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Elevating Your Life with a Smile - Episode 92

 “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”― Mother Theresa
Take a minute to close your eyes and smile, as you do, picture one thing that brings you pure joy. When you do this, even for a moment, the things that may have been troubling or challenging you will quietly slip away. Comedian Phyllis Diller believed that “A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.¨ Even during difficult times, smiling and laughter, can truly help a person deal with stress and can shift our perspective to allow us to come out on the other side of our challenges more relaxed and healthier.
On this episode Lisa and Michael invite you to join them for a conversation that explores how smiling can absolutely changes the way we think and feel. A smile is free and is one of easiest ways to boost our health, our mood, our longevity, our success and can even impact the lives of those around us. Our smile is something that should be shared often with not only with the people we meet during the day but also with ourselves. Scientists, motivational and spiritual teachers all agree that the simple act of smiling not only brightens our day but can transform us individually but also the world around us. Every time we smile at someone, there is an unconscious automatic response in their brain that coaxes them to return the smile. We will delve into how when we smile, not only do people treat us differently but how the simple act of smiling lifts our mood, helps us feel more positivity, and activates neural messaging that benefits our health and happiness. When a smile comes across our face our body releases the feel-good neurotransmitters—dopamine, endorphins and serotonin— these signal to our body that we’re happy, and in turn, we feel happier. A smile can be a gateway to elevating our life by helping us to shift to a more positive mindset so we can focus on all that is good in our lives. The more we smile the more joyous our life becomes, our world is a more magical and loving to be in.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

Living In The Miraculous - Episode 91

“A miracle is a shift in perception. The moment that we choose to perceive our life with love, we can create miraculous change.”― Gabrielle Bernstein
Living the miraculous is a mindset. If we take a second to think about it, miracles are only a moment or a thought a way. It is for us to make the choice to raise our own levels of awareness high enough above the surface situations. When we trust that there is something else beyond what we are seeing, open to the possibilities and believe in ourselves, that’s when amazing things can happen.
On this episode Lisa and Michael invite you to explore how every moment of each day we are all just one breath away from a living life at a much higher level of awareness. Our lives can be filled with more happiness and love simply by shifting our attitude and consciousness. When we give ourselves permission to think differently - to think from the miraculous - we open to a greater experience of life. It is our choice to allow the real gifts of gratitude, forgiveness and love to come to the surface. This brings forth a blissful reality where we will fully know that everything in our lives is now, and always has been, a miraculous series of beautiful blessings and opportunities that are our divine right. 
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

Embracing Life Challenges - Episode 90

Sometimes the darkest challenges, the most difficult lessons, hold the greatest gems of light.” ― Barbara Marciniak
No matter who you are or where you come from, everyone will face some kind of hardship at one point in their life. However, despite even the most difficult of life’s challenges, how we deal with them can make all the difference. there are always those individuals who manage to smile through the pain and come out stronger on the other side. Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of  Love, Medicine and Miracles, teaches us to, “Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.”
On this episode Lisa and Michael explore how embracing life’s challenges affords us the opportunity to  learn, grow.and to become the best versions of ourselves. We can transform life challenges by embracing them with courage and accepting them for what they are and by shifting our perspective to re-frame them as opportunities. We will be sharing some of the skills that can help us overcome the obstacles we face so that we can actually thrive amidst life challenges. Although the uncertainty of how to overcome challenges may overwhelm us at times, when we connect with the positive emotions of love, joy, gratitude, compassion, and forgiveness it can truly shift our entire well-being. Always know you have the ability to overcome any obstacle, believe in yourself and trust that just on the other side of your obstacle a world of infinite other possibilities awaits you.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

A Quantum Leap in Healing with Dr. Gregory Nicosia - Episode 89

“Within you is the light of a thousand suns.” ― Robert Adams
“Thoughts and emotions are energetic expressions of human consciousness. We all agree that thoughts are real; but would it surprise you to know that your thoughts exist outside of your head!” Dr. Gregory Nicosia has helped to research, explore and elaborate the newest psychotherapies in the last 30 years including biofeedback and behavioral medicine, EMDR, and Energy Psychology. He is the innovator of Thought Energy Synchronization Therapy (TEST) and has explored how Thought Energy is the basis of enabling us to take a quantum leap in Psychotherapy and the Healing Process.
Join Lisa and Michael for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Gregory Nicosia and take a quantum leap into the amazing world of Energy psychology. Energy psychology (also known as cognitive somatic practices) is a family of mind-body methods that rapidly reduce stress, resolves trauma, anxiety and other clinical disorders while increasing calm. Dr. Nicosia shares his journey and the vision that led him to his pioneering work in the field of thought energy, Thought energy fields, like other fields, carry information, have memory, and can be perturbed causing mental disquietude. When we are able to calm the body (where stress is stored), we access the missing key to unlocking rapid change so that we can work and live in flow. Energy psychology methods can be used to facilitate transformational change that enables us to live our lives with greater connection, love and clarity. 
Dr. Gregory NicosiaGregory J. Nicosia, Ph.D., B.C.F.E. is a licensed psychologist and the founder of Advanced Diagnostics, P.C., Pittsburgh’s premiere center for the thought energy based psychotherapeutic treatment of trauma and remediation of cognitive dysfunction.Dr. Nicosia has helped to explore and elaborate the newest psychotherapies in the last 35 years including biofeedback and behavioral medicine, EMDR, and most recently thought field therapy. Dr. Nicosia is the originator of TEST® Dx and ThoughtWorks® and has trained thousands of healthcare professionals throughout the U.S. in the use of TFT, and in his more recently developed Thought Energy Synchronization Therapy diagnostic and treatment procedures that have significantly expanded the range of effective application of energy psychology. He has authored a score of professional papers and articles, including publications on TFT and EMDR and was nominated as Pittsburgh Man of the Year in Science and Medicine for 1997.Dr. Nicosia is a Member of the American Psychological Association, a Fellow of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the American College of Forensic Examiners, and Past President of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.
For more information on his work, please visit www.thoughtenergy.net
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

The Power of Smiling on Your Worst Day - Episode 88

“Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, be strong and keep reminding your self that everything happens for a reason.” ― John Mayer
Life is a journey that affords each of us the opportunity to learn, to grow and to connect with others in countless ways. Our lives are filled with ups and downs, but if we learn to smile at every situation, the negativity and stress we sometimes feel can become a catalyst for change. Our seemingly cloudy days can enable us to evolve and adapt to become a stronger person, one who is able to handle whatever life throws our way with ease and grace.
On this week’s episode Lisa and Michael share their thoughts on why a smile is an incredible gift that has the ability to transform our day and inspire those around us. Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, “Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”  Studies show that a smile is a powerful antidote for stress, pain, and anxiety — it inspires hope, peace and connects us with others  A smile can harness the power of positivity and gently lead us towards feeling better. When we share a smile, our brain releases natural mood boosting endorphins, which provides a surge of happiness to both ourselves and everyone around us. A smile holds within it the power to show happiness, gratitude, and appreciation for the blessings in our lives. Discover how a simple smile can transcend obstacles even on out worst day to change the world by spreading warmth, igniting inspiration, and building our connections to LOVE.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

Your Mind Is A Magnet - Episode 87

“We are like magnets – like attract like. You become AND attract what you think.”  ― Rhonda Byrne
Research has shown that feelings are electric but thoughts are magnetic. When you consider that there are about 85 billion neurons and about ten quadrillion synaptic connections in the brain of an average adult human, it is easy to see why the electromagnetic theories of consciousness view consciousness as an electromagnetic phenomenon. Which makes you wonder, if we are consciously or subconsciously transmitting electromagnetic signals, what are we creating when our  thoughts are broadcasting an electrical signal into the quantum field?
On this episode Lisa and Michael explore how our magnetic mind enables us to truly create our reality. Our thoughts are the language of the brain and within the brain’s multitude of neurons and synaptic connections lie an infinite number of electromagnetic possibilities. By aligning our thoughts that exist as a pattern of energy frequency and by dropping into the heart through embracing thoughts of gratitude, compassion, caring or love, we create a coherent state of the heart that sends out magnetic impulses into the field . We truly have the power to “magnetically attract” the health, wealth, peace and happiness each of us seeks in our lives.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

The Journey from Blessed to Bliss - Episode 86

“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living... Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.”  ― Joseph Campbell
Each morning when we greet a new day, we each have before us a new set of endless possibilities available. None of can know exactly what lies ahead, no matter how well we “plan” our day. We may encounter a few obstacles even before we leave the house or everything in our day will unfold with seemingly little effort. Either way can be a blessing. The morning obstacles may have prevented us from being in an accident or maybe not. The challenge is to look for the blessing, opening our eyes to seeing what perhaps no one else sees. In doing so, we can begin to create a greater awareness of what if means to be alive. 
We can choose to begin and end our day by looking at everything with gratitude and appreciation, in doing so we begin to cultivate a sense of being blessed from within. Deepak Chopra once said, “Bliss is not a feeling but a state of being. In the state of bliss, everything is loved.” On this week’s show Lisa and Michael explore how the practice of recognizing our blessings enables us to journey into our true natural state of bliss. Although none of us experience bliss in the same way, each of us has the capacity to experience a life filled with ecstatic joy and happiness. We will be sharing how visualizing and feeling a state of everyday bliss can be nurtured by each one of us in our own unique way, transforming one moment at a time bringing us closer to being in a state where everything is loved. The key on this beautiful journey of self-discovery towards our personal bliss is embracing our blessings and our connection to love.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

Embracing Our Capacity Inspire Love - Episode 85

“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get–only with what you are expecting to give—which is everything.”  ― Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life
On this episode Lisa and Michael delve into why our capacity to inspire, encourage and share love may be one of the greatest gifts we have as human beings. Although sometimes we may have forgotten our innate connection to love, we are never separate from love, it is always a part of us. When we allow ourselves be open to the love that is all around us, the more we will attract and find more connections to love.
The timeless quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that,”  truly exemplifies the power of LOVE. When we recognize that we are the ones choosing through our intention, thoughts, feelings, word, deed and actions, we can shift what it is that we attract into our lives. Each of us has the capacity to inspire and encourage love through kindness, compassion, forgiveness, gratitude, joy and caring. When we live from out heart and embrace the knowing that we are the love, we have always been the love, we will forever be the love, and that we open the gateways to living our best life by being the love we came here to be!
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

Living Life with the Greatest of Ease - Episode 84

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” ― Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
“Take it easy, take it easyDon’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazyLighten up while you still canDon’t even try to understandJust find a place to make your standAnd take it easy.”The song “Take It Easy”, written by Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne, was inspired by a bumper sticker that read “Relax, take it easy” and was meant to convey a message of peace and positivity during a time of political and social turmoil in the 1970s. The simple message is timeless although over the decades it seems to have been forgotten.
On this episode Lisa and Michael explore the nuances of allowing your life to flow with ease. There is a  deep connection between our beliefs, the choices we make and our perceptions as to how we need to live our lives. Each of us can choose to truly make our lives easy. We will be sharing some of the ways we invite ease into our lives and how to navigate through challenges based on perceived limitations. Learning to live with ease is an intentional process, the more we are aware of our responsibility for our thoughts, emotions, words, and actions, the more we can can start to shift the pattern of stress and relax into the flow of ease. Positive thought leader Norman Vincent Peale  wrote, “The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.” What can be simpler than scattering some sunshine, relaxing into the flow and allowing the peace of ease wash over you?
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.

Living a Wondrous Life of Connection - Episode 83

“The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.” ― Anaïs Nin
Knowing who you authentically are is the basis of being able to live your truth and creating a life of loving connection. Each one of us has unique gifts, qualities and purpose that we bring to this world. We are all interconnected and when we consciously align with our truth, life becomes filled with synchronicities, meaning and wondrous connections.
Everything happens for a reason, including why we meet certain people at specific times in our lives. The Universe seemingly puts people in our path whom we are just meant to meet to help support us on the transformative journey of aligning with our truth. These people have the ability to help us understand parts of ourselves we never knew we had. On this week’s show Lisa and Michael share their heart-felt thoughts on how certain people that we meet can make a lifelong impact on us on our journey of discovering the truth of  who we are. We will be discussing how these people show up to assist us in awakening our many talents and abilities. Our show is dedicated to LifeStream Healing founder, Scott Robinson, our guest and our friend. Scott blessed us with unique perspectives on our connection to consciousness, how it is connected to the soul and how each soul has its own unique purpose and expression of personal mastery. Even though he has left this physical plane, he will be forever in our hearts because of the wisdom, friendship and love that he brought to our lives.
This quote by Steve Maraboli is a beautiful reminder, “Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.”  Make today and every day worth remembering, make time to connect to love.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
We would love for you to be a part of our Connect 2 Love Community by joining us on Instagram for more insights at Connect2LoveEnergy.