder of the Get Happy Zone, Jackie Ruka. Jackie is the queen of self reinvention, having had two major career changes and surviving a literally back-breaking experience that almost caused an accident with Buddha himself. Based on her own life enhanc […]
Bestselling author, coach and book marketer Lynn Serafinn hosts empath, metaphysical teacher and spiritual author Erica Tucci. Erica Tucci was living a very full life. She was a corporate manager, a life coach for women, Reiki master, massage therapist and author. She was also a single mum of two wonderful young men now in college. But it all came to a scree […]
Bestselling author, coach and book marketer Lynn Serafinn hosts Barbara Techel, author, publisher, educator, advocate for dogs with disc disease and therapy dog team volunteer. Barbara Techel began a journey five years ago that she never intended to travel. After her beloved Dachshund, Frankie, was diagnosed with disc disease that caused paralysis, she thoug […]
Bestselling author, coach and book marketer Lynn Serafinn hosts empath coach, metaphysical teacher, spiritual author and host of We Are One in Spirit Podcast, Yvonne Perry. For many years, Yvonne Perry’s empathic abilities caused great distress until she learned how to protect her auric field. Her best-selling book, Whose Stuff Is This? Finding Freedom from […]
Bestselling author, coach and book marketer Lynn Serafinn hosts spiritual author, minister, blessing giver and empowerment coach, Charlene M. Proctor , Ph.D. Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. is an ordained Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking and a Deeksha facilitator trained by the oneness guides from Fiji and India. She is the bestselling author of Let Your Goddess […]
Bestselling author, coach and book marketer Lynn Serafinn hosts author, spiritual educator, organizational psychologist, leadership development consultant, executive and life coach Sarah Rozenthuler. As a young woman, Sarah has struggled to talk with people, including loved ones, at key moments in her life. Because of this, she was always been interested in […]
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Title: Bedford Wellness Circle Evening Location: Park Road West Methodist Church Hall Link out: Click here for address, directions and full programme Description: Theme for the evening “Stayin’ Alive!” Four dynamic holistic speakers, social networking and great community vibes. Open to public. £4 at the door, free to Global Wellness Circle members. More info at link above. Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2009-06-15 End Time: 21:30
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Show: Lynn Serafinn’s Garden of the Soul Episode 14:Using Sound for Healing and Happiness Date aired: Thursday 23 April 2009
This week on my BlogTalkRadio show Lynn Serafinn’s Garden of the Soul, I interviewed Australian (living in UK) musician, recording artist and composer John Levine of Alphamusic. John was a guest on an earlier episode in February, but he had some technical difficulties that prevented him from being able to dial in, and his interview was less than half the length of what it should have been. On that episode he spoke a bit about what led him to create “alpha music”, after watching his father live through a lifetime of stress-related diseases, only to die from them at the early age of 58.
On tonight’s show, John shared further insights into the mind-body-spirit connection. He explained a bit about the different waves in the brain, and how alpha waves can enable natural restoration of health and wellbeing. He explained a bit about how his Alphamusic which has been proven both anecdotally and scientifically to induce alpha waves in the brain, and how this results in a reduction of stress hormones, and an increased a feeling of relaxation, not dissimilar to a meditational state.
We played two samples of John’s music on the air. First was a short excerpt from his 1984 composition “The Silence of Peace”, which was played on a grand piano in a studio. John said the complete composition is 1 hour in length, and that the full relaxation benefits can be felt after listening to the piece for at least 15 minutes–he cautioned that it should not be played whilst driving! .
The second piece was “Gratitude”, which was a electro-acoustic composition from John’s 2007 album “Emerald Forest”. Played in a free-form ambient pastiche of various acoustic instruments blended with the occasional synthesiser, this composition has a markedly more complex feel to “Silence of Peace”, while still maintaining an open approach to musical structure. Of the air, John said that one of the salient features of Alphamusic is that you specifically cannot sing it or tap your toe to it. In other words, you cannot anticipate what is coming up, or repeat it, as there is no real structure. Still, there are simple melodic motifs (usually built around specific harmonic intervals) that keep it from being so abstract that it feels “avant garde” or discordant.
Now, I am not a scientist, but I did teach music technology and acoustics for many years. And I feel that it is this precise intension NOT to have structure that is what creates the alpha waves in the brain. Why? Very simply this: when we humans anticipate something, our brain gets very busy analysing and predicting. This anticipation keeps us in a heightened state of awareness, or a Beta state. While this is extremely useful for work, if we are in a continual state of heightened awareness, our bodies become over flooded with stress hormones. And the fact is, our minds and bodies will stay on alert whenever they perceive the need to be. However, when our senses detect something cannot be analysed or predicted, and there also appears to be no danger, the brain will eventually let go of the need to be on alert. And that is exactly what John says is the intent of the music-to lower the “fight or flight” reaction of the brain that increases stress hormones. There are no downbeats, no meters, no predictable phrases, no verses/choruses, etc. The music just “is”. And when the brain gets the message that everything just “is”, it allows itself to relax into an alpha state. It’s really very simple.
Tonight we could only play a few minutes of these substantial tracks, and John has more than a dozen albums available on his website. He sells many of them to holistic practitioners, teachers and medical professionals who use them to reduce anxiety, fear and stress in their clients, students and patients (dentists especially love John’s music!). Check out John’s complete repertoire at www.silenceofmusic.com.
AND…
you can receive a very special FR*EE Alphamusic gift from John Levine PLUS 25 other beautiful mind-body-spirit gifts
when you purchase my book The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Self before the end of April 2009. To find out how, go to http://tinyurl.com/lynn-bonus.
Wednesday 29 April Ep15-Astrology, Numerology and Birth Order to Discover Your Life Purpose 6.30 PM UK time, 1.30 PM Eastern, 10.30 AM Pacific, 7.30 PM CET Author and Personal Transformation Coach Lynn Serafinn hosts Conscious Living Communicator and author Michelle Payton, Ph.D. Michelle will be sharing a process she created called “Birth Mix Patterns” that combines Astrology, Numerology and Birth Order to connect with your unique personality patterns, to improve your relationships and discover clues of your underlying life purpose. Michelle will also be offering a short demo of Lynn’s Birth Mix Patterns right on the air, so you can see how easy and informative it is to do yourself, so be sure to have a pen and paper ready to take some useful tips! Listen LIVE at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn/2009/04/29/Ep15-Astrology-Numerology-and-Birth-Order-to-Discover-Your-Life-Purpose
Listener questions: call at 646-727-3449 during broadcast (US number)
You can receive 26 special mind-body-spirit gifts
when you buy my book The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Selfduring the month of April 2009.
Find out how to get these beautiful gifts at: http://www.give-receive-become-be.com/pages/bonus.html
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Title: Flitwick Mind Body and Soul Fair Location: Rufus Centre, Flitwick, England Link out: Click here Description: Rufus Centre, Steppingley Road,
Flitwick, Beds MK45 1AH
18th & 19th April 2009
Sat 10.00am – 5.00 pm
sun 10.30am – 4.30pm
Entrance £3.00
Don’t miss this fabulous mind-body-spirit fair. Free talks on both days. Lynn will talk at 1 PM Sat and 12.30 PM Sunday. Signed copies of the book The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Self also available. Start Date: 2009-04-18 Start Time: 10.00 End Date: 2009-04-19 End Time: 16.30
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Title: Global Wellness Circle Evening Location: Hemel Hempstead, England Link out: Click here Description: Uplifting holistic community event. Music, displays, fascinating talks and fun. See website for full details. Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2009-03-30 End Time: 21:30
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Title: Global Wellness Circle Evening Location: Bedford, England Link out: Click here Description: Uplifting holistic community event. Music, displays, fascinating talks and fun.
Monday 23 March 2009 Park Road West Methodist Church Hall,
Park Road West (just off Roff Ave) MK41 7SB
Rich Gilbert, Forever Living. Aloe Vera the Miracle Plant. Historic facts, health benefits, and emerging advancements in the world of medical research.
Rosamund Hoskins, Alexander Technique Teacher. Alexander Technique and Performance. How simple body awareness can transform your experience of performance as a musician, public speaker and other forms of presentation.
Ursula Kraus-Harper, Registered Homeopath. Homeopathy for Menopause. A guide to natural homeopathic treatments for the relief of a range of menopausal symptoms.
Lynn Serafinn of Create-a-Life Personal Transformation Coaching. A Formula for Joy (Part 3). Simple secrets for unlocking joy in your life now.
PLUS music from John Levine of Alpahmusic to get your brain into a stress-free alpha state.
AND exhibits, socialising and great community vibes.
Come join us!
Doors open: 7 PM for music, social networking, displays Programme: 7.30 – 9.30 PM Entry £4 at the door. FREE to GWC members.
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Title: Global Wellness Circle Evening Location: Rickmansworth, England Link out: Click here Description: Uplifting holistic community event. Music, displays, fascinating talks and fun. See website for full details. Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2009-03-19 End Time: 21:30
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Wednesday evening was episode 4 of my radio broadcast “Lynn Serafinn’s Garden of the Soul” on BlogTalkRadio. My special guest was John Levine of Alpha music who composes “Alpha” music that is supposed to put you to sleep. Umm… that didn’t come out the way I meant it… what I mean is, John’s music is intended as a cure for insomnia, anxiety, etc., because it is said to induce Alpha waves in the brain, which actually bring one to a relaxed state. I had spoken to John over the phone before setting up the show, and I thought the story of how he came to create this music was so interesting that I simply had to have him on the show. I was really excited that he was going to be on the air, and we made all the arrangements together.
So along comes Wednesday and I log on to my switchboard for the show. John had agreed to call in at least 5 minutes before air time to touch base before we went live. But 5 min before the start of the show, there was still no one on the guest line. I watched the countdown… 4 min, 3, 2, 1… Suddenly I’m live on the air. The theme music plays. Still no guest. Yikes!
When I was trained in Leadership, we learned that a real leader is supposed to be able to throw out “the plan” when needed, and create something from anything… or nothing, as the case may be. Well, all I had was the title of the show, and little old me. No back-up plan whatsoever.
Hmmm… I thought. So what can I create from this?
Ok, so after the theme music died down, I do my usual spiel to start. I talk about last week’s show, and even the week before. Still no guest. Hmm… we are already 3 minutes into the show. So, I go ahead and introduce my guest anyway, but am completely transparent and tell the audience he’s not there, if you can believe that! I tell them I am just going to talk about the topic anyway, trusting he’ll show up.
TALK?? On what? I ask myself …This is supposed to be an INTERVIEW.”
Anyway, I took the topic of the show, “Using Creativity to Heal the Self” and just started “winging it”. I started talking about my own journey of creativity and how it helped heal me (or not). I ended up talking about my own creative process in writing the book (at least part of it). I spoke about how I let go of control of the need to create and allowed things to just evolve, and how this actually opened up not only my creativity, but allowed me to “heal” from many wounds from the past. I spoke about how different characters appeared for my book, how I “allowed” the characters to write the stories, and how this bought me to a deeper understanding of the story I was writing. I spoke about my story “Learning to Breathe” (part of the section on the “Iris” in The Garden of the Soul) where I wrote about my mother’s death. I spoke about my character “Crow”, who was inspired by an actual crow who came to my window one morning about 2 years ago, and prompted the flow and meaning of the story. I spoke about how Crow asked me questions to which I didn’t premeditate the answers, and how I simply allowed the conversation to unfold in the book. I spoke about the wisdom and the healing this kind of organic creative process brought me regarding many pivotal events in my life, such as my mother’s death.
Then, just as I was “sort of” making a point, and with a whole 14 minutes left to the show, my guest John Levine finally shows up. Apparently, he had been trying to call in for half an hour but couldn’t get through to the call (bless him!). But, as fate would have it, he came in right at a moment when I was just completing the idea of “allowing” things to evolve naturally (but where I would have gone after that, don’t ask me!), so I just sort of used the moment to create from whatever showed up and said something like, “We’re going to be creative right now and allow this moment to happen exactly as it is.”
Now, one would think that this is probably a host’s worst nightmare. It’s like all those dreams where you are pushed out on stage without ever having had a rehearsal (ever have those?). But you know what? I felt perfectly calm. I was well aware that I probably babbled my silly head off for 16 minutes. But I didn’t care. I felt connected in some WEIRD way, and simply remained open and fully transparent. Now, I find this a very strange thing to have done, and regardless of how “good” the babble ended up being (hahaha… I haven’t listened to it yet! Maybe YOU could listen to it and let me know!), I still feel pretty proud that I was able to hold the room for 16 minutes solo, and actually stay somehow on the topic of the show.
Even though we only had 16 minutes, we managed to have just enough time for John to briefly tell how he first embarked on his journey to producing Alpha music. He spoke a little bit about how being the witness to his father’s lifetime of stress-related illnesses compelled him to find answers to the mind-body-spirit connection, which ultimately led him to use his musical talents to create music that can alter the alpha waves in the brain to restore health and wellbeing to listeners. He told me about his secret desire to record an album in the Taj Mahal some day. Paul Horn did that in the 70s on his album Inside, but all he had was a flute. Bringing in a grand piano would undoubtedly be a little bit more challenging! Unfortunately, we only had time for a small excerpt of one of John’s track on the air, but if you go to his site at www.silenceofmusic.com, he’s got loads of clips for your to hear. Of course, I will have John on the show again sometime soon. He’s a lovely person with a great story and a MASSIVE repertoire of Alpha wave inducing music. So and I really want to have the chance to present him properly on another show.
By the way, John will be appearing LIVE here in Bedford at our Global Wellness Circle evening this Monday 16 February at the Park Road West Church Hall, just off Roff Avenue. CLICK HEREfor full details, or visit http://www.global-wellness-circle.com and click “events”.
So the question is, I wonder why the Universe wished this to happen? I trust I shall find out eventually.
But I must admit, I now have a real appreciation for the role of a co-host!
Be SURE to check out John’s site athttp://www.silenceofmusic.com.He has a MASSIVE amount of music there, and you can here samples online.
Warm wishes,
Lynn
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P.P.S.: Next week’s guest is Royal Amber Rojaswho has an amazing story of survival to tell! Make SURE you all tune in on Wed 18 Feb at 6.30 PM UK time to hear her incredible story on the air. You can listen to the show online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn, either live OR “on demand”.
P.P.P.S.: Come on over and join Amber, me and lots of other colourful people on my new social network “The Garden of the Soul” at http://gardenofthesoul.ning.com
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Title: West Hertfordshire Wellness Circle Evening Location: Sarratt Village Hall, Just off Sarratt Green (near Rickmansworth), WD3 6AS Link out: Click here Description: Fran Stockley, Naturopath/Coach, presenter.
**Olive Hickmott of Empowering Health. Energy Matters. Understanding your own personal energy system can be as easy as brushing your teeth!
**Isobel Bradley of Neways. Vitamins and Minerals: What can they do for your health?
**Martin Nathanael of The Awakening Foundation. Meditation can be Easy!
**Fran Stockley Naturopath/Coach. 3 Ways to Re Balance your Body Mind and Spirit NOW!
**Special Treat: MUSIC by local Watford harpist Lucy Haslar. 7-7.30pm and during interval
**PLUS exhibits, socialising and great community spirit!
Doors open: 7 PM for music, social networking, displays
Programme: 7.30 – 9.30 PM
Entry £4.50 at the door. FREE to all GWC members from ANY Circle! Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2009-01-29 End Time: 21:30
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Title: Bedford Wellness Circle Evening Location: Park Road West Methodist Church Hall, Park Road West (just off Roff Ave) MK41 7SB Link out: Click here Description:
Lynn Serafinn, your host. Creating from Community. A bit of fun from one of her Co-Active Workshops to get the night going.
Sarah Hunt of Peaceful Living Reiki. Understanding Your Chakras. How balancing your chakras can improve your overall health and wellbeing
Ann Peckham of the Real Renaissance Cafe. We\’ve Got the Beet! How prepare a delicious and nutritious raw beet root soup. Come have a taste!
Lexia Allman, Hypnotherapist. Hypnotherapy: Crystal balls and magic wands. Interactive session on dispelling the myths and fears of hypnosis.
Lynn Serafinn of Create-a-Life Personal Transformation Coaching. The Joy Formula. A simple model for tapping into what you really need to feel joyful all time (part 1).
PLUS exhibits, socialising and great community vibes. Come join us!
Doors open: 7 PM for music, social networking, displays
Entry £3.50 at the door. FREE to ANY GWC members from any Circle.
Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2009-01-19 End Time: 21:30
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