
Conversations with interesting people who are breaking barriers and forging the way for New Medicine.
Episodes

Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
25 min
Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy.
We continue our conversation with Gail Stewart in this episode 2. Hear her talk about some of the breakthroughs she's had over the years and how they shaped her work.
Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack
Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber
Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
30 min
Portraits of the Pioneers is an in-depth look at those who have been actively involved in the exploration, development, and practice of somatic touch therapy.
Meet Gail Stewart, a pioneer from the early days of Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA. Gail was a devoted student of Dr. Milton Trager from his very first appearance at Esalen. Hear her stories and learn about her journey.
Hosted by: Anna Marie Bowers Richard Mack
Audio Engineered and Produced by: Mitch Lieber
Video Engineered by: Roger Gutzwiller
Executive Produced by: Madelana Ferrara
Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: MYB.LLC

Feb 22, 2025
Feb 22, 2025
34 min
MYBcast: Portraits of the Pioneers - Deane Juhan Episode 3
Welcome to another edition of the MYBcast, a podcast devoted to educating our followers to alternatives to self care and wellness through the somatic world of the mind body connection. Today we're featuring another episode of our series, Portraits of the Pioneers. Portraits of the Pioneers is an in depth look at those that have been actively involved in the exploration, the development, and the practice of somatic touch therapy. Today we welcome Dean Juhan back on the show for episode 3.

Feb 22, 2025
Feb 22, 2025
27 min
MYBcast: Portraits of the Pioneers - Deane Juhan Episode 2
Welcome to another edition of the MYBcast, a podcast devoted to educating our followers to alternatives to self care and wellness through the somatic world of the mind body connection. Today we're featuring another episode of our series, Portraits of the Pioneers. Portraits of the Pioneers is an in depth look at those that have been actively involved in the exploration, the development, and the practice of somatic touch therapy. Today we would like to welcome Dean Juhan back for episode 2.

Feb 22, 2025
Feb 22, 2025
26 min
MYBcast: Portraits of the Pioneers - Deane Juhan Episode 1
Welcome to another edition of the MYBcast, a podcast devoted to educating our followers to alternatives to self care and wellness through the somatic world of the mind body connection. Today we're featuring the first episode of our series, Portraits of the Pioneers. Portraits of the Pioneers is an in depth look at those that have been actively involved in the exploration, the development, and the practice of somatic touch therapy. Today, we are honored and excited to have Dean Juhan as our guest in a 3 part series.

Apr 18, 2020
Apr 18, 2020
19 min
Madelana & Richard speak with Elliot Negron Black (a.k.a. Aghori Ekesvara Shiva Baba). In this first segment they discuss Elliot’s journey from world class bodybuilder to full-fledged Shamanic Sorcerer. Elliot shares stories from his journey and explains, in detail, the difference between a Shaman and an Aghori (sorcerer).
Madelana and Richard are co-founders along with their partner, Debby, of Mind Your Body, a Somatic Education clinic that uses a variety of healing and consciousness-based modalities to assist their clients and students in improving their quality of life. Mind Your Body clinic is located in Cedar Grove, NJ with affiliates located throughout the country. Elliot can be found on Instagram and Facebook through his handle, Elliot Black Shamanism.

Apr 11, 2020
Apr 11, 2020
26 min
Madelana & Richard speak with friend Gary Potter, who lives in Bergamo, Italy. Hear a first-hand account of how life in the epicenter of the Covid 19 pandemic has been for a beautiful, medieval town in the foothills of the Alps. Covid 19 (Novel Coronavirus) unexpectedly took this small city of 120K+ people to its knees in a radically short time. Just behind the tragic start in Wuhan, China, Bergamo served to provide guidance to the world stage as they dealt with staggering numbers of deaths and unmanageable illness in the early days of the pandemic.
Madelana and Richard are co-founders along with their partner, Debby, of Mind Your Body, a Somatic Education clinic that uses a variety of healing and consciousness-based modalities to assist their clients and students in improving their quality of life. Mind Your Body clinic is located in Cedar Grove, NJ with affiliates located throughout the country.

Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020
25 min
Madelana & Richard speak with Father Anthony Randazzo on Palm Sunday. In this first segment they discuss the role of spirituality & spiritual leaders during these pandemic times. Father Anthony expounds on 3 critical components any spiritual leader needs to employ during times of adversity (among all times) to give grounding to their communities: Trust; Hope; and Collaboration. He calls upon and examines religion and spirituality to reunite and elevate their healthy dimensions. What are Christ consciousness and the Historical Jesus and how does Pope Francis embody Christ's consciousness as a model for the global community?
Madelana and Richard are co-founders along with their partner, Debby, of Mind Your Body, a Somatic Education clinic that uses a variety of healing and consciousness-based modalities to assist their clients and students in improving their quality of life. Mind Your Body clinic is located in Cedar Grove, NJ with affiliates located throughout the country. Father Anthony Randazzo is the happy pastor of Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Westfield, NJ.

Feb 28, 2020
Feb 28, 2020
14 min
Madelana Ferrara and Richard Mack continue their conversation with Chara in this final, Part-3 interview with Chara, Inspired Living Teacher and Poet. In this episode, Chara offers a sneak peak from her soon-to-be published book, Love. Her poem Love Is Everything is part meditative reflection, part channeled insight and it is a call to find oneself in the unbounded experience of love. We know you will enjoy this podcast with Chara Rodriguerra as much as we enjoyed making it.
Madelana and Richard are co-founders along with their partner, Debby, of Mind Your Body, a Somatic Education clinic that uses a variety of healing and consciousness-based modalities to assist their clients and students in improving their quality of life. The new Mind Your Body clinic is located in Cedar Grove, NJ with affiliates located throughout the country.
Chara can be reached through her website, https://chara.tv

Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
18 min
Madelana Ferrara and Richard Mack continue their conversation with Chara Rodriguerra in this, Part-2 of the 3-part interview with Chara, creator of Sol Path Yoga. Here we discuss Sol Path’s January Principle of the Month, present-moment awareness; questions and tips about Mindful parenting and a deeper dive into Selfies vs. “Self as Artist” soul mapping. Enjoy this podcast with Chara, Inspired Living teacher.
Madelana and Richard are co-founders along with their partner, Debby, of Mind Your Body, a Somatic Education clinic that uses a variety of healing and consciousness-based modalities to assist their clients and students in improving their quality of life. The new Mind Your Body clinic is located in Cedar Grove, NJ with affiliates located throughout the country.
Chara can be reached through her website, https://chara.tv
