Archived Radio Show

January 20, 2025

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA250120

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Duration 57 minutes

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Ken Norton,  Co-producer and Today's Stand-in Host of Women's Spaces 

2a. Guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel,  Unity Church Minister and Teacher of Metaphysics of West and East

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1. Commentary by Ken Norton:  Hello everybody and welcome to Women’s Spaces. My name is Ken Norton, and I am your host. I am filling in for the regular host and my loving partner Elaine B. Holtz. Good Morning!

Joining me on the phone today is Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel. The theme of this show will be healing. Our regular host, Elaine, fell and fractured her tibia bone beneath her right knee on January 1. So we have been on a spiritual journey of healing since then, doing our best to keep our attitude positive. We will get more into that during our interview with Rev. Keel.

I have some announcements. Joe Wang, beloved husband of Nancy Wang, passed away last week. Joe and Nancy are the pillars of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association, and Nancy is the current President. Our condolences to Nancy and her family.

Ernesto Sanchez, beloved brother of Alicia Sanchez, the President of Radio KBBF, passed away last week. Condolences to Alicia and her family on Ernesto Sanchez’s passing.

John Turngren, beloved brother of Mary Norman, passed away on Friday. Condolences to Mary and her family.

This is Martin Luther King’s Birthday. There were celebrations in Sonoma and Napa counties yesterday. Today there are community service events planned.

Good news. President Joe Biden has officially stated that the Equal Rights Amendment has fulfilled all requirements to be included in the Constitution. The news is mixed, since he did not order the National Archivist to officially include the ERA in the Constitution.

2. Our Guest, Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel, in conversation with our host Ken Norton explores spiritual practices for healing, stress management, and self-transformation, bridging Unity teachings and Indian traditions. Ken recalls a stressful January 2021 week that included an insurrection at our nation's capitol and Reverend Patricia Keel’s guidance on transformation in the January 4, 2021 Women's Spaces Show. Rev. Patricia shares her journey into Unity Ministry, inspired by personal struggles with addiction and the peace she found in Unity, particularly Myrtle Fillmore’s faith-based self-healing from tuberculosis, foundational to Unity principles.

Indian practices like pranayama (breath control) are explored, emphasizing their role in activating subtle energies such as prana (vitality), ojas (immunity), and tejas (tissue intelligence). Patricia connects these with Unity teachings on the mind-body-spirit relationship. Practical tools like conscious breathing and the prayerful “namaskar” position are highlighted for calming and balancing effects, with Ken sharing how these methods helped him overcome anxiety.
Rev. Patricia emphasizes the importance of being present and accepting, referencing the song Let It Be. Ken underscores mindfulness, particularly for older individuals, sharing a story about his 98-year-old mother’s fall and the importance of awareness and adaptation.

Healing is central to the discussion, with Rev. Patricia reflecting on supporting loved ones through health challenges and her own recovery from a car accident. She highlights focusing on the divine vitality within oneself and others to avoid amplifying distress.

Ken recounts Elaine’s spiritual journey after her fall, noting synchronicities, like caregivers’ names beginning with “J,” reinforcing the Journey with universal connection. He reflects on spiritual journeys as aligning with one’s true self, beyond societal expectations. Falls are viewed as metaphors for challenges that strengthen us, with Ken referencing the 23rd Psalm to illustrate life’s varied experiences and the constant presence of a guiding force. The conversation concludes with an understanding of life’s challenges as essential to spiritual growth and connection.

  About our Guest:  Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel has a doctorate from the Reinvention of Work from Matthew Fox at Wisdom University. Patricia has journeyed to India many times to study, and she is an Advanced Oneness Trainer. Patricia is a spiritual coach for midlife women and currently serves as minister of Unity of Santa Rosa.

Guest Links:

Rev. Patricia Keel's website:  https://patriciakeel.com/

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Our History Is Our Strength

Check out important dates to remember in Herstory at the National Women's History Alliance, where the date descriptions were sourced unless otherwise indicated.

Special thank you to the National Women’s History Alliance for making women’s history alive. Shout out to Co-Founder and Retiring Executive Director, Molly McGregor who will be on the show when we celebrate Women’s History Month in March for making the fabulous list of Women in History where I get most of the info I present in this Herstory segment.

Herstory Events:

January 25, 1890 – Nellie Bly, journalist, completed her around the world trip in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds after setting sail east to prove she could circle the globe in less than 80 days.

January 19, 1946 – Dolly Parton, singer and songwriter best known for country music, her most famous movie, “Nine to Five,” dealt with sexism in the workplace.

Herstory Birthdays:

January 23, 1921 (1994) – Merija Gimbutas, author, emigrated to Boston, began with Lithuanian beliefs and rituals, folklore, and ancient practices, wrote The Prehistory of Modern Europe (1956) and The Civilization of the Goddess (1994).

January 26, 1892 (1926) – Bessie Coleman, first African-American woman in the world to fly a plane and earn an international pilot’s license.

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Announcements  

Monday, January 27, 2025 11 AM # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will feature to be announced. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Peace and Justice Center issues new weekly list of events and links to community non-profit organizations. It includes ongoing peace protests: PJC website www.pjcsoco.org

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 10 AM PT (new time), the show will feature to be announced.  Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca   

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 6 to 7:30 pm, Know Your Rights in case of immigration detention. Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. Free presentation in synergy with Catholic Charities and other non-profil organizations.

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Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com