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Claudia, Bonnie, and Marianne exploring the importance of women's retreats and how to create a business which promotes happiness and fulfillment for all involved.

Claudia is a clinical psychologist and Bonnie worked as a Hospice Nurse, is a Homeopath and a Nutritionist.

Both wanted to create a business that included a lot of laughter and fun. And what could be better than a women's retreat?

But it is not all about having fun. The connections women (and men) can and will make at retreats are an important part of creating a network of support we all need to live a happy life.

In the interview, Claudia and Bonnie are sharing a lot of tips on how to create a similar event anywhere.

However, if you are in the San Diego Area, check out Full Moon Retreats and join in.

Bonnie Bertano, CEO, is a 10th generation California-born native. She’s the mother of two amazing humans, devoting many years to full-time parenting while also working part-time so she has a deep understanding of work-life balance and self-care, having learned the hard way. Bonnie worked as a nurse then became certified in nutrition and homeopathy, selling herbs and homeopathic remedies at an integrative pharmacy. She offered educational workshops, published a beautiful cookbook, and managed a wellness center of holistic practitioners. Bonnie loves yoga, rowing crew, eco-friendly products, integrative medicine, healthy food, and great friends.

Claudia Franzosi, CEO, MFT, MPEC, was raised in Italy. As soon as she graduated from the university, she danced with wolves for a bit, learned and forgot Thai (the language), Tai Chi (the martial art), shamanism, and rock climbing in the Alps, and then settled in San Diego, California. She is a Psychologist in Italy and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Master Personal and Executive Coach in California. She has been in private practice since the year 2000. Claudia is a serial entrepreneur, musician, and visionary, constantly cooking up some new idea or adventure. Her last one took her around the world in 7 months. She called that a “sabbatical.” We call it “play,” something we are very fond of at Full Moon Retreats.

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In this homestead update Marianne and I discuss chickens, irrigation, garden pests, listener sustainable living tips and much more.

It's Spring and the gardening tasks are mounting. Marianne is re-doing her chicken coop and shares how the whole process gave her an up-close-and-personal encounter with local wildlife! Marianne's backyard garden in San Diego is the very definition of abundance after the recent California rains. She is realizing that a better system of irrigation could make a huge difference in future harvests so she has added that to her to-do list.

Here in Big Bear temperatures are still dipping below freezing at night, so gardening outside will have to wait - though I am starting seedlings indoors. My biggest concerns are gophers and a sick chicken.

Seriously, just have a look at the picture below to get an idea of how bold and resourceful the gophers around here are. I can't WAIT till Marianne writes that blog post about how to get rid of gophers!

We are both always looking for ways to live a happier, healthier life that reduces harm and perhaps even benefits our dear Mother Earth. So in this homestead update, we share a few tips we personally follow. However, we are thrilled to feature some of the tips our listeners and social media community are sharing with us!

For example, one of our listeners shared a great tip for making use of water used for steaming vegetables. Another tip involves how to conserve your own personal energy.

April has really been a difficult month for both Marianne and I, from a health standpoint. And from talking to others, I have gathered it's been rough on a lot of folks. During our discussion we also share a few practices that we use to help heal and rejuvenate.

With all the turmoil and conflict in the world right now, cultivating fun in our lives can really help to keep us from becoming sad or depressed.

One of the things Marianne does to raise her vibration is Laughter Yoga. If you didn't have a chance to listen to our last podcast, you may want to check it out. Marianne interviews Laughter Yoga Master Trainer Linda Laclerc.

My favorite way to get happy is to go karaokeing with friends.

How do you cultivate happiness and fun in your life? We'd love to hear about it and we are very likely to share your vibration-raising tips on a future podcast. So please leave a comment below or send us an email at [email protected] or [email protected] .

Michael Tellinger is a relentless questioner, taking no information for granted.

His investigation of the ancient stone circle structures found near his home of South Africa resulted in three books: Temples of the African Gods; Slave Species of god and Adam’s Calendar.

In those books, he shares the research that led him to his theory about the real purpose of these structures and his conclusion that human civilization is likely much older than scientists have previously believed.

I became aware of Michael by watching the Internet subscription channel, Gaia, where he can be seen on several interview shows as well as on his own series, "Hidden Origins." On these shows, Michael pulls together disparate pieces of information to weave a new tale about our ancient past as well as our possible future.

His relentless questioning also led him to found the Ubuntu movement - an effort that seeks to promote a contributionist economy. (Not long ago I interviewed Brandon Shalton who heads up the Ubuntu U.S. "One Small Town" effort.)

While certainly unorthodox, Michael's work can be quite compelling and prod us to question everything we have been taught.

To my mind, an idea like Ubuntu, today, could only come from someone like Michael Tellinger - someone willing to question everything as well as to entertain just about any idea. Although, you would think, most scientists would embrace such an approach, too often they don't as Charles Eisenstein pointed out in his article, "The Need for Venture Science."

I also believe that only an outrageous idea such as Ubuntu, has a real shot at successfully replacing our current economic system.

So I was absolutely thrilled when a former guest, Michael E. V. Knight, put me in touch with Michael Tellinger so that I could interview him.

In this episode, we discuss the need to question what we've been taught; why our monetary system isn't serving humankind; what Ubuntu is and how it would change daily life for humans; and what Michael is doing to spread the Ubuntu message.

A society which only requires a few hours of weekly work from each of its citizens in exchange for quality food, clothing, housing and health care, may seem absurd. But is it really any more absurd than working 40 hours a week at a job you hate to pay for cheap products, poisonous food, housing and healthcare that are anything but guaranteed?

While I may not agree with all of his theories, I'm grateful that there are people like Michael, willing to brave public scrutiny and an entrenched academic system in an effort to uncover truth and find solutions to our most pressing human needs.

Marianne and @taskmaster4450 explore how all of us can have a basic income through Manna. We also explain what is the blockchain and what is cryptocurrency. To start receiving a weekly income, use this link https://www.mannabase.com/?ref=179a62831e

If you have never heard of Universal Basic Income (UBI), you have come to the right place to find out. In this podcast, taskmaster4450 explains what it is, why we need it, and how to get it.

If you think that taskmaster4450 is a funny name for a person, you are right. That is his username on the social media site Steemit where I met him. Steemit pays for posting, commenting and voting in cryptocurrency.

That is one way to make an income that is different from what you might be used to. But that is not what can be understood as a Univeral Basic Income. On Steemit, you have to put effort and work into building your account and subsequently creating an income.

The idea of UBI is that beyond signing up for it, you are not required to do more - just receiving your income on a regular basis.

That is an easy question to answer!!

Manna Universal Basic Income is a 501c nonprofit organization in the US dedicated to ending worldwide poverty. Their goal is to get their token, Manna, to as many people as possible.

Why? Remember, the more people who are using it, the more its value will increase.

All you need to do is to sign up. Here is my referral link: https://www.mannabase.com/?ref=179a62831e

If you use my link, we both benefit.

You will have to verify that you are you. That is it. Everyone can participate.

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