{"id":7235,"date":"2013-12-19T16:28:38","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T22:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2015-01-17T09:09:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T15:09:43","slug":"december-21-2013-dr-robert-forman-enlightenment-aint-all-its-cracked-up-to-be-dr-joseph-cardillo-the-five-seasons-and-lee-mccormick-dreaming-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/?p=7235","title":{"rendered":"December 21, 2013 &#8211; Dr. Robert Forman, &#8220;Enlightenment Ain&#8217;t All It&#8217;s Cracked Up To Be,&#8221; Dr. Joseph Cardillo, &#8220;The Five Seasons,&#8221; and Lee McCormick, &#8220;Dreaming Heaven&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 21, 2013 &#8211; Archives\/Pod Casts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/archives2013.gcnlive.com\/Archives2013\/dec13\/AmerikaNow\/1221131.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Hour 1 <\/a> &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/archives2013.gcnlive.com\/Archives2013\/dec13\/AmerikaNow\/1221132.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Hour 2<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/archives2013.gcnlive.com\/Archives2013\/dec13\/AmerikaNow\/1221133.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Hour 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour 1:\u00a0 Dr. Robert Forman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7236\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/RobertFormanPHOTODec2013-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong>Joining Amerika Now during the first hour is renowned spiritual leader <strong>Dr. Robert Forman<\/strong>, who will be discussing his book, <strong><em>Enlightenment Ain&#8217;t All It&#8217;s Cracked Up To Be:\u00a0 A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in the Soul<\/em><\/strong>, an honest, open look into Robert&#8217;s own spiritual journey that will show you how it&#8217;s possible to create harmony between <em>real<\/em> life and spirit.<\/p>\n<p>What if you spent years and years of your life seeking spiritual enlightenment, but were looking in the wrong place the whole time?\u00a0 It&#8217;s happening right now to millions of seekers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional spiritual models are giving seekers the wrong impression about spiritual enlightenment \u2013 and it&#8217;s creating a lot of pain and frustration. This breakthrough book offers a remedy to folks who are convinced they don\u2019t have \u201cthe right stuff\u201d to achieve enlightenment in this lifetime; disillusioned by spiritual teachers who don\u2019t live up to their lofty self-portraits; worried that choosing a spiritual life means leaving their everyday life behind; and hungry for a different way to be, but unable to express it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7237\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/EnlightenmentAintBOOKCOVER-97x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" \/>That\u2019s why Dr. Robert Forman wrote his revolutionary book<em> <strong>Enlightenment Ain\u2019t All It\u2019s Cracked Up To Be: A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in the Soul<\/strong>.<\/em> Told in often poetic prose, it offers new direction for people looking for a sane and healthy spiritual pathway in our increasingly confusing world.<\/p>\n<p>By exploring his own 39-year experience of spiritual enlightenment, Dr. Forman shows that it\u2019s indeed possible to create harmony between real life and spirit. He describes the necessity of \u201cembracing the human messiness\u201d that is either ignored or outright rejected by most spiritual traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to listen in as Dr. Forman invites you to be honest about your spiritual goals and to consider a radically different, yet more productive, approach.\u00a0 Through metaphor, humor, vulnerability, and achingly beautiful prose, Dr. Forman offers new-found hope to spiritual seekers everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Robert K.C. Forman is uniquely qualified, both personally and professionally, to re-imagine the spiritual goal and the path to it. Personally, Dr. Forman hasn\u2019t missed a day of meditation in 40 years. He broke through to the first major life shift he sought during a nine-month meditation retreat, just two years after beginning Transcendental Meditation. Further developments have continued through his gaining of a Ph.D. in mystical experience from Columbia University and his 20 years as a Professor of Comparative Religions, through his lifetime of yearly solo meditation retreats, self-reflection, 18 years of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic training, his marital work, his teaching, writing and leading of workshops, and his research into and national leadership role in the &#8220;spiritual but not religious&#8221; community.<\/p>\n<p>He has often been called \u201cone of the leading voices in the academic debates on mysticism&#8221; because of his work in the international scholarly debate about mystical experiences, which came to be known as \u201cThe Katz-Forman Debates.\u201d\u00a0 Many of his insights about the spiritual path and goal came from his work as Founder and Executive Director of the Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change and the Forge Guild of Spiritual Professionals, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people from any religion or spiritual path live \u201csoul to soul.\u201d He routinely gives lectures, trainings and workshops around the world. He was the Co-founder and is Executive Editor of The Journal of Consciousness Studies , which has become the principle journal in the field. He is also the author of ten scholarly books on spirituality, mysticism, consciousness and world religions.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enlightenmentaint.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.enlightenmentaint.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE, THIS SEGMENT WAS PRERECORDED.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour 2:\u00a0 Dr. Joseph Cardillo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7240\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dr.JosephCardilloPHOTOJuly13-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Top-selling author, teacher and media expert, <strong>Dr. Joseph Cardillo<\/strong>, returns to Amerika Now during the second hour to help celebrate Solstice and discuss one of the easiest, safest, and most natural ways to improve your health, happiness and overall performance, which he\u2019s written about in his latest book, <strong><em>The Five Seasons:\u00a0 Tap Into Nature\u2019s Secrets for Health, Happiness, and Harmony.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is there a simple, yet effective, code for optimizing the way we live?\u00a0 Popular and prolific author Dr. Joseph Cardillo will reveal this code, which he\u2019s written about in <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7242\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheFiveSeasonsBOOKCOVER1-95x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" \/>his latest book, <strong><em>The Five Seasons<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Based on the five universal seasons from traditional Chinese medicine as well as on Western psychology, Dr. Cardillo will teach how to use the rising and falling energies of nature\u2019s seasons to train your mind and body to feel relaxed, energized, and content\u2026all year long.\u00a0 The formula is simple:\u00a0 change the way you process nature\u2019s energies and you will change your life.\u00a0 And in so doing, you&#8217;ll strengthen your decision-making, boost your alertness, know when conflict is beneficial, relieve boredom, deal with the ebb and flow of others, fight off mood swings and depression, increase relaxation, increase and pool your physical strength, nurture your spirit, and stay healthier and live creatively.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joseph Cardillo is a top-selling author in the fields of health, mind-body-spirit and psychology.\u00a0 He\u2019s an expert in Attention Training and creative thinking, and has taught his methods to more than 20,000 students in various colleges, universities and institutes.\u00a0 In addition to his latest book, <em>The Five Seasons<\/em>, he\u2019s authored four other books:\u00a0 <em>Can I Have Your Attention? How to Think Fast, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Concentration; Your Playlist Can Change Your Life; Be Like Water; <\/em>and <em>Bow to Life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joseph is a regular contributor to the <em>Huffington Post <\/em>and <em>Psychology Today<\/em>.\u00a0 He holds a doctorate in Holistic Psychology and in Mind-Body Medicine and is a Research Associate at Mind-Body Medical University.\u00a0 In 2011, he received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor\u2019s Award for Scholarly Research and Creative Activity. Joseph also co-writes books for Harvard Health Publications.<\/p>\n<p>Feature articles on Dr. Cardillo\u2019s work have appeared in <em>Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Toronto Globe, Men\u2019s Health, Men\u2019s Fitness, Family Circle, FIRST for Women, Curve, American Fitness magazine, Fitness Magazine, Natural Health, Natural Solutions <\/em>and <em>GoodHousekeeping.com. <\/em>Joseph was interviewed, based on his book <em>Be Like Water<\/em>, for the documentary film <em>Looking for Mr. Migayi, <\/em>which was produced by Emmy-winning producer (and four-time Emmy nominee) David Liban.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephcardillo.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.josephcardillo.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE CALL\u00a0 800-259-5791\u00a0 TO SPEAK WITH JOSEPH.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour 3:\u00a0 Lee McCormick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7244\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/LeeMcCormickPHOTONov2013-150x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joining the show during the final hour is author and one of the top recovery experts in the country, <strong>Lee McCormick<\/strong>, who will be discussing his remarkable movie DVD, journey book, and meditations <strong><em>Dreaming Heaven &#8211; The Beginning Is Near.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The holidays are upon us and soon we\u2019ll be ringing in another new year.\u00a0 But this time of year can be difficult, especially for those who haven\u2019t yet come to terms with an addiction or some other personal challenge.\u00a0 So how can those dealing with the stresses of the holidays and depression find healing and reclaim their lives?\u00a0 By <strong><em>Dreaming Heaven<\/em><\/strong> on Earth, says Lee McCormick.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dreaming Heaven <\/em><\/strong>(Hay House\/Agape Media, Sep. 2013) is an unprecedented experience\u2014an intimate, mysterious and illuminating journey through the magical plazas and temples of Teotihuacan in Mexico led by Naguals (guides), both seen and unseen.\u00a0 The movie allows the viewer to walk the paths along with the Naguals to uncover their own true pathway\u2026to discover who he or she is at the very core\u2014unburdened by the conscious and unconscious obstacles that prevent full peace and self-actualization.<\/p>\n<p>The ancient Toltec city of Teotihuacan in Mexico is much more than an archeological wonder. For thousands of years, pilgrims have journeyed through Teo\u2019s sacred temples and plazas and ascended the Pyramids of the Moon and the Sun to discover what is real, authentic and true; to experience the deepest aspect of themselves; and by \u201cdreaming Heaven,\u201d to actualize Heaven on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Lee will share how you can learn to &#8220;dream Heaven&#8221; and answer the questions, \u201cWho am I really?&#8221; and ponder \u201cWhat is reality?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the late \u201870s and \u201880s Lee hit the road as a singer songwriter. Talk about an education, he plunged into the lifestyle head first and headstrong. His tipping point came in 1997 when he (barely) woke up one day, realized he had an out-of-control drug problem, and checked himself into rehab. In rehab, he had a profound awakening and set out on a personal quest to find <em>real<\/em> truth and healing in his life. His inward journey took him to Native American and Mesoamerican shamans and healers who opened him up to a universal view of life and a new paradigm for addiction treatment.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998, Lee founded The Ranch Recovery Center in Tennessee and later The Canyon Treatment Center in Malibu, California, and has been a creative force in the Mental Health and Recovery scene for over 15 years. He founded Spirit Recovery, Inc. to produce Healing and Recovery Conferences and Spiritual Journeys around the world, and he is a founder in Nashville\u2019s Integrative Life Center and IOP\/PHP Community Recovery program in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>As a natural offshoot of his work in rehab, Lee authored \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spirit-Recovery-Meditation-Journal-Authenticity\/dp\/0757303935\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UT\" target=\"_blank\">The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal,\u201d<\/a> published by Health Communications, Inc., a book to assist people in reclaiming their lives. At the same time a movie was in the making via his Spirit Recovery Journeys. Lee is the Executive Producer and has a leading role in the documentary \u201c<strong>Dreaming Heaven<\/strong>,\u201d the true story of the experiences of 18 people over 5 days at the Pyramids in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Lee has led many journeys to this place of power and has developed a far-reaching relationship with the mystery of the shamanic world that is present there. The documentary chronicles one of these experiential journeys in a deeply moving way.<\/p>\n<p>Lee leads many journeys to Teotihuacan and other exotic and spiritual destinations.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/spiritrecovery.com\/default.asp?page=journeys\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to visit Lee\u2019s Spirit Recovery Journeys.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like more information on Lee McCormick, please visit his website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamingheaven.net\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.dreamingheaven.net. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE, THIS SEGMENT WAS PRERECORDED.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 21, 2013 &#8211; Archives\/Pod Casts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hour 1 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hour 2 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hour 3 Hour 1:\u00a0 Dr. Robert Forman Joining Amerika Now during the first hour is renowned spiritual leader Dr. Robert Forman, who will be discussing his book, Enlightenment Ain&#8217;t All It&#8217;s Cracked Up To Be:\u00a0 A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-show_archives","7":"category-guests","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7235"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8668,"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions\/8668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}