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Michaela Haas is the author of "Bouncing Forward: Transforming Bad Breaks Into Breakthroughs". She explores how we find healing and resilience after major setbacks and emerge even stronger, wiser, and more compassionate. She shares some of the proven methods that we can use to survive and thrive in the face of challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, Bob Roth, is one of the top transcendental meditation teachers in the country. He discusses the benefits of a daily TM practice to alleviate stress and reach a profound state of rest. He also discusses the work they do teaching meditation in inner city schools, to veterans, and to other under-served populations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allan Lokos, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of "Through The Flames", shares his story of surviving a plane crash on Christmas Day, 2012. He shares what his long and painful recovery process taught him about how to survive--and even thrive--in the face of suffering, and how we can all learn to thrive in the midst of pain and uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top executive coach Joanne Heyman integrates the practices of mindfulness and “radical self care” into her work with clients. She’s committed to social impact and to helping leaders grow and find purpose in their work and their life. Her belief? You can’t be of the highest possible service to yourself or others if you’re stressed-out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elisha Goldstein shares a meditation from the Meditation Studio App Happiness Collection. He suggests that we spend a few minutes every day reflecting on what is right in our lives. It’s helpful to actively reflect on the positive things in our world, even when there’s chaos in and around us. Take a moment to ground yourself into the positive and enjoy the holiday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First-time author Joe DiNardo shares his courageous journey with his late wife Marcia, from cancer diagnosis through death, as told in his new book, "A Letter To My Wife". It’s a sad but hopeful look at the richness of love that explores how the practices of meditation and mindfulness served Joe as his foundation for both coping and healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elisha is back on Untangle answering our listeners' Top Five Questions. Learn how to commit to a meditation practice, how to make big life changes, how to find a teacher or mentor, and how to find your ground again when in crisis. He’s a psychologist, author, co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living and flagship instructor on the Meditation Studio app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard is the founder of the iRest Program, which uses Yoga Nidra as a transformative practice of deep relaxation and meditative inquiry, and is currently in VA hospitals, military bases, hospitals, hospices, and schools. His program helps people recapture and recover their innate sense of peace and relaxation after dealing with repeated trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leigh Stein dealt with crushing depression for most of her young adult life. Her memoir, "Land Of Enchantment", chronicles her story of depression and her love addiction to a troubled man. She shares how meditation has been a part of her healing process, and how she survived a very dramatic start to her twenties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colleen is a Yoga teacher, studio owner, model, and the author of the book "Yoga For Life". She shares her heart-felt personal story filled with the surprising and dramatic challenges that she’s faced throughout her life, and why yoga and meditation were such a big part of her journey to inner peace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices