Episodes: Masonry

Part 2- Building Bridges for Healing with Amikaeyla Gaston

Osha and Amikaeyla Gaston continue their conversation on the healing power of music to transcend cultural barriers. We talk about her work as a Cultural Arts Ambassador across the world and how she uses the language of music to build bridges for healing and opening to new perspectives. You’ll hear about one young man whose...

How Music Heals and Connects with special guest Amikaeyla Gaston

Osha and Amikaeyla Gaston discuss the healing power of music. Come along with us to discover the Power of Music for Healing People and Communities.  On today’s show, you’ll hear the inspiring story of Amikaela Gaston, who uses her powerful voice to initiate healing and peace around the world. You’ll hear about the ancient origins...

Conversation with Supervisor Damon Connolly – Key Issues for Voters this Tuesday, 11/ 8

Supervisor Damon Connolly responds to questions from host Osha Hayden about how to create solutions to the important issues facing Sonoma and Marin County residents.  He is running for the California State Assembly. We talk about ways to address climate change, the drought, diminishing water supply, housing, the Sonoma Developmental Center SDC, and PG&E’s influence...

A Path to Healing with Psilocybin Mushrooms with Body Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark

Osha Hayden and Laurelee Roark discuss the healing benefits of psychedelic plant medicine and psilocybin mushrooms. A growing body of scientific research confirms the use of psilocybin for treating issues including depression, PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders.  Noted author, Michael Pollan’s book, How to Change Your Mind, documents the research and use of psychedelics and...

Chapter 2- Beyond Hunger – Food, Weight and Healing – Body Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark

In Chapter 2 of Beyond Hunger – Food, Weight and Healing, Osha and  Body Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark, discuss solutions – how to recover from the suffering of obsession with food and dieting and the impossible standards of “beauty.” Laurelee describes a tried and true 3-prong process of recovery and offers guidance for connecting with...

Beyond Hunger: Food, Weight and Healing – Body Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark Chap1

Chapter 1 – Do you struggle with your weight? Learn how to end your obsession with food and weight with Body Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark, MA, CCHT – co-author of    It's Not About Food: End Your Obsession With Food and Weight  and                       Over It: ...

Creative Passion-Fuel for Life w/ Linda Loveland Reid

Today’s show is about passion –  I’m talking about the kind of passion that drives you to explore your creativity, to fall in love with a painting or sculpture, to pursue and expand your knowledge and skills and to contribute your own authentic expression to the world About Linda Osha’s guest today is Linda Loveland...

Somali Storytelling in Sonoma- a Tale of Resilience

Osha and Shugri Said Salh discuss The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert, a riveting story of survival & spiritual strength by a brilliant Somali American woman, Shugri Said Salh.  We’ll explore the contrast between Nomadic life in the Somali desert and life in the city – and  hear about her harrowing...

California’s Bold Plan to Reduce Carbon with Barry Vesser of The Climate Center

Carbon. There’s too much of it in the atmosphere. We feel the effects –  the rising heat – the droughts. We watch as our rivers and reservoirs run dry. What if – we could draw tons of carbon out of the atmosphere and reduce water use at the same time? Osha interviews Barry Vesser of...

Ten Seconds of Boldness with Guest, Shawn Langwell

What could you accomplish if you had the confidence and belief that you would succeed? What if you decided to take the first bold step? Osha interviews Shawn Langwell on his newest book, Ten Seconds of Boldness: The Essential Guide to Solving Problems and Building Self-Confidence.  About: Shawn Langwell is a top-producing media salesperson with...

A Search for God Amid the Wreckage of Destruction – One Man’s Journey

“Where was God?” Our story begins on Boxing Day in 2004, as my guest watched the televised coverage of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, and was shocked to hear his Catholic father say, “God could have stopped this.”  280 thousand people died. If a good God created this world, then how could he allow these...

A Chinese American Love Story

We have all seen media coverage of the horrific unprovoked attacks on Asian people. Today’s story provides a view into the effects of anti-Asian prejudice from the perspective of an Asian couple who spent 50 years in a loving marriage in America, and how they succeeded despite the many barriers and effects of discrimination. This...

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