Living From Happiness

Pasha Hogan continues last week's convo. Extraordinary Reiki Master Teacher and practitioner, yoga and meditation coach, author and three-time cancer survivor, Pasha has been walking the walk for a long time. She helps listeners understand what it means when we...

Pasha Hogan, author, yoga and meditation teacher, and renowned Reiki Master teacher and practitioner, shares her thoughts on how often we settle for the crumbs and miss out on the joy. Pasha and Melanie talk about Pasha's Irish roots, and healing, and how to navigate...

Death and dying and happiness? Yes, please. Rev. Hollis Walker, an ordained minister who's "passionate about death," and Celia Owens, activist, artist and volunteer coordinator at Casa Cielo in Santa Fe, are in the studio with Melanie. It sounds heavy, no? It isn't...

Yay, Arte (Artemisio) Romero y Carver is back for one more show before he heads off to the wilds of a semester in Napa Valley, Cali. Melanie loves the fast-paced, youth-oriented, artistic, and activist points of view that Arte shares so eloquently. Talking points...

Executive producer of the PBS Ageless Living Series, George Cappannelli, returns for another in-depth conversation. Some of the questions? We spend billions of dollars in this country every year trying to pretend we're not getting older or ever going to die ... what...

This episode starts with laughter, and then dives deep into what it means to live agelessly, to be an elder, and how to prepare as a collective for what we're currently facing. The incredible husband-and-wife team, Sedena and George Cappannelli, share their wisdom and...

Beloved Zen Buddhist teacher and author Henry Shukman shares more about his book, One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart. Topics range from how Zen Buddhism can help us navigate these chaotic times to the importance of becoming ordinary. As always when...

Celia Owens, world traveler, activist, organizer, and artist, and Sue Faerman, university professor emeritus in management and leadership for non-profits and NGO's, have a lively discussion with Melanie. How volunteering is the new dating, maintaining optimism in a...

Part II of Trauma & the Climate Crisis continues with Renee Elsen, a survivor of the devastating 2018 Paradise, CA fire and subsequent climate refugee. Trained as a social worker and school counselor, Renee brings a sophisticated point of view to the trauma she...