Transformation Cafe

Transformation Cafe

Join host Robin Masiewicz at the Transformation Café, a fun way to nourish your soul! Transformation Cafe focuses on health, happiness, well-being, and personal growth with a spiritual slant. See more at http://transformation-cafe.com

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August 28, 2017 30 mins
In this week's episode of the Transformation Cafe podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome back Kay Gilley, the author of "The Game Called Life" available from Amazon. In this episode they discuss chapter 7 and summarize the themes from the book.

Click the link below to purchase The Game Called Life on Amazon.


About Kay:
Kay Gilley is a spiritual coach and mentor to executives, entrepreneurs, and profes...
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In this week's episode of the Transformation Cafe podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome back Kay Gilley, the author of "The Game Called Life" available from Amazon. In this episode they discuss chapters 5 and 6.

The Game Called Life: Book Club Notes
Chapter 5 – Reconciliation
(Chapters 5 & 6 are actions we need to take to win in the game called Life. Emphasis on connecting with Oneness, asking, li...
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In this week's episode of the Transformation Cafe podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome back Kay Gilley, the author of "The Game Called Life" available from Amazon. In this episode they discuss chapters 3 and 4.

The Game Called Life: Book Club Notes
Chapter 3: Redefining Success
The material world would have us believe that we need to develop a plan for our lives, set goals, and succeed in material wa...
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In this week's episode of the Transformation Cafe podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome back Kay Gilley to kick off another book in the Cafe Book Club! Kay is the author of "The Game Called Life" available from Amazon. In this episode they discuss chapters 1 and 2.

In The Game Called Life, a visit from jovial and sometimes irreverent spirit guide Helen propels mid-life Lizzie Magill from despair and...
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The week we are pleased to welcome Elaine Brovont, a certified trainer of "The Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi" based on the Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi by Peter M. Wayne, PhD and Mark L. Fuerst. Elaine is the first person certified to train this program on the West Coast.

She describes this work as "Translating the Eastern concept of Tai Chi into Western language and bridging that gap."
Elaine describ...
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On this week's podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome back poet Michael Mejia. They are joined by Marsha and Vanessa, the owners of Sundappled Boutique in Claremont, California.
Mike shares three more of his poems. The first is one called "The Remembrance". Mike says that this poem comes "from the eternal aspect, from a place that isn't broken, and a place where the more we clear what's f...
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July 17, 2017 44 mins
In this week's episode of the Transformation Cafe, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome poet Michael Mejia. Mike shares several of his poems, and he and Robin discuss the poetry of Ahmed Badr, Rumi, and others.



Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words. – Paul Engle

Mytho-Poetic States?
In t...
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In this week's episode of the Transformation Cafe podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome Kay Gilley. Kay is the author of "The Game Called Life" available from Amazon. Kay and Amy have been friends for over 20 years.

About Kay:
Kay Gilley is a spiritual coach and mentor to executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals. In her writing, public speaking and individual work, she helps individuals break out...
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On this episode of the Transformation Cafe podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost welcome Michelle Bassett, a Hidden Heroes Fellow, to discuss self-care for caregivers and the work of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.
Hidden Heroes brings vital attention to the untold stories of military caregivers and seeks solutions for the tremendous challenges and long-term needs they face.

In 2012, Elizabeth Dole founded the Elizabeth ...
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On this episode of the Transformation Cafe podcast we welcome back nutritional counselor Catie Fitzgerald. Catie tells us about her approach to staying well on vacation, by preparing your body ahead of time so you don't get sick while having fun!

The CIGS Approach
A 4-prong approach to staying healthy on your vacation: CIGS. This is the only time that CIGS denotes something healthy for you!

* Condition your body to be active
* Nour...
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In this week's podcast we conclude our Cafe Book Club review of "The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World". Host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost provide a meditation exercise for each one of the Eight Pillars of Joy, and Robin demonstrates a Laughter Yoga exercise that will put a smile on your face.

From the description on Amazon:
Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living...
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In this week's podcast host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost discuss the last of the 8 Pillars of Joy from the "Book of Joy" by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Pillar 8 is "Generosity".

Generosity is the habit of giving freely without expecting anything in return. It can involve offering time, assets or talents to aid someone in need. Often equated with charity as a virtue, generosity is widely a...
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In this week's podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Front continue their discussion of "The Book of Joy". This week we focus on Pillar 7: Compassion – Something We Want to Become

Compassion – All traditions carry the same message: the message of love. Compassion is a sense of concern that arises when we are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to see that suffering relieved. It connects the fee...
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In this week's podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost continue their discussion on The Book of Joy. This week we focus on Pillar 6: Gratitude – I am Fortunate to be Alive

The quotes below are excerpted from this chapter.
Greet each day with gratitude
"Every day, think as you wake up, ‘I am fortunate to be alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it.'"
Gratitude is the recognition of all ...
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In this week's podcast, host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost continue their discussion on The Book of Joy. This week we focus on Pillar 5: Forgiveness.



 
 

The Eight Pillars of Joy:

Perspectives: There are many different angles
Humility: I try to look humble and modest
Humor: Laughter, joking is much better
Acceptance: The only place where change can begin
Forgiveness: Freeing ourselves from the past
Gratitude: I am fortunate to b...
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In this episode host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost continue their discussion of the Eight Pillars of Joy. This week focuses on the fourth pillar: Acceptance.

Acceptance: The Only Place Where Change Can Begin
In this short teaching is the profound essence of the Dalai Lama's approach to life:
"Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied? And what is the use of being unhappy if it cannot be remedied?
Once we can ...
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In this episode host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost continue their discussion of the Eight Pillars of Joy. This week focuses on the third pillar: Humor.

To reinforce the benefits of humor, here's a great article called "Laughter is the Best Medicine". It discusses the benefits of laughter and how "Why laughter is the sweetest medicine for mind and body", including the physical, mental, and social benefits ...
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In this episode host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost continue their discussion of the Eight Pillars of Joy. This week focuses on the second pillar: Humility.

We are all just human beings
Dalai Lama said, referring back to the Archbishop's story about preaching at Chris Hani's funeral. "You mentioned when you spoke at the funeral that you did not consider yourself superior, you were just one of them. That's very,...
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In this episode host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost discuss the Pillar of Perspective, the first of the Eight Pillars of Joy.

Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama discuss having a mental immunity that helps us about filling our minds and hearts with positive thoughts and feelings. There are so many times we get caught up in our fear, things that are going on when we experience challenging circumstances.
"A healthy perspectiv...
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In this episode host Robin Masiewicz and co-host Amy Frost begin their review of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams.

The book explores how to live a more joyous life and is broken down into the "Eight Pillars": Perspectives, Humility, Humor, Acceptance, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Compassion, and Generosity. This is one of a hundre...
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