A Quest for Well-Being

Valeria Teles interviews Gloria Coppola — the author of The Breakthrough: Wisdom of the Soul Gloria is courageous! She takes chances in life and lives it to the fullest! She seizes every opportunity to living life fully and tapping into the joy. She decided playing small was selfish. Yes selfish! Playing big is selfless. She speaks in front of large audiences sharing and teaching others ready to take charge of their lives. The founder of a non profit Massage Without Borders during Hurricane Sandy helped raised thousands of dollars for therapists to restore their businesses. She received a humanitarian award from The World Massage Festival for her aspiring and humble work to assist the lives of massage therapists after Hurricane Sandy. She contributes to a non profit organization called OperationSmile.org because every child should have a smile. She's not nearly done either! Determined to leave a legacy for others: to realize no matter how low life knocks you down, no matter how bad you feel, you CAN pull yourself up and accomplish your dreams! Her motto: "I'm not giving up, I'm rising up" Gloria has been a successful wellness and lifestyle coach and business entrepreneur for over 30 years! The former owner of a massage school, holistic center, and health food store she has also authored 3 books, including Both Ends of the Rainbow: Lomilomi a Healing Journey, and has written for many holistic and beauty magazines in addition to being an ordained minister. In 2020 she had a calling to help others publish their story. As of today she has helped over 30 authors develop their stories in three collaborative style books and two solo authored books. Women Standing Strong Together, The Path of Awakening and Break Through, wisdom of the soul all became #1 Best Sellers ! To learn more about Gloria Coppola and her work please visit: https://www.gloriacoppola.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Arjuna Ishaya's work is a guide for the human condition. It is a practical, real and honest roadmap for anyone who wants to experience life to its fullest – at 200%. 200% of life is the experience of everything. It is the whole of life: 100% inner connection, peace and stability and 100% outer enjoyment, effectiveness and fulfillment. Success without contentment and peace is half a life. Being "Zen" without action or the good things of life is only half the picture. You can have both; you deserve both. You deserve to live 200% of life. Valeria Teles interviews Arjuna Ishaya — the author of 200% – An Instruction Manual for Living Fully Originally an outdoor instructor from New Zealand, Arjuna Ishaya has been a monk and spiritual teacher since 2003. Arjuna's aim is to make meditation and mindfulness accessible for real people – not only as a tool for spiritual enlightenment but to make peace practical: to enhance people's ability to get what they want from life while having the most fun possible. He is currently working with the British military bomb disposal regiment and London's Metropolitan Police. Arjuna lives in Richmond, North Yorkshire, UK with his beautiful family. To learn more about Arjuna Ishaya and his work please visit: https://www.arjunaishaya.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

Valeria Teles interviews Barb Stone — the author of Archetypes Made Easy: Transform Your Beliefs, Empower Your Life, Live Your Truth Barb's main work in the last 25 years has been around archetypes. The foundation of this work has come from Dr. Caroline Myss, with whom she studied in the States, in 1996. Years later, having cast over 10,000 charts, a similar amount of healings, plus teaching many different modalities to others, her guidance showed her it was time to move into a new direction and focus her energy towards Jamieson Sanctuary. This became a successful retreat place where many people felt empowered, renewed, validated and re-focused. It was a unique place in Victoria. After seven years, it was time to close the place down and move onto the next stage of the unfolding Mystery, so Barb left at the end of January, 2009. She travelled within Australia and overseas for the next 2 years. She moved back to Jamieson Sanctuary, January 2011 opening the Sanctuary up to guests again. The property sold in June 2014 and Barb then moved to The Basin, on the outskirts of Melbourne, with her new partner. Barb recommenced her main archetype work again, opening up her website: archetypechartreadings.com – this means this work can be experienced all around the world in English speaking countries. She published her book, Archetypes Made Easy in 2019. This has meant this wonderful modality can be learned by anyone, anywhere and with 25,000 charts under her belt, it's time to pass it on to those who wish to learn. Barb is also blessed to have three wonderful adult children and nine magnificent grandchildren. To learn more about Barb Stone and her work please visit: https://www.archetypechartreadings.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Alec Penix seeks to help people not only look their best, but also feel their best by adopting a healthy lifestyle. Alec believes that spiritual development is a critical element of the physical transformation process because spirituality, as defined by each individual's personal beliefs, aids in overcoming internal roadblocks. He approaches training by focusing on the interior first and addressing individual client needs to aid them in transforming their bodies and achieving healthier lives. Valeria Teles interviews Alec Penix — the author of Seven Sundays: A Faith, Fitness, and Food Plan for Lasting Spiritual and Physical Change After graduating from the University of Kentucky with a degree in dietetics, NASM Certified Trainer Alec Penix sought to accomplish his goal of becoming a celebrity trainer in Los Angeles, California. In 2010, he met fitness expert Eric The Trainer who showed him the ins-and-outs of training Hollywood's top celebrities. Penix' first book Seven Sundays (Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster) is a devotional that takes you on a journey of both spiritual and physical fulfillment. Because of Alec's vast knowledge of physical training, he is in high demand by all those who wish to undergo a physical transformation. Alec serves clients with every body type, wildly differing lifestyles, and of all ages. He's trained hometown heroes at the Sheriff's Department and taken on entire companies as corporate clients. Alec advocates an active lifestyle and competes in charity football games (such as the Celebrity Sweat Flag Football Challenge, which benefits the troops). His numerous television appearances include Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, The Doctors, Inside Edition, Home & Family, and Access Hollywood. Alec has also appeared in many publications including GQ, People, Wingman Magazine, Miami Living and Muscle & Fitness. He is also an accomplished speaker who has appeared on many popular podcasts and leading conventions. To learn more about Alec Penix and his work please visit: https://www.alecpenix.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

Valeria Teles interviews Bhavana Gesota — she is the author of My 12 Moon Journal: A Guided Journal for Creative Self-Exploration An unexpected health crisis led Bhavana to leave her materially successful career in the technology sector in 2016. The diagnosis of Hashimoto's served as a wake-up call to an inner calling that had been brewing for several years but had gone neglected. She consolidated her global working life and settled in a small rural village in Peru with the sole aim of healing at the mind, body, and soul level. Hashimoto's compelled her to seek within and ask the question – How does my soul wish to express itself in this world? She picked up her paintbrush and the pen and began to paint and write as the two primary ways to express what is inside. While she consolidated her material life, she also consolidated the various spiritual journeys she had taken over the years and concluded that all real journeys begin and end with one's Self. The inspiration in creating this journaling guidebook is rooted in her insights through the practice of cultivating self-awareness and becoming genuinely intimate with her own self. The method of self-inquiry – Who am I? by Ramana Maharshi, act as her guiding lamp-post. To learn more about Bhavana Gesota and her work please visit: https://www.bhavanagesota.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

Valeria Teles interviews Zach First on The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done by Peter Drucker Zach joined the Drucker Institute team in 2007, and was named executive director in 2016. Under his leadership, the Drucker Institute has created the annual Management Top 250 ranking in The Wall Street Journal, the S&P/Drucker Institute Corporate Effectiveness Portfolio with First Trust, the KH Moon Center for a Functioning Society and the Bendable lifelong learning system. Zach has written for Harvard Business Review, S&P Indexology and Harvard Magazine, and contributed the afterword to the 50th Anniversary Edition of Peter Drucker's classic The Effective Executive. Previously, Zach served as the inaugural assistant dean at Olin College, which was founded in 2000 with a $430 million gift from the F. W. Olin Foundation in order to reinvent engineering education. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from Haverford College, where his advisor was Lucius Outlaw, Jr. He earned his masters and doctorate degrees in higher education from Harvard University, with Richard Chait as his mentor. In 2020, Zach was named a visiting professor at Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan. He has served as a trustee and, from 2014–2018, president of the board of the Children's Center at Caltech, one of America's leading nonprofit providers of innovative STEM-based early childhood and preschool education. From 2013-2016, Zach was a member of the Board of Advisors at PayScale, creator of the world's largest database of individual compensation profiles. And from 2009-2011, he was a fellow of the National Forum on the Future of Liberal Education. To learn more about Zach First and his work please visit: https://www.drucker.institute/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

Valeria Teles interviews Gail Armatys — The author of Your HeartSong Journey: Discovering and Living Your Inspired Dream and God-Designed Purpose Gail Armatys is also a professional certified life coach and a thoughtful and powerful communicator. She guides women to embrace their identity and worth and helps them experience the freedom found in living true to themselves and God's calling in their every day, very real personal and professional lives. Helping women discover why they are here and the difference they make is Gail's passion. Her desire to share her experiences through the lens of her faith offers strength and hope to others as her story includes life-defeating habits, thoughts, and circumstances not uncommon to Christian women everywhere. Having a low self-esteem, developing an eating disorder to cope with loneliness, anger, hurt and shame, experiencing divorce, remarriage, and a blended family, figuring out how to create and balance a successful personal life and career Gail found love and forgiveness when Jesus tenderly and firmly spoke to her heart, "You have to change." As he promises, God used her life choices and circumstances for good as he prepared her to serve other women of faith. Today, Gail helps women uncover the truth in love and really live believing through Christ, they are good enough and loved no matter what, strong enough to break through, they have purpose and God has a plan for them to fulfill it. Gail has a Master's Degree in Human Development and the Family. As a certified coach, Gail has additional training in the areas of career and divorce recovery. She approaches all her coaching from a Christ-centered, life application and life purpose perspective. To learn more about Gail Armatys and her work please visit: https://www.gailarmatys.com/ Podcast Page: https://fitforjoy.org/podcast — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— The One Meal a Day approach to fasting is an efficient way to burn fat and lose weight. But eating only one meal a day, when done improperly, can deprive your body of the nutrients and energy it needs to thrive. Alyssa Sybertz shows us how to take this approach in the healthiest and most mindful way possible. Alyssa's book: The OMAD Diet: Intermittent Fasting with One Meal a Day to Burn Fat and Lose Weight is a comprehensive guide that shows us exactly what we need to fuel our body to stay healthy, full, and burning fat. Then, once we have the technique down, it provides over 100 recipes to make our one-meal planning a breeze. Each delicious recipe comes with step-by-step instructions, as well as complete nutritional information, so we can be absolutely sure we're getting the macronutrients, micronutrients, and vitamins we need. Valeria Teles interviews Alyssa Sybertz. Alyssa is a freelance health and wellness writer and a frequent contributor to First for Women magazine and Woman's World magazine and is the food editor for Closer Weekly. She also writes for Allrecipes, The Healthy, and wellness brands like Peloton and Power for Life Fitness. Her passion for health and wellness extends beyond her day job, and when she's not writing she's teaching Zumba classes, cooking, snowboarding or hiking with her husband and her dog. To learn more about Alyssa Sybertz and her work please visit: https://alyssasybertz.com/ For Intro-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/aquestforwellbeingpodcast Podcast Page: https://fitforjoy.org/podcast — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— In his bestselling book Law of Attraction, Michael Losier showed us how we can attract the things we want through our attention, energy, and focus. But what if you aren't able to pinpoint what you want in life? What if you're stuck, unsatisfied but unable to see what's holding you back―unable to identify what will truly bring you joy? In Your Life's Purpose, Michael Losier dives into our most basic motivations and lays out a simple guide to help you identify your strongest needs. These needs, which he calls Fulfillment Needs, are the 4 core motivators that, when taken together, describe the meaning and purpose of your life. Losier spent five years developing a proven methodology for identifying these needs. His easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide will help you understand not just what drives you, but how to integrate joy into your day-to-day life. Complete with interactive exercises, charts, and personal testimonials, this results-driven book will help you evaluate your job, build compassion and understanding in your relationships, and make big life decisions based on your level of fulfillment.= Michael Losier's books, courses, and videos have helped millions of people around the globe to improve their relationships, redirect their energies, and find personal fulfillment. You may be surprised how easily you can find your life's purpose! Valeria Teles interviews Michael Losier. Michael is known as the how-to-guy for teaching people how to apply Law of Attraction to their personal and business life. He is a best-selling author of other two books: — Law of Attraction, — Law of Connection Law of Attraction has sold over 3 million copies in 37 languages. Michael caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey, who interviewed him 4 times on her Soul Series™ radio show on Sirius Radio. Oprah then went on to invite him to host his own show her Oprah & Friends Network. He has certified 540 Law of Attraction Facilitators in 17 countries, teaching them how to use Accelerated Learning Techniques when teaching Law of Attraction. To learn more about Michael Losier and his work please visit: https://www.michaellosier.com/ For Intro-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/aquestforwellbeingpodcast Podcast Page: https://fitforjoy.org/podcast — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Aware presence teaches us to see the way things are, a consequence of myriad causes and conditions, and from that place go out and make a difference. Valeria Teles interviews Stephen Fulder — the author of What's Beyond Mindfulness: Waking Up To This Precious Life. Stephen Fulder was born in 1946 in London, he was closely involved in the 1960's culture, and have a Ph.D in medical research and 14 books published in the field of complementary medicine. He has been practicing largely within the Theravada Buddhist framework since 1976 together with long-term inspiration from Dzogchen and Advaita teachings. Stephen has been teaching intensively for 25 years, mostly in Israel, at least 15 retreats a year, plus annual courses and classes as well as guiding the Israeli dharma teachers and instructors. He is the founder and senior teacher of the Israel Insight Society which is the major Buddhist practice organization in the country, running some 45 retreats annually and many courses plus programs in the prisons, schools, etc. and peace-making activities. Stephen previous dharma book, "What's Beyond Mindfulness" explores the way the practical teachings of the dharma can help us deeply with ordinary daily life situations and yet take us all the way to awakening. It was 18 weeks the number 1 bestseller in the category of instructional books in Israel. Stephen has a new book to be published by Octopus Press in the UK: The Five Powers. To learn more about Stephen Fulder and her work please visit: https://www.stephenfulder.com/ For Intro-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/aquestforwellbeingpodcast Podcast Page: https://fitforjoy.org/podcast — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.