Gab With The Gurus With Connie Bennett

Self-compassion: Do you have that kind trait or are you one of those who beats up on yourself for looking "too fat" in that dress, for overeating last night, for staying up too late, or for not being as successful as your next-door neighbor. Today's Gab with the Gurus Radio Show features Kristin Neff, Ph.D., who has been studying self-compassion for the past decade. Dr. Neff is author of the exciting new book,SELF-COMPASSION: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind. Dr. Neff. an associate professor in human development at the University of Texas at Austin, has created the Self-Compassion Scale, which is now used by hundreds of researchers worldwide. In this show, you will learn: How being self-compassionate will make you healthier, more satisfied with your life, more optimistic about the future, less depressed, and more productive than those who are self-critical. How self-compassion can help you when you "fail" What are the core components of self-compassion How to do the Hugging Practice How to

Do you throw away plastic bags? If so, you must join today's Gab with the Gurus Show. You'll be shocked when you hear Jeb Berrier, star of a new documentary, "Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic," as he examines our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb’s journey starts with questions like: Are plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic bags made from? What happens to them after they're discarded? What he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags. "Bag It" is one of six provocative, character-driven films that focus on food and environmental issues that is being presented by Whole Foods Market, the leading retailer of natural and organic foods, as part of its nationwide “Whole Foods Market Do Something Reel” Film Festival for Earth Month.  You'll be shocked by what Jeb discovered: The average American uses about 500 plastic bags each year, for an average of 12 minutes before they are discarded. About 2 million plastic bottles are consumed in the U.S. every five minutes, less then 25% are recycled. The

Jennifer McLean will discuss her Healing with the Masters series on the Gab with the Gurus Show. She'll then tell you about this exciting 12-week series where you'll get access to 24 renowned leaders, including Wayne Dyer, James Redfield (Celestine Prophesy) Dan Millman (Way Of The Peaceful Warrior) Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations With God), Cheryl Richardson, Iyanla Vanzant, Michael Bernard Beckwith, and more.

Extra weight dragging you down? Every year, millions of people set out to lose weight, but of those who peel off pounds, 95 percent of them put the weight right back on within the next year! In fact, most of them end up heavier than they were when they first set out to lose weight. So what's it going to take for you to be one of the lucky 5 percent? Listen to this Gab with the Gurus Show with weight loss expert Mark Patrick, author of Wake Up Skinny: The Simple Solution for a Lean and Healthy Body to find out how to lose weight and keep it off. Mark will tell you how to shatter the patterns of your food craving, lack of self-control and guilt that have made you overweight. He'll also share some secrets to healthy weight loss. And more! Mark is the founder of Mark Patrick Media LLC, a self-improvement company that specializes in Weight Management & Smoking Cessation programs, and his company was cited as one of Fastest Growing Companies In America in 2010 by Inc. Magazine. Mark is also a frequent TV guest,

Cell phones? TVs? Microwave ovens? How can we protect ourselves when we're constantly exposed to them? My guest today is top nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, author of Zapped: Why your Cell Phone Shouldn’t Be Your Alarm Clock and 1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution. In our Gab with the Gurus show today, Ann Louise will help you to think about all the innovations have you dialed, watched, surfed, charged, listed to, booted up, commuted on, cooked with, and plugged in today. As Ann Louise puts it, we’re being zapped: Today 84 percent of Americans own a cell phone, 89 million of us watch TV beamed in by satellite, and we can’t sip a cup of coffee at our local cafÉ without being exposed to Wi-Fi. The very electronic innovations that have changed our lives are also exposing us, in ways big and small, to an unprecedented number of electromagnetic fields, which are causing toxicity, causing fatigue, irritability, weakness, and even illness. Ann will offer some tips to detoxify your surroundi

In this Gab with the Gurus Show, you'll learn about Zumba®, an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, calorie-burning, Latin-inspired, downright-addictive dance- fitness-party™, that blends red-hot international music, created by Grammy Award-winning producers, with contagious moves. Since its inception in 2001, Zumba Fitness -- created by "happy accident" by Alberto "Beto" Perez -- has grown to become the world’s largest and most successful dance-fitness program, with more than 10 million people of all shapes, sizes and ages taking Zumba classes in 90,000-plus in 110-plus countries. The now-renowned Zumba founder will tell you how Zumba can help you, why it's become so popular, and how you can benefit the American Heart Association or other groups with a "Party Hearty" event in your area.

Keri Gans, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., has spent years helping clients retrain their habits so they can form new habits that will have a decisive impact on their weight. On the Gab with the Gurus Show, Keri will discuss her book, The Small Change Diet: 10 Steps to a Thinner, Healthier You. Keri will tell you that the changes, which make the most impact are often the smallest ones. She'll also discuss how you can take 10 bad habits and transform them into ways that spark immediate weight loss and can lead to good health.

Dr. Lilian Cheung, co-author of Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, will tell you how to use mindfulness to achieve a healthy weight and well-being. Dr. Cheung is a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication at the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition. She also is the creator and editorial director of The Nutrition Source -- www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource -- the Harvard School of Public Health's nutrition website for journalists, health professionals and consumers. Dr. Cheung co-authored Savor with the recognized Vietnamese Buddhist Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, also a poet, scholar and peace activist.

David Harp, co-author of The Three Minute Meditator: Reduce Stress. Control Fear. Diminish Anger. In Almost No Time at All. Anywhere. Anytime, will tell you how to fit meditation into your busy schedule. Harp's book, The Three Minute Meditator, was written for harried souls, who crave the benefits of mindfulness but who feel they just don’t have the time to do it. Harp offers an easy-to-follow, seven-step program that can be put into practice immediately and by anyone. You'll learn that meditation can be learned and practiced in quick spurts throughout the day. Meditation, as you may know, produces a mental state known as mindfulness, characterized by clarity, insight, and serenity, no matter what’s going on in the outside world.

Peter Amato, the author of "Soul Silence: A Unique Approach to Mastering the 11th Step," is my guest today. Peter is an international lecturer and presenter, who travels extensively around the world and speaks about such topics as consciousness and culture, and personal growth. He is creator of the Inner Harmony Approach, and he is an Integrative Medicine pioneer and globally respected teacher. For over a decade, Peter has worked as a transformational consultant with organizations and groups in four key areas: education, health care, recovery and addiction. His unique Inner Harmony Approach is included in workshops, wellness programs and retreats. He has studied with some of the biggest names in the consciousness movement, including Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weil and Zen master and Nobel Peace prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh.

Diet by compassion? Yes! Learn in today's radio show about The Self-Compassion Diet, a revolutionary plan to achieve lasting weight with loving-kindness from from licensed psychotherapist and certified hypnotherapist Jean Fain. You will learn about startling new research -- dozens of studies -- which show that a mind-over-food weight-loss approach is not only more sustainable than traditional dieting, but is more effective. You will learn about studies, which showed that people who cultivated self-compassion didn't t indulge in emotional eating. And you'll find out about how people who gave themselves hypnotic suggestions, lost twice as much weight and kept it off longer, long enough to establish healthy eating habits. And you'll learn how people who practice mindful eating, lost weight and kept it off. And you'll learn about people, who discovered the value of good, supportive company stayed the weight-loss course. Join us for this fascinating show!

Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin and transformational musician Paul Hoffman are my guests today. My first guest is Gretchen Rubin, author of the New York Times bestselling book, "THE HAPPINESS PROJECT: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun." Gretchen will tell you about what she most learned from her year dedicated to her Happiness Project. And she will give you valuable tips to become happy. er popular daily blog, The Happiness Project, appears on Slate and the Huffington Post and ranks in the prestigious Technorati “Top 2K.” There, she recounts her adventures and insights as she grapples with the challenges of how to be happier. She also blogs for RealSimple.com. Next, we'll chat with Paul Hoffman, who will talk about the power of music. He has created music to empower and motivate listeners to wake up to who they really are and take action in their lives. His music elevates the mind and opens the heart to show the way

Sarina Jain, America’s first cross-cultural fitness star, is the creator of the Masala Bhangra Workout®. Today, she will tell you about the workout that's been captivating people around the world. Sarina is an energetic fitness innovator, music-video choreographer and international television/radio personality. She hosts her own TV segment on Discovery Channel’s Fit TV and has a show on Exercise TV.tv. Her regular appearances on The Dr. Oz Show, NBC’s The Today Show and other major media have catapulted her to fame across mainstream America, and solidified her place as the “Jane Fonda of India." Although India’s glitzy Bollywood films have featured Bhangra and other folk-dances and music for awhile (think: diaphanous orange scarves; glittering bindis; and wrists swiveling towards the heavens), it took Sarina, a vivacious, young Indian-American fitness instructor, to devise the concept of choreographing Bhangra along with modern, funky dance moves to appeal to the American exercise industry. In the process, Ja

Jane Velez-Mitchell, the award-winning TV journalist, host of HLN's Issues and bestselling author (I Want) -- claims that Americans are being lured into addiction. People are hooked on prescription medications, fast food, sugary foods, the Internet, gambling, TV, over-spending, and even compulsive social networking. We are being seduced into self-destructive behavior on a massive scale. And, she claims, it's time to take our power back. She asks: "Do you really want to be a slave, existing just to make someone else rich and powerful?" You must listen to this fascinating show, in which Jane Velez-Mitchell will tell you how to become free of addictions and to quit being what she calls "consumer slaves, cogs in a culture of overconsumption."

Tiffany Monique is best known to the general public for being one-third of Beyoncé’s background singers, famously known as “The Mamas.” Now, vocalist/songwriter Tiffany Moníque is ready to step out of the shadows with her debut EP, "Nemesis." On this introductory project, Tiffany collaborates with seasoned musician, producer and Beyoncé’s music programmer, Kevin “Kwiz” Ryan along with partners Marlin Smith and Tony “T-Ro” Carter of Digital Khaoss Productions. Beyonce said of Tiffany: "Tiffany's voice has effortless strength, sass, seduction, and heart with a tone that puts you at ease." Tiffany is on the Gab with the Gurus Radio Show to talk about her weight loss success story. Not only did she end a long cycle of yo-yo dieting and go from 235 pounds to 158 pounds--and counting--but she's also making huge strides in her career as a recording artist. Let's root for Tiffany, and get ready for an exciting radio show.

Zumba® is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, calorie-burning, Latin-inspired, downright-addictive dance- fitness-party™, that blends red-hot international music, created by Grammy Award-winning producers, with contagious moves. Since its inception in 2001, Zumba Fitness -- created by "happy accident" by Alberto "Beto" Perez -- has grown to become the world’s largest and most successful dance-fitness program, with more than 10 million people of all shapes, sizes and ages taking Zumba classes in 90,000-plus in 110-plus countries. In today’s special radio show, you’re invited to find out how to "Party Hearty" at a Zumbathon in your area. By this, I mean, attend a special Zumbathon and at the same time donate money to the American Heart Association (AHA), whose mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. So far, more than 400+ Zumbathons nationwide have been held. For this show, you will hear from Shahidah Ansari, an official Zumba® Jammer and teacher and co-host of t

Gary Taubes, respected science journalist and author of the new book, "Why We Get Fat," will shatter some myths as to why Americans are are so fat. Gary, also author of "Good Calories, Bad Calories," will tell you about the bad nutritional science of the last century. He'll share his take on the misleading "calories-in, calories-out" model. He'll also tell you why some people are thin and others fat? And he'll discuss what foods to eat and which ones to avoid. Gary is a contributing correspondent to Science magazine, and his writing also appears in The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine and Esquire. He has received three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers.

Facebook is now leading to modern-day fairytales! With the film, "The Social Network," picking up film awards and possibly on the way to getting Oscars -- people are more abuzz than usual about Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg. Today, my guest is Emily Liebert, author of FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES, in which she describes 25 inspiring, true stories of ways Facebook helped people find lost lovers, unknown family members, organ donors, babies to adopt, etc! Learn about some remarkable stories in Facebook Fairytales: Modern-Day Miracles to Inspire the Human Spirit. The foreword is by Mark Zuckerberg. These tales will surprise, amuse, touch, and inspire anyone who has regained a lost friend or been touched by the kindness of a stranger. As you probably know, Facebook, after only a few years, is home to almost 500 million users around the globe and has given birth to a vast and intricate web of personal connections, bringing people together and transforming lives in unimaginable ways. Whether it's the story of Bar

Today, it's my pleasure to interview Réal Hamilton-Romeo, a participant in a landmark study for Glamour Magazine. You'll be surprised at what Real had to do for the study -- sleep! Seriously! And guess what -- she and the other participants lost weight! Tune in and get surprised and delighted learning about the easiest diet out there, "The Sleep Diet."

Chris Downie -- a.k.a. "SparkGuy" -- is the Founder & CEO of SparkPeople, one of the largest and most popular health and goal setting related websites in the world. It is also a free site. Chris founded SparkPeople so that he could SPARK millions of PEOPLE to get healthy and fit and reach their goals, too. A hands-on CEO, "SparkGuy" is an avid exerciser, SparkTeam leader, and active part of the positive SparkPeople Community. Prior to founding SparkPeople, Chris was one of two original co-founders of Up4Sale.com, an online auction site that was acquired by eBay in 1998 for approximately $100 million. He now spends much of his time in the SparkPeople Silicon Valley office with his wife and two sons. Employees of Sparkpeople are urged to live their brand. For example, employees get a significant bonus for following a consistent fitness & nutrition program year-round. Our next guest is best-selling author KC Craichy, author of the new book, "The Super Health Diet: The Last Diet You Will Ever Need." KC, a