Alive and Engaged with David C. Jones: Recent Episodes

David C. Jones

It’s about speaking out and looking in! A lively self-improvement series that has two features each episode. We share with you How To Emcee Your Life, talking about the transferrable skills from being an on-stage host and bringing aspects of that into your day to day interactions. Then we introduced you to experts who work on empowering and/or healing from the inside out.

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In this episode the C is for Comedy and then at 7:45, for the first time I interview three different people! We discuss the profound effects of Ayahuasca with Tahina Awan, TJ Dawe and Damond Tschritter.

Ayahuasca has come up before and interviews in this podcast and so I thought I would talk with Tahina who helps with ceremonies with the plant medicine in the Santi Daime Church. Both TJ and Damonde, wrote one person shows about their very profound experiences with the medicine.

Resources mentioned in this episode:Gina Bastone – mentor and clown – passed away of May 26th 2021.

Santo Daime Church – this website is for the Montreal chapter.

https://santodaime.ca/

Shipibo Tribe in Peru

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipibo-Conibo

The Three Churches that use Ayahuasca legally in Brazil:

Santo Daime, Barquinha, Uniao de Vegetal

Yawanawa Tribe in Brazil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaminaw%C3%A1

Of note: Joaquin Phoenix travels to Yawanawa Brazil on You Tube

Ceu do Mar is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Dr. Gabor Mate - https://drgabormate.com/

TJ Dawe - https://www.tjdawe.ca/

Damonde Tschritter - shorturl.at/tCIU0

Music Selections by Zapslat, Fesliyan Studios, Sam Chime and Epidemic Sounds

Graphics by Abbey Spracklin

Special Thanks to Steven Holmes

Photo of TJ Dawe by Dave Morris

I welcome your feedback and suggestions.

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In this episode, the C is for Calm, with tips on stage fright and social anxiety as you ENGAGE audiences.

Then at 14:15, do you know two people who hate each other? Do you wish there was some way you could resolve that conflict? marilyn lemon (she does not capitalize her name) makes a career out of being a neutral third-party which is also the name of her organization. Stepping into the middle of a war of words is what makes her feel ALIVE. You can find out more about her at https://neutralthirdparty.ca/

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Confucius

Influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure.

https://www.biography.com/scholar/confucius

Amy Cuddy (I accidentally said Ann in the podcast) -

Expert on the behavioural science of power, presence, and prejudice.

https://www.amycuddy.com/

Ali Froggatt

Improviser, actor, writer, instructor.

https://alifroggatt.com/

Jack Plotnick

Director, actor, producer, writer, teacher.

http://jackplotnick.com/

Some great videos by him Nervousness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a3WxzYXdcQ

Control Your Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzlRjBX4frE

Charisma on Command

Want to be more charismatic and confident?

https://www.youtube.com/user/charismaoncommand

How to Win Friends and Influence People

80 year old book by Dale Carnegie – the title says it all.

https://www.dalecarnegie.com/en

Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats

A simple, effective parallel thinking process that helps people be more productive, focused and mindfully involved. https://www.debonogroup.com/services/core-programs/six-thinking-hats/

Conflict Resolution Courses at the Justice Institute.

Equips its students with the skills needed to effectively respond to and resolve issues related to conflict.

https://www.jibc.ca/areas-of-study/conflict-resolution

Harvard University Mediation Training.

Organizations have long recognized the value of hiring professional mediators to help resolve disputes. https://www.pon.harvard.edu/tag/mediation-training/

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William L. Ury

The book made appearances for years on the Business Week bestseller list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_to_Yes

The Conflict Pivot by Tammy Lenski

Turning conflict into peace of mind.

https://tammylenski.com/books/conflict-pivot/

Turning Conflict into Profit by Larry Axelrod PhD MA BA, Rowland (Roy) Johnson MA C.R. Cert., Rowland (Roy) Johnson

A Roadmap for Resolving Personal and Organizational Disputes

https://books.google.ca/books?id=d9djCAAAQBAJ

Theatre For Living

Was renowned for their work creating theatre for social change.

https://theatreforliving.com/

Music Selections by Zapslat, Fesliyan Studios, Sam Chime and Epidemic Sounds

Graphics by Abbey Spracklin

Special Thanks to Steven Holmes

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In this episode, C is for Curate: how to avoid technical hell as you ENGAGE audiences.

Then at 9:54, are you sexually ALIVE? I am in conversation with Daka Ziji, a sacred intimate who talks about the importance of consent and sexual energy as an energy for healing/transformation. Although his main goal is deepening intimacy among men, I think all listeners will find the conversation fascinating and illuminating.

Mature content warning.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Sexological Body Work Training / Body Worker

https://www.sexologicalbodywork.com/doku.php?id=training

Somatic Sex Education

https://somaticsexeducator.com/

BCIT

British Columbia Institute of Technology

The Porn Paradox by Don Shewey

Notes on Gay Male Sexual Culture

Betty Martin’s the Wheel of Consent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j1AsVylsSI

You can reach Ziji through the following three websites.

menintouch.org

gaymassagevancouver.com (his private practice)

ignite-fest.com (Ignite Festival)

Music Selections by

Zapslat, Fesliyan Studios, Sam Chime and Epidemic Sounds

Graphics by

Abbey Spracklin

Special Thanks to

Steven Holmes

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In this episode, the C is for Creativity Then I talk with Vince Gowmon ­ Healer, Speaker, Author, Poet, Musician. He is deeply committed to the work of helping people heal, and through their healing work, positively shifting the consciousness of the world.

A Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, a practitioner of BioDynamic Breathwork, a public speaker on creative play and so much more.

Vince is also an energy healer with dynamic results.

His web-site is www.vincegowmon.com.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Somatic Counselling

A body-based approach to therapy.The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Articulates new and better therapies for toxic stress.

It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn

How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle.

The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy by Stephen Porges

New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system

TJ Dawe monologist

Medicine – “a powerful transforming experience” The Georgia StraightHitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams A funny book, radio play, tv-series and movie. ” Inspired lunacy” The Washington Post Book World

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

A book analyzing the mechanisms of unconscious thinking, or snap judgments.

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In this episode, the C is for Calibrate.

Then I talk with author and blogger Andrea Loewen.

Andrea is passionate about helping to build a world where people are able to better understand themselves and each other, leading to a more open, connected, and hopeful society. She does this primarily through her work in theatre and her writing.

**Get Andrea’s first book!

FEELING BETTER: A FIELD GUIDE TO LIKING YOURSELF

www.andrealoewen.com**

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Courses and books are available.

RuPaul’s Drag Race

TV show where the best woman wins.Charismaoncommand.com

Want to be more charismatic and confident?

www.thereceptionistblog.com

For people who want to learn, grow, get inspired, and stay silly.

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In this episode, the C is for Celebrate

Then I talk with Rnold Smith Chief Visionary of The Connections App.

They use technology to help people and organizations create habits that lead to happiness, life satisfaction and human connection. Making together better.

People can go to https://theconnectionapp.com/ or download The Connection App from their favourite app store.

There is a self-assessment you can do that will help people see which habits you may want to work on.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Phillippa Lally researcher from University College of London

It takes 66 days to form a new habit.

How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett

The theory that emotion is driving a deeper understanding of the mind and brain

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

Why it can matter more than IQ.

The Gottman Institute Relationship research and quizzes

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Alive and Engaged with David C. Jones is getting ready to step into the spotlight. (Just got to work on those butterflies in the stomach and the self-doubt in the brain.)

Special thanks to Abbey Spracklin for the graphics and Stephen Holmes for helping with editing and mixing.

Music from Fesliyan Studios, ZapSplat and Epidemic Sounds.

Nine episodes will drop once a week every Thursday starting June 19th 2020