Returning to the Body Mind is a radio show that revisits the wisdom of the body as the seat of the soul. With so much talk in the media about manifesting and mind over matter we may have forgotten about the importance of the health of our bodies as the foundation for spiritual and personal growth. There is a deep-seated tradition of thinking in the Western world that privileges the mind over the body. Yet even as spiritual beings we inhabit human bodies. The body is truly a temple for our spirit. In order to honor our bodies we need to treat them with optimal respect by properly nourishing them with good hydration, oxygenation, sleep, nutrition, and activities that uplift the soul. On Returning to the Body Mind, radio talk show host Dr. Melissa West will lead you through a series of common sense topics from breathing, hydration, sleep, digestion, and sex as tools not only to optimal health but as a gateway to the soul.

About Dr. Melissa West

Dr. Melissa West is a holistic lifestyle coach, psychospiritual energy worker and yoga and pilates instructor who helps people surrender to peace in their lives by connecting to and feeding the vital energy in their bodies. Melissa has spent ten years in the health and wellness industry helping adults decrease stress in their lives and improving overall functioning of their bodies from brain longevity to digestion, optimal organ function to healthy weight loss. Melissa learned the importance of a healthy lifestyle as a way to cope with the stress of academia during her studies in a Masters of Arts in Music Criticism and a Ph.D. in Communications and Cultural Studies. Her skills as a scholarly researcher, combined with her experience teaching adults within the university institution adds to the pedagogical skills Melissa brings to talk radio. Melissa now helps people find peace amidst the turmoil of their anxiety-ridden lives as a holistic lifestyle coach, yoga and pilates instructor and psychospiritual energy worker.

Wednesday September 3, 2008 Thrive with Brendan Brazier
Brendan Brazier has authored two of the most valuable nutrition books that I have on my book shelf: Thrive: A Guide to Optimal Health and Performance through Plant-Based Whole Foods and The Thrive Diet: the Whole Foods Way to Losing Weight, Reducing Stress, and Staying Healthy for Life. A huge fan of his work, I am delighted to have expert author and professional athlete on my show. Join us while we talk about stress-reduction through plant-based whole foods, the evolution of sports nutrition and transitioning to a vegan diet for optimal health.

Thrive with Brendan Brazier

Wednesday September 10, 2008 Fitness Junky with guest Stephanie Medford
Stephanie Medford is the owner of Fitness Junky (a full service fitness boutique offering active and casual wear) and a former Toronto Argonaut dancer. Stephanie is one of Durham’s top dance fitness instructors. In her classes she leads people through a fusion journey of Latin, funk, trance, modern, belly and drums. In this radio show Stephanie will prove to you that getting fit is totally fun!

Stephanie Medford, Fitness Junky

Wednesday September 17, 2008 Sacred Centers with Anodea Judith
Anodea Judith is a leading edge thinker, internationally recognized writer, teacher and speaker on evolutionary psychology based on the chakra system, body/mind integration, somatic therapy and the ancient arts of yoga. Her books Wheels of Life, The Sevenfold Journey, and Chakra Balancing have influenced and informed my yoga teaching on a deep and profound level. I am delighted to welcome Anodea Judith – someone who has acted as both a mentor and a teacher to me through her books – on my radio show.

Anodea Judith Sacred Centers

Wednesday September 24, 2008 Quick and Easy Vegetarian Cooking with Robin Robertson
Robin Robertson is the author of several best-selling vegan cook books includeing: Quick Fix Vegetarian, Vegan Planet, Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, One-Dish Vegetarian. Robin Robertson helps people choose vegan and vegetarian cooking for reasons of health, environment and compassion. In this show Robin Robertson will teach us how to create fabulous plant-based recipes that can please the most discerning palate.

Robin Robertson Vegan Cookbook Author

Wednesday October 1, 2008 Urban Tantra with Barbara Carellas
Barbara Carrellas is an author, sex educator, and theater artist. Her most recent books are Urban Tantra and Luxurious Loving. Barbara offers a holistic, metaphysical, practical, humorous, entertaining and gender-fluid approach to conscious sexuality. During this radio show Barbara and I will explore sex and consciousness and the possibilities for healing and expanded consciousness in all forms of sacred practices. This radio show will explore and eclectic mix of sexual and spiritual practices to encourage listeners to expand their capacity for both pleasure and spiritual fulfillment.

Barbara Carellas, Urban Tantra

Wednesday October 8, 2008 Soul Shaping with author Jeff Brown
During this radio interview, Jeff Brown will share with us his true story of transformation from a criminal lawyer to a more heartfelt path. Soulshaping is every person’s journey from self-alienation to soul-satisfaction in the heart of modern life. That journey is all about the inner: the inner world, the inner break for freedom from the shackles of shame, fear and misidentification. Soulshaping is a no-nonsense inner travelogue that inspires us to do the real work of excavating and honoring who we really are, before our opportunity passes. This is one of the best books I have ever read. You don’t want to miss this interview.

SoulShaping with Jeff Brown

Wednesday October 15, 2008 Psychological Factors affecting Medical Conditions with Susan Scherbak
Susan Scherbak is a social services worker and child and youth worker. She works with people to inspire and affirm their existence, allowing them to experience their own transition into the light. In this radio show Susan will expose the psychological factors affecting medical conditions from stress to psychosomatic disorders. She will also offer us strategies for coping with stress.

Phone: (905) 430-9600

E-mail: susieqscherbak@hotmail.com

Wednesday October 22, 2008 Angels with author Hazel Raven
Live from the UK, Hazel Raven is the author of The Angel Bible and The Secrets of Angel Healing. During this radio show we will explore practical exercises, meditations and affirmations you can perform to help you reach out to the angels that surround you for guidance, healing and inspiration. We will also explore how to sense the presence of angels and how to communicate with your guardian angels. You will learn about the 21 archangels who are dedicated to helping us grow emotionally and spiritually.

Hazel Raven

Wednesday October 29, 2008 Wake up to your Weight Loss with Alyson Mead
Best selling author asks the question, What if the Buddha went on a diet? She exclaims that diets don’t work citing crash diets, invasive surgeries and other procedures that only reinforce an aggressive and disrespectful approach to our bodies. This radio show will explore how a combination of mediation, follow up exercises and redirecting our internals stories to help us identify emotional problems beneath overeating and help provide motivation for exercise.

Wake Up to Your Weight Loss

Wednesday November 5, 2008 Real Happiness with Paul Ferrini
Join me with one of my favourite authors, Paul Ferrini, the author of 40 books providing inspiration for the spiritual journey. Genuine happiness is possible for all of us. There is no defect or deficiency in us that prevents us from being happy. However, there are false beliefs that need to be challenged and hurts that need to be healed so that we can open our hearts fully to love and to life. In this powerful radio show, Paul Ferrini will present a roadmap for the healing journey that will show you how you can heal and step into your power and purpose here on planet earth.

Real Happiness with Paul Ferrini

Wednesday November 12, 2008 The Forgotten Body with Elissa Cobb
Elissa Cobb is the author of The Forgotten Body: A Way of Knowing and Understanding Self and the program director of Pheonix Rising Yoga Therapy. Elissa Cobb reminds us that the best guidance and inspiration come from inside one’s own unique body. This radio show will explore Cobb’s perspective of embodiment clarifying the relationship between body and transformation, and emphasizing the importance of body in integrating physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual energies. Learn how to turn to your own body into a highly intelligent and reliable source of self-knowledge needed to bring about profound change.

Elissa Cobb

Animals live from unconditional resources. Spiritual awakening, prosperity, love, joy and gratitude are all unconditional to the animals. Animals do not depend on circumstances because they are busy intending what their moment will be and generating the moment they desire. Animals generate joy, love, peace, prosperity, gratitude and awakening. Dr. Laurie Moore will help us be inspired by the animals to live in the present moment and have a beautiful relationship with our body based on wholeness and wellness.

Dr. Laurie Moore, Ani-Miracles

During this radio show, Dr. Ramona Rubio co-author of The Alchemic Woman will show you how to step into your own power by asking questions that matter. These questions will zap your soul into awakening to its potential. You will learn to identify and release the old patterns that keep you in confusion and imprison your natural creative abilities. Dr. Rubio will teach us practical alchemical exercises that we can follow on a daily basis. Dr. Rubio’s passion is to assist women to write their empowered stories and help them take positive actions towards accomplishing their goals.

The Alchemic Woman