After a month-long hiatus for Sunny’s Greek summer language intensive (and lemme tell you, it’s been intense!!), Sunny in Seattle is back for a First Friday edition with Sunny and her fantastic co-host Dr. Alysondra Duke. Join us for a few “Dispatches from Divinity School” along with some fun updates synchronicities – start your Friday right with a bit of inspiration with us!

Sally Kempton is a former Swami who Elizabeth Gilbert calls “one of the best meditation teachers in the world” who “manages to fearlessly explore the outer reaches of the universe without ever losing the voice of your dear friend from just around the block.” We’ll be exploring meditation with the Vijnana Bhairava – but don’t let the name intimidate you! Sally makes this mystical tantric practice incredibly approachable and engaging. Listen in and learn how every human experience can become a portal to the infinite as we explore this approach which uses body, breath, and even emotions and sensory pleasure to take us into meditation.

Jeffrey Rediger, M.D., M.Div., is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and is the medical director of McLean SouthEast Adult Psychiatry and of Community Affairs at McLean Hospital, one of the country’s top psychiatric institutes. AND he has spent over 15 years studying spontaneous healing, pioneering the use of scientific tools to investigate full recoveries from incurable illnesses, from pancreatic cancer to terminal brain cancer to autoimmune diseases like diabetes and lupus. Listen in and hear about his research revealing patterns behind healing and the physical and mental principles associated with recovery – you’ll get not only the inspiration found in these miraculous recoveries, but also the science behind them!

Website: www.drjeffreyrediger.com

Usually it’s a First Friday on Sunny in Seattle where Sunny shares the airwaves with her fantastic co-host Dr. Alysondra Duke, but this month, it’s a Second Friday, and there’s a very special reason why! Listen in as Dr. Alysondra and Sunny talk surprises of a lifetime, relating to giant bamboo, and why two birds in the hand is not always worth two in the bush.

Robert L. Snow served for 38 years in the Indianapolis Police Department, retiring with the rank of captain. He was a man devoted to evidence and hard facts, never believing in reincarnation. Then, an offhand dare to undergo a past-life regression changed everything, leaving him with a vivid awareness of several past lives. His worldview radically shaken, he embarked on a 2-year investigation with the intent to disprove reincarnation, but ultimately had to admit (through diligent research, unbelievable synchronicities, and corroboration from multiple sources) his past-life as J. Carroll Beckwith, a little-known nineteenth century American artist. Bob shares his incredible story with me, all chronicled in his book, “Portrait of a Past-Life Skeptic.”

In 2000, end-of-life therapist William Peters was volunteering at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco when he had an extraordinary experience as he was reading aloud to a patient: he suddenly felt himself floating in midair, completely out of his body. The patient, who was also aloft, looked at him and smiled. The next moment, Peters felt himself return to his body…but the patient never regained consciousness and died. Peters then spent the next 20 years searching for and researching other people who’d shared similar experiences – what he calls a “shared crossing.” Listen in as I interview Peters about his new book, At Heaven’s Door, which provides powerful stories of shared crossings, as well as explores why this phenomenon happens and what lies beyond death.

Many of the most popular approaches to mind, body, and spirit wellness are rooted in age-old practices from around the world and come from communities of color. But more often than not, they are primarily marketed to and used by the cultural elite. In her new book, Reclaiming Wellness, certified wellness expert and author Jovanka Ciares reclaims these time- and science-proven modalities and helps address the diversity and inclusion problem in modern wellness. Listen in as we discuss not only the multicultural roots of a wide variety of popular health trends, but also the know how to create your own wellness journey!

You’ve likely heard of energy medicine, and I know you’ve heard of yoga, but what about Energy Medicine Yoga (EMYoga)? Developed by Lauren Walker (named one of the top 100 most influential yoga teachers in America!), EMYoga weaves powerful energy medicine techniques with a yoga practice to boost that power tremendously! And in her brand new book, The Energy to Heal, Lauren shares EMYoga as a wonderful tool to help mitigate stress and overcome trauma. Listen and learn how to clear your energetic pathways and calm the storm of your stressful modern life with this unique healing system!

Join Sunny and her fabulous First Friday co-host, Dr. Alysondra Duke, as they get caught up on all the things (divinity school! relationships! east coast moves!) and share the tips and inspiration that have been helping them navigate those big decisions and all of life’s ups and downs.

Robert L. Snow served for 38 years in the Indianapolis Police Department, retiring with the rank of captain. He was a man devoted to evidence and hard facts, never believing in reincarnation. Then, an offhand dare to undergo a past-life regression changed everything, leaving him with a vivid awareness of several past lives. His worldview radically shaken, he embarked on a 2-year investigation with the intent to disprove reincarnation, but ultimately had to admit (through diligent research, unbelievable synchronicities, and corroboration from multiple sources) his past-life as J. Carroll Beckwith, a little-known nineteenth century American artist. Bob shares his incredible story with me, all chronicled in his book, “Portrait of a Past-Life Skeptic.”