Gregg Levoy is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion, and the bestselling book Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life —-rated among the “Top 20 Career Publications” by the Workforce Information Group.
Gregg has presented lectures and seminars for the Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, National Conference on Positive Aging, American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, and others, and been a frequent guest of the media, including ABC- TV, CNN, NPR and PBS.
A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, and many others.
Enjoy this wonderful episode of Living Well where Greg shares the benefits of finding and creating more passion in our lives.
Living Well with Gregg Levoy on AshevilleFM, November 23, 2015
Joshua Messick, who resides in Black Mountain, NC, began arranging music at ten and composing in high school. By the time he was eighteen, he became the 2003 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion. Joshua is first and foremost a composer, crafting original compositions drawing from Celtic, Classical, and World styles. For those who love more traditional music, he breathes new life into Folk, Hymns, Classical, and traditional favorites. Few musicians can span the breadth of styles he easily plays. Joshua has released 5 cds including his highly requested by audiences, Hammered Dulcimer Christmas cd. He is fascinated by how music relates to people ad how he finds music to be the sound of the human spirit and for him, a prayer without words. He seeks to play honestly from the heart, learn as much as he can, and enjoy music.
Enjoy this one~hour episode of Living with Joshua Messick who has an inspiring message of how music can be used for healing and inner peace, helping us through the difficult times. Joshua plays live his hammered dulcimer as well as shares a few fantastic songs from his new CD.
Living Well with Joshua Messick on AshevilleFM, September 16, 2015
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WNC native and nationally-recognized expert on moss gardening, Annie Martin, aka Mossin’ Annie, infuses her passion for mosses with her knowledge of bryophytes and successful gardening techniques. She is the owner of Mountain Moss Enterprises and offers consultation services, innovative moss garden designs and turnkey installations. She emphasizes the year-round green appeal of eco-friendly mosses resulting in serene retreats that lift your spirit. By integrating the myriad of textures, shapes and shades of green of the mosses, she offers new perspectives on nature’s own artistry.
Wearing many hats, Mossin’ Annie is a moss rescuer, farmer, researcher, landscape designer, artist, educator, field guide and author of The Magical World of Moss Gardening, released in August 2015. She’s given hundreds of lectures and workshops reaching out to thousands of moss enthusiasts of all ages. She’s been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Our State magazine, Carolina Home and Garden, The Laurel of Asheville, WNC Magazine and many more.
Enjoy this one~episode of Living Well with Mossin’ Annie whose knowledge for mosses is remarkable while her love is heartwarming and fun!
Living Well with Annie Martin on AshevilleFM, November 9, 2015
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Since he can remember, Michael Johnson’s parents were his first and perfect teachers in this life. In a way, everyone he meets continues to teach him perfectly by being examples of both how and how not to live. It is Michael’s honor, privilege and hope to return the kindness that so many people have bestowed upon him, by teaching the highest practices of Yoga to all levels of practitioners… responsibly, joyfully, and in a way that will help others achieve their goals in this life and beyond.
Michael’s aim is to integrate the traditional practices of kirtan, deep breathing, and meditation with the insights of Neuroscience and Positive Psychology. For Michael, yoga is not just what he does for an hour on a mat, rather it informs what he does all day and night. He aims to make his classes accessible to people who are just beginning and offer more challenging options for those with more experience.
Enjoy this one~hour episode with Michael who shares how yoga can offer a lifetime of teachings and experience to support your ability to live well. Michael also treats us to a beautiful song that he sings live in the studio. Namaste!
Living Well with Michael Johnson on AshevilleFM, November 2, 2015
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Author, poet, and teacher, Laura Hope Gill directs the Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative for Lenoir-Rhyne University here in Asheville. She is also president of the advisory board to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial and a board member of the Thomas Wolfe Society. She has published two books of Asheville’s architectural history and one collection of poetry about the Blue Ridge mountains. Her current projects include a collection of poems about Georgian Bay Wilderness in Canada and the Artist Tom Thomson, and a novel based on her grandmother’s story of escaping from a hospital in Manila after internment in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. She founded the first certificate program in Narrative Medicine for healthcare providers who seek humanities-based methods for improved patient outcomes and self-care.
Laura is such an inspiring person who holds sacred the power of words to live life well! Enjoy this one~hour episode where Laura talks about the sacred power inherent in words and shares two of her heartfelt poems.
Living Well with Laura Hope~Gill on AshevilleFM, October 26, 2015
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Ned Doyle moved to Western North Carolina in 1979 to work at the original Mother Earth News Eco Village Research Center. A 30 year sustainable energy and environmental activist and advocate, Ned coordinated the Southern Energy & Environment Expo from 2001 until 2010, is currently co-producer of the Green Living Expo at the Asheville Civic Center, co-developing the new sustainable social media website effort “Our Sustainable Community Action Network”. A graduate of Connecticut School of Broadcasting in 1967, Ned has produced and hosted “Our Southern Community” for over ten years, intelligent talk radio that shares the stories of the people and the issues of the environment, energy and economics, now for nearly 15 years. Former Steering Committee member of the Western North Carolina Alliance and past Board Member of the NC Sustainable Energy Association, he remains active in promoting a sustainable and rational future for the next generations.
Enjoy this one hour podcast with Ned Doyle who talks about the need for sustainability, the people’s response to Duke’s Modernization Plan, and the demand side of energy conservation.
Living Well with Ned Doyle on AshevilleFM, October 19, 2015
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As an offshoot of the local 350 group, The Green Grannies started in Asheville in June 2012,. They are a group of women who are willing to make a ruckus about the need for action on climate change. They sing every third Saturday in the heart of town, and have sung at events ranging from Asheville Moral Monday to Duke hearings to the Western NC Democratic Gala.
Debby Genz has lived in Asheville for almost 20 years. Since retiring she has devoted much of her time and energy to climate causes, such as 350.org, The Keystone Pledge of Resistance, organizing an Asheville bus to the NYC Climate March, Citizen’s Climate Lobby, and especially the Green Grannies!
Elly Richards first became aware of environmental issues back in the mid 1980’s. This care for the earth journey has led her to work with several environmental foundations, create two Permaculture farms in Ecuador and, since moving to Asheville 3 years ago, join the local 350.org group and help form the Green Grannies.
Enjoy this one~hour podcast with the singing Green Grannies whose inspiring message encourages us all to do our part to combat climate change!
Living Well with Debby Genz & Elly Richards on AshevilleFM, October 12, 2015
Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Molly Rose Reed is the child of a musical family and her family gatherings often featured a musical jam where everyone sang and played instruments. Early on, her grandfather’s small church exposed her to lots of singing and performing in front of people. Molly’s first experience with the guitar was on her mother’s classical guitar at the age of 14. For the next few years, she only knew a few chords so she could sing songs with friends.
Molly became serious about her guitar playing while attending Warren Wilson College and she would become part of a well-known group, the Barrel House Mamas. This band was formed with, among others, Eleanor Underhill. The group had a popular following and they appeared in states throughout the southeast. After the band folded, Eleanor and Molly maintained their harmonious relationship and in 2009, they created Underhill Rose. Their first album was released in May of 2011, featuring many notable songs from Molly, including 2000 Miles and the heart-wrenching track, Bridge. This year Underhill Rose releases their 3rd album, The Great Tomorrow, with their signature uplifting harmonies and soul-touching lyrics that give Underhill Rose their fresh Americana sound.
Enjoy this one~hour podcast with Molly Rose Reed as she shares her own philosophy to living well in her life and plays one of her songs from The Great Tomorrow live in the AshevilleFM studio!
Living Well with Molly Rose Reed on AshevilleFM, September 28, 2015
Donna Marie Todd, the Singer of Stories, grew up in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia where stories are a way of life. She trained in vocal performance at the Peabody Conservatory and has been performing professionally since she was sixteen. She is also a writer and magazine publisher. She published a magazine for young women, LifeDesign, in the Delta region of the SE for a decade and has been the editor of The Biblical Storyteller magazine for the last 8 years. Her stories are finely crafted, moving original works of art, filled with fascinating characters and woven together with song for a performance experience unlike any other.
After years of life in big cities Donna Marie now calls Black Mountain, NC home. She frequently performs at events in the Southeast, but is often called-upon to make appearances across the U.S. and internationally. Her latest projects include developing her one-woman show “A Widow’s Tale” and offering retreats to other widows and widowers, penning two books: the Butterfly Girl Series about the journey women make to self-esteem and the Metamorphosis Project which focuses on the lessons she learned from death.
Enjoy this one~hour podcast with Donna Marie who shares her personal journey of transformation that began when her husband suffered a series of massive heart attacks, leaving her a widow raising her teenage son. Her story is remarkable and she now dedicates her life to helping others discover their own joy, passion, and love for living.
Living Well with Donna Marie Todd on AshevilleFM, September 21, 2015
 
Brad and Bill have over four decades of collective experience in filmmaking. Bill was first introduced to filmmaking in high school and after moving to Seattle in the 90’s, Brad continued his filmmaking career in positions that ranged from gaffer to director, and films that varied from commercials to independent features. He also taught film production at the Seattle Film Institute, and more recently at their sister school, Carolina Film Institute in Greenville, SC. Brad has continued to balance a teaching career and film production career, enjoying both teaching the craft to aspiring students and experiencing the industry as a working professional.
Over the past two decades, Bill has worked on hundreds of film projects, including independents, commercials, music videos and feature films. Bill was an instructor at Appalachian State University, the Blue Ridge Motion Picture Film Institute, and the Carolina Film Institute in Greenville, SC. In his free time, he conducts film and cinematography workshops at various universities and film schools around the country. His company, First Avenue Films, Inc., specializes in providing equipment support to professional and independent filmmakers, and his studio is located in Asheville, North Carolina.
Brad & Bill’s new school, Asheville School of Film, brings filmmaking classes to the area, focusing on evening and weekend classes that are both affordable and achievable for those either working towards a filmmaking career, or who need more specialized training in particular areas.
Enjoy this one hour episode of Living Well where Brad & Bill share the magic of film.
Living Well with Brad Hoover and Bill Pivetta on AshevilleFM, September 14, 2015
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