Moments with Marianne

Are there lessons for enlightenment in western literature and the movies? Tune in Tuesday, December 27th at 3pm PST/ 6pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Dean Sluyter on his new #books The Dharma Bum’s Guide to Western Literature: Finding Nirvana in the Classics, and Cinema Nirvana: Enlightenment Lessons from the Movies.

#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs every Tuesday at 3PM PST / 6PM EST and every Friday at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST in the Southern California area on #KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Not in the area? Click here to listen! https://tunein.com/radio/KMET-1490-s33999/

Dean Sluyter (pronounced "slighter") has led meditation workshops and retreats throughout the U.S. since 1970, at venues ranging from Ivy League colleges to maximum-security prisons. For thirty-three years he taught English and developed the Literature of Enlightenment program at The Pingry School in New Jersey. Sluyter has trained with sages in several traditions, including Vajrayana Buddhism, Advaita, Bhakti Yoga, and Umbanda. His previous books include Natural Meditation, Cinema Nirvana, and The Zen Commandments. https://deansluyter.com

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Do you know that there are science-backed strategies for building healthy self-talk that actually works? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Rachel Turow, PhD, on her new #book The Self-Talk Workout: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head.

#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs every Tuesday at 3PM PST / 6PM EST and every Friday at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Not in the area? Click here to listen to the radio: https://tunein.com/radio/KMET-1490-s33999/

Rachel Turow completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon, a clinical internship at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Turow worked as a supervising psychologist and research scientist at Rush University Medical Center. https://www.rachelturow.com

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Can the Buddhist practice of Awakening Dignity help with cultivating greater compassion? Tune in Tuesday, December 20th at 3pm PST/ 6pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Phakchok Rinpoche on her new #book Awakening Dignity: A Guide to Living a Life of Deep Fulfillment.

#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs every Tuesday at 3PM PST / 6PM EST and every Friday at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST in the Southern California area on #KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Not in the area? Click here to listen! https://tunein.com/radio/KMET-1490-s33999/

Phakchok Rinpoche is a beloved Tibetan Buddhist master and the abbot of several monasteries in Nepal. Born in Kathmandu, Rinpoche was recognized at the early age of one as a reincarnated Buddhist master. He travels the world teaching in Buddhist centers, universities, and monasteries. https://www.phakchokrinpoche.org

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While it seems that our environment is continuously becoming more narcissistic, is there a way to show up in the world more authentic and kind? Tune in Friday, December 16th at 10am PST/ 1pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Daryl R. Van Tongeren, PhD, on his new #book Humble: Free Yourself from the Traps of a Narcissistic World.

#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs every Tuesday at 3PM PST / 6PM EST and every Friday at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Not in the area? Click here to listen to the radio: https://tunein.com/radio/KMET-1490-s33999/

Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Hope College. He is interested in deep and enduring questions about the human condition. As a social psychologist, he employs experimental research to investigate meaning in life, religion and identity, and virtues. https://www.darylvantongeren.com

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Are you being knocked down by the waves of life and sometimes feel like your drowning? Tune in Tuesday, December 13th at 3pm PST/ 6pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Shaun Tomson on his new #book The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life's Waves.

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Shaun Tomson is a World Surfing Champion, an inductee in the Jewish and South African Sports Hall of Fame, the US Surfing Hall of Fame, and has been described as one of the greatest surfers of all time and one of the most influential surfers of the century (Surfer Magazine 1999). Shaun is a past board member and ambassador for Surfrider Foundation, the world’s largest environmental group dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans, waves and beaches and he received the SIMA Environmentalist of the Year Award in 2002. He is a past board member of Santa Barbara Boys and Girls club and is an ambassador for Boys to Men, a youth mentoring organization. Shaun is a Business Administration and Finance graduate from the University of Natal and has a Master of Science in Leadership from Northeastern University. https://shauntomson.com/

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Is there a simple solution to ensure we have the right to a healthy environment? Tune in Friday, December 9th at 10:30am PST/ 1:30pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Maya van Rossum on her new #book The Green Amendment: The People's Fight For a Clean, Safe & Healthy Environment.

#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs every Tuesday at 3PM PST / 6PM EST and every Friday at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Not in the area? Click here to listen! https://tunein.com/radio/KMET-1490-s33999/

Maya van Rossum is a veteran environmentalist on a mission to use our state and federal constitutions to empower activists and provide hope to communities everywhere seeking to address environmental racism, the climate crisis, and the ongoing ravages of polluted water and air, toxic contamination, and withering ecosystems nationwide. She is the founder of Green Amendement For The Generations, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring passage of Green Amendments in every state across the United States that would recognize and protect environmental rights on par with other inalienable civic and political freedoms such as speech and property. https://forthegenerations.org

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Is our planetary home going through an evolution? Tune in Friday, December 9th at 10am PST/ 1pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Jude Currivan, PhD on her new #book The Story of Gaia: The Big Breath and the Evolutionary Journey of Our Conscious Planet.

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Jude Currivan, PhD, is a cosmologist, futurist, planetary healer and previously one of the most senior business women in the UK. She has a master’s degree in physics from Oxford University and a doctorate in archaeology from the University of Reading in the UK. She has traveled extensively, worked with wisdom keepers from many traditions, and is a life-long researcher into the nature of reality. She is the author of 6 books, including The Cosmic Hologram, and is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders circle. http://www.judecurrivan.com

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Can the space between crisis and action offer new possibilities for creativity? Tune in Tuesday, December 6th at 3pm PST/ 6pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Sande Hart on her new #book The Liminal Odyssey: The Alchemical Power of The Spaces In-Between.

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Sande Hart is an award-winning leader in the fields of women’s empowerment and interfaith community building. She founded the women’s interfaith international grassroots organization S.A.R.A.H. (The Spiritual And Religious Alliance for Hope) the morning of 911, an instinct to gather women of diverse faiths to protect all that they consider sacred, now in its 20th year. She founded and served as director of Charter for Compassion’s Women and Girls sector, served as chair for the United Religions Initiative for North America and serves on the Women’s Task Force for The Parliament of World’s Religions. She is also the founder of Compassionate California. Sande is currently being inducted into the Women’s Oral History Library of Claremont Colleges. https://www.sandehart.com

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Did you know that you have a Divine blueprint for profound healing with the archangels? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Alexandra Wenman, on her new #book Archangel Alchemy Healing: The Celestial Science in the Vibration of the Universe.

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Alexandra Wenman is a gifted angel communicator, spiritual alchemist, channel, healer, poet, and presenter. The former editor of Prediction Magazine, she is the founder of Precious Wisdom Alchemy and the creator of The Alexandra Wenman Show on YouTube. She lives in London. https://www.alexandrawenman.com

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