The Buddha Lounge

About the show

Sunday, July 5 - Love, Money, Food & SweetSpot - The Buddha Lounge launches a special segment ‘Eat Shop and Play' with Chantel Simmons, editorial director of Sweetspot.ca, which is Canada's first online trend spotting lifestyle guide of its kind, keeping subscribers and visitors in-the-know and up-to-date on all things fun, fashionable and just plain fabulous in the city and across the country. Chantel will bring us exclusive updates on where to eat, shop and play. For more visit: www.sweetspot.ca

Also on the show, we have documentary filmmaker Trudy Sargent and her new movie ‘Love Talk,' an uplifting documentary about love and relationships, featuring candid and powerful interviews with some of the world's leading love and relationship experts. For more visit: www.lovetalkmovie.com

Also, Andrew Skelly, author ‘The Millionaire Formula' - a practical guide written for real people with real dreams and real problems. The book will surely transform your life and your bank account. For more visit: www.andrewskelly.com / www.amazingmillionaireformula.com  

And finally we have Myra Lewin, Ayurvedic yoga teacher author of ‘Freedom in your relationship with food' - an everyday guide designed to help you break unhealthy eating habits. For more visit: www.myralewin.com 


Saturday, July 4 - Marcelle Pick co-founder of Women to Women, one of the first clinics in the country devoted to providing health care for women by women, joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about her book 'The Core Balance Diet: 4 Weeks to Boost Your Metabolism and Lose Weight for Good.' A whole new way to look at weight loss and solving the mystery of stubborn, frustrating weight gain in women, whether you've just gained it or have been struggling with it for years. For more visit: www.womentowomen.com

Also on the Buddha Lounge, Noah Benshea returns with 10 inspiring thoughts for tough times.
Visit: www.noahbenshea.com

Plus, Cheryl Richardson the New York Times best-selling author of 'Take Time for Your Life,' 'Life Makeovers' (as featured on the Oprah show), 'Stand Up for Your Life,' 'The Unmistakable Touch of Grace' will be talking about her newest release 'The Art of Extreme Self Care' - transform your life one month at a time. She leads a large web community, which is dedicated to helping people around the world improve their quality of life. For more visit: www.cherylrichardson.com

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Sunday, June 21 - Scott Blum co-founder of dailyom.com - a successful inspirational website with over 900,000 subscribers - and author of ‘Waiting for Autumn' and the prequel ‘Summer's Path' written as a series of parables, similar in style to The Alchemist, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and The Celestine Prophecy. Through a semi-fictional sequence of events and an archetypal cast of characters, his stories awaken us to new ideas, invite us to explore powerful spiritual and healing practices, and draw us into a mystical world where nothing happens by mere coincidence. For more visit: www.scottblum.net

Also on the show, Susan Smith Jones, a nationally recognized health consultant, motivational speaker, and author of 20 books. She has made a significant contributions in the fields of holistic health, fitness, anti-aging, optimum nutrition and balanced living. Her latest book ‘Recipes for Health Bliss', using natural foods & lifestyle choices to rejuvenate your body & life. For more visit: www.susansmithjones.com

Sunday, June 14 - Transpersonal Therapy & Post Partum Depression - Toronto-based Transpersonal Therapist Patrusha Sarakula joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about women's sexuality, tantra, and much more. for more visit: www.evolutionofabutterfly.com

Also on the show, Amy Sky, award nominated singer-songwriter, joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about family, spirituality, post partum and healing. Amy has spoken out extensively on her own experience with post partum depression. As both writer and performer, Amy Sky has been nominated for Juno, Socan, East Coast, West Coast Canadian Independent Music and American Songwriting awards. Amy also commits much of her time to various causes, including championing artist's rights, for which she was awarded the first ever CRIA Applause award and has become a spokesperson for women's health
issues. For more visit: www.amysky.com.

Sunday, June 7 - Yummy Mummy & Bullying - Garth Riley facilitator and presenter for in-school presentations across the province of the ‘Sticks & Stones May Break my Bones'  joins The Buddha Lounge to talk about the program, a fifty-five minute fast paced interactive presentation to students in grades 4 to 12. The mini-course is filled with both humor and workable solutions. Sticks and Stones becomes a fun way to effectively de-escalate bullying before it reaches a critical stage where it can inflict lasting consequences on impressionable children and teens. Through instruction in playing with words, highlighting their intrinsic meanings and teaching ways to turn words around to effect a desired positive outcome, Garth gives kids and their teachers valuable insights and actual tools they can use right away. For more visit: www.garthriley.com

Also on the show, Erica Ehm Founder and Editor-in-chief of YummyMummyClub - the online destination for modern moms looking for adult stimulation.

Erica is one of Canada's most recognized personalities, having started her career in the mid-80's as the voice of her generation on MuchMusic. Her multimedia resume includes acting, award winning songwriter, playwright, author, journalist and most importantly, The Yummy Mummy Club. She is the author of the book 'She Should Talk: Conversations with Exceptional Women about Life, Dreams and Success' -Encouraging women and young people to follow their dreams. If you want to know more you can visit: www.yummymummyclub.ca

Sunday, May 31 - The Healing Power of Nature & Flower Essences - Dr. Natalia M Schotte, founder and practioner of La Vie de la Rose Flower Essences joins The Buddha Lounge to talk about the therapeutic benefits of flower essences as well as her upcoming book 'Sacred Lessons: Embracing the Spiritual Challenges of Our Times.'

Dr. Schotte has been a spiritual counselor and internationally recognized speaker and consultant in the field of spiritual growth for over 20 years. She holds a Ph.D. in Therapeutic Counseling from The Open International University of Complementary Medicines. She is also the Executive Director of The S.H.E. Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the remembrance of the Divine Feminine through healed female leadership. For More visit: www.laviedelarose.com

Also on the Buddha Lounge the fabulous and sexy Donna D'Cruz, one of the world's top celebrity DJs and founder of Rasa Music, a New York City based record label and lifestyle brand specializing in music for health, enlightenment and conscious entertaining. For more visit: www.rasamusic.com

Sunday, May 24 - Change & Inspiration - Ariane de Bonvoisin CEO and founder of First30Days, a New York City-based media company focused on guiding people through all types of changes, both personal and professional, social and global returns to the Buddha Lounge to talk about the power of change and why it's good for you.

The company, which launched its web site, first30days.com, in February 2008 currently, features 60 life change subjects, including those relevant to our times such as losing a job, selling a home, starting a business, dealing with depression, smart investing, reducing debt and living frugally. For more visit: www.first30days.com.

Also on the Buddha Lounge is Catherine Ann, a survivor against all odds. She was homeless, unemployed, and penniless... but determined to turn her life around. At age forty, after a disadvantaged childhood riddled with abuse and neglect, and becoming a single mother at age 14, Catherine found herself at a crossroad. She could have continued on the path of hopeless despair, or she could take a massive risk. She chose the latter and it was then that she combined her street smarts and raw ambition (and a lot of creativity) to launch her business, Consumer Connection, a multi award-winning and multi-million dollar business venture providing employment to thousands. She has since won numerous entrepreneurial awards including the prestigious YWCA Women of Distinction award. For more visit: www.speakers.ca/ann_cathrine.aspx 

Saturday, May 23 - Greatness in Uncertain Times - One of the most respected poet/philosopher in North America, Noah Benshea, author of ‘The Journey to Greatness' and How to Get There joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about ‘The Journey to greatness is about the quietly, heroic journey to make your life great.'

A Pulitzer Prize nominee, he has also been quoted on 30 million Starbucks coffee cups. He is the international bestselling author 21 books translated into 18 languages, including the famed ‘Jacob the baker' series embraced by millions around the world. For more visit: www.noahbenshea.com 

Saturday May 16 - Numerology and Being ‘Happy for no Reason' - Tania Gabrielle, celebrity numerologist and author of The Unrevealed Secrets of Political Success: How Names and Numbers Shape United States History joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about the science of numbers.

Tania Gabrielle counsels thousands of clients and businesses worldwide. Corporations turn to her for brand names, logos, launch dates and product titles. Her unique approach utilizes three sources of Numerology - Ancient Chaldean, Pythagorean and Ancient Egyptian. For more visit: www.taniagabrielle.com 

Also on the show, Marci Shimoff author of the New York Times bestseller 'Happy for no Reason' joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about how to be happy for no reason.

Marci Shimoff is the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles in the series, including Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul, have met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages and have been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 108 weeks. For more visit: www.happyfornoreason.com 

Saturday May 9 - Women, Career & Money - Kelley Keehn financial guru, speaker, a regular contributor for CNBC, and author of six books including her latest ‘She Inc' - a woman's guide to maximizing her career potential joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about some of the principles from her book. Why thinking like a corporation is crucial? What is the million dollar ticket? Tips, examples and timely information to help fast track whatever career path you've chosen. For more visit: www.kelleykeehn.com 

Saturday, May 2  - Back by popular demand - business guru John Assaraf, and one of the luminaries from the blockbuster movie ‘The Secret' joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about secrets to starting a business, growing your business and much more.

John Assaraf is the author of ‘Having It all' - achieving your life's goals and dreams and founder of One Coach , a company that is helping thousands of entrepreneurs and small-business professionals grow their revenues so they can achieve financial freedom and live extraordinary lives. For more visit: www.onecoach.com 

Saturday, April 25 - Positive Tv - Former life Coach, Aida Memisevic, joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about the launch of Positive Living TV, which airs all across the country.

The new series Positive Living is Aida's personal dream of bridging her work as a television host/producer with her previous experience as a motivational speaker and life coach. For more visit: www.positivelivingtv.com 

Saturday April 18 - What if there was a simple technique to relieve physical pain and emotional trauma and it worked within an hour or a day?  Would you try it? If the power to heal past hurts, pain and trauma lied within your own fingertips? Would you believe it? Documentary Filmmaker Nicolas Ortner joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about his new film ‘TRY IT ON EVERYTHING' that reveals a remarkable new healing technique known as EFT (also known as "tapping") and offers compelling evidence of its effectiveness!

In the film leading wellness experts, physicians and best-selling authors discuss the healing power and benefits of EFT--a startling new discovery that combines ancient Chinese acupressure with modern psychology.

TRY IT ON EVERYTHING also features ten participants who join EFT practitioners for a retreat that changes their lives forever. From healing grief, chronic back pain, insomnia, addictions and phobias their profound, personal transformations offer evidence of EFT's effectiveness as a revolutionary healing modality. For more visit: www.tryitoneverything.com 

Saturday April 11  - Defying Gravity - New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned medical intuitive Caroline Myss has been in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness for over 20 years joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about her new book ‘Defying Gravity'.

Since 1982, she has worked as medical intuitive providing individuals withan evaluation of the health of their energetic anatomy system. She specializes in assisting people in understanding the emotional, psychological, and physical reasons why their bodies have developed an illness and is the founder of CMED institute, which offers serious students powerful and intensive courses designed to enrich spiritual life and enhance a sense of well being. For more visit: www.myss.com 

Saturday, April 4 - Life and Career of Sylvia Browne - world famous psychic and number one New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Browne joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about her life and career. Millions tuned in every week to watch her on the Montel Williams show and have also appeared on Larry King Live, Entertainment tonight and countless other national media.,She is also the founder of the church the Society Novis Spiritus in Campbell California. For more visit: www.sylvia.org 

Saturday, March 28 - Secret of 2012 - New York Times bestselling author Gregg Braden who's internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science and spirituality joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about his new book ‘Fractal Time - the Secret of 2012 and a New World Age'.

To date, his work has led to such paradigm-shattering books The Isaiah Effect, The God Code, The Divine Matrix and his 2008 release, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits.  His work is published in 17 languages and in 27 countries and shows us beyond any reasonable doubt that the key to our future lies in the wisdom of our past. For more visit: www.greggbraden.com 

Saturday, March 21 - Simply Raw and Your Heath - Dr. Gabirel Cousens from the documentary film ‘simply raw' - Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days - joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about the film that chronicles six Americans with 'incurable' diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin. The film follows each participant's remarkable journey and captures the medical, physical, and emotional transformations brought on by this diet and lifestyle change. Moments of struggle, support, and hope as what is revealed, with startling clarity, is that diet can reverse diabetes andchange lives. It is a film about a life changing journey on a simply raw diet and how nature is the original medicine. For more visit: www.rawfor30days.com 

Saturday March 14 - Learning to Embrace Change - Change Coach Ariane de Bonvoisin, joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about the 9 principles of change, how we can embrace change, learn how to move through it, and successfully navigate the twists and turns of life.

Ariane de Bonvoisin is the CEO and founder of first30days.com, a website to help people transition through any change, whether it's a health diagnosis, going green, moving to a new city, or getting married. With a degree in economics and international relations from the London School of Economics, she joined The Boston Consulting Group and worked in over a dozen countries in a few years. After an MBA at Stanford, she moved back to New York, working with media giants BMG and Sony Music. In 2000, Ariane was tapped by Time Warner to become the Managing Director of a new digital media venture fund. First30days.com became her life's work in 2004. Her new book ‘first30days': Your Guide to Any Change (and Loving Your Life More) is available everywhere. For more visit: www.first30days.com 

Saturday, March 7 - Music and Soul - Donna D'Cruz, the founder of Rasa Music joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about Music as a source for healing and enlightenment. Rasa Music is a lifestyle music label based in New York City, and it specializes in music for health, enlightenment and conscious entertaining and has recently branched out to include books, candles and aromatherapy products.

Donna D'Cruz, besides running Rasa, is one of the world's top celebrity Djs - jet setting around the globe enthralling celebrities like Madonna,P.Diddy, and parties for the fashion elite the likes of Jean Paul Gauthier, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and events in Istanbul, Phuket, PuertoRico, and Saint Tropez, which has made her the darling DJ of theinternational jet set. For more visit: www.rasamusic.com 

Saturday February 8 - The Many Faces of Mysticism - Jeffrey Armstrong, Speaker, Author & Mystical Poet joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about the differences between Western Astrology and Vedic Astrology, Soul Karma & Reincarnation, The Philosophy of Yoga, and much more. For more visit: http://www.jeffreyarmstrong.com

Saturday January 31 - Single and wondering what it takes to find love? Arielle Ford, author of ‘The Soulmate Secret', joins the Buddha Lounge to talk about how to take control of your romantic destiny by using the law of attraction. 

Arielle Ford is one of the founding partners of the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD club dedicated to providing movies about love and compassion. Prior to January 2004, Arielle ran her own PR firm, The Ford Group. She is best known for helping to launch the careers of Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and Neale Donald Walsch. She has also handled publicity for Wayne Dyer, Debbie Ford, Gary Zukav, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay, Don Miguel Ruiz, and many other notable authors, eleven of whom became #1 on the New York Times bestseller. For more visit: www.soulmatesecret.com 

Saturday January 17th  - would you like to know what the most powerfulmanifestation tool in the history of the world is? James Twyman, bestselling author, filmmaker, and musician joins the Buddha Lounge to reveal that secret, plus we'll be talking about his travels to some of the world's greatest areas of conflict, sharing his message of peace.

He has been called "The Peace Troubadour" and has performed his peace concert in countries like Iraq, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Bosnia and Serbia, drawing millions of people together in prayer to influence events of world crisis. His CD's have inspired hundreds of thousands of people, and his performances at the United Nations, US Capitol and Pentagon, as well as grass roots projects like The Cloth of Many Colors, have made him one of the most influential spiritual peacemakers in the world. For more visit: www.jamestwyman.com

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