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

Jan 27, 2020
Jan 27, 2020
34 min
Madelana Ferrara and Richard Mack interview Chara Rodriguerra. This is the first of a 3-part interview with Chara who is an ‘Inspired Life Teacher’ and the creator of Solazzare and Sol Path Yoga. An author, a poet, a teacher, a guide, a creative who sees her entire life as a work of art, Chara has coined the term “Self-As-Artist.” In this interview we go into detail about how she came to see her life in this way, how this view informs her work as a guide and teacher, and how you might benefit by considering this approach to living as you search for joy and well-being.
Enjoy a podcast takeaway of a short, guided relaxation practice with Chara to experience an offering of her inspired living practice. In under 7 minutes, you can shift your state of mind with this simple practice and return to listen and be guided again and again.
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

Aug 17, 2019
Aug 17, 2019
17 min
Madelana Ferrara and Richard Mack interview Dr. Gerry Leisman, Functional Neurology research scientist who will be a panelist at the upcoming USTA National Conference: Trager® Approach * Functional Neurology * Medicine – What Did Milton Know? Dr. Leisman will also offer a Post-Conference seminar: Science Supporting Transformation: what we know now in neurology that can be applied at the table.
Continuing our conversation with Gerry Leisman, M.D., Ph.D. as he talks about the Post Conference that he will be leading. Our previous podcast with Dr. Leisman focused on his background and interests. In this conversation, he invites "anyone who has their hands on a body or on the thought system of another" in a helping capacity to attend.
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.
The 2019 US Trager Post-Conference is being held September 15-16 at The Pearlstone Conference Center in Reistertown, MD. where all are welcome to attend. http://www.TragerApproach.US

Jul 30, 2019
Jul 30, 2019
24 min
Madelana Ferrara and Richard Mack interview Dr. Gerry Leisman, Functional Neurology research scientist who will be a panelist at the upcoming USTA National Conference: Trager® Approach * Functional Neurology * Medicine – What Did Milton Know? Dr. Leisman will also offer a Post-Conference seminar: Science Supporting Transformation: what we know now in neurology that can be applied at the table.
Meet Gerry Leisman, M.D., Ph.D. haling from Israel. Dr. Leisman's primary interests have been about the intersection of topics related to movement and consciousness with particular attention on the population of pediatrics and development through the lifespan. Dr. Leisman shares some stories of interest about his early studies in music and how music has influenced his understanding of the nervous system as well as ways that science can shed light on the success stories from healing arts modalities.
Dr Leisman has worked in the fields of medicine and science for over 4 decades and has contributed significantly to the body of research knowledge which supports the advancement and understanding of brain science as it applies to improving developmental disabilities particularly among children. He is affiliated with prominent academic organizations on 3 continents and 4 countries. We are grateful and lucky to have the opportunity to speak with him in this interview.
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.
The 2019 US Trager Conference and Post-Conference are being held September 13-16 at The Pearlstone Conference Center in Reistertown, MD. where all are welcome to attend. http://www.TragerApproach.US

Jul 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
35 min
Madelana Ferrara and Richard Mack interview Deane Juhan, a panelist at the upcoming USTA National Conference: Trager® Approach * Functional Neurology * Medicine _ What Did Milton Know?
Meet Deane Juhan, long time student of Dr. Milton Trager, founder and originator of The Trager® Approach to psychophysical integration. Deane discusses his insights about what The Trager Approach really is and offers insights about how and why it is so effective as a healing modality. He shares a bit about his background as a Somatic Educator, bridging mind/body modalities over the past 50 years, his intricate perspective and fascination with the neurological physiology of healing and his unique and beautiful way of speaking about the emerging new medicine model.
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.
The 2019 US TragerConference is being held September 13-15 at The Pearlstone Center in Reistertown, MD. where all are welcome to attend.

Jul 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
26 min
Madelana Ferrara, M.A. interviews Nancy Cotter, M.D., a panelist at the upcoming USTA National Conference: Trager® Approach * Functional Neurology * Medicine _ What Did Milton Know?
Meet Dr. Cotter and learn about her journey and background in bridging mind/body medicine over the past 30 years, her interesting perspective about the emerging new medicine model as well as a sneak peak at the work she is engaged with helping U.S. Veterans of War to experience a new, more holistic approach to medicine and self-care.
Madelana is an Exercise Physiologist, Yoga Therapist, and Trager Approach Practitioner who has been an avid student and teacher of consciousness over the past 3 decades through the mediums of yoga, meditation, mind/body practices, spiritual studies and more. She is the Chair of the 2019 US Trager Conference being held September 13-15, 2019 at The Pearlstone Center in Reistertown, MD. where all are welcome to attend.

Jul 2, 2019
Jul 2, 2019
16 min
In this episode, we will discuss the 2019 US Trager Conference at The Pearlstone Conference Center in Reistertown, MD: Trager ® Approach * Functional Neurology * Medicine WHAT DID MILTON KNOW?
An introduction to the modality and what to expect at this upcoming Conference.
