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Angela Gala takes the stress out of life.\\xa0She is co-founder and executive director of Youth Meditation, a non-profit organization dedicated to giving students, teachers and parents tools to manage anxiety and emotions.\\xa0She is also founder and principal of Rogers and Gala Creative Partners, an event planning firm.\\xa0She has planned hundreds of events, has been featured on The Today Show, and has been quoted extensively on event planning in media throughout North America.\\xa0She previously worked as Director of Private Parties for Charlotte City Club and Director of Catering for the Sheraton Hotel.\\xa0Angela holds a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Louisville.

This episode is perfect for anyone interested in meditation and event-planning and what they have in common in a purpose-driven life.\\xa0

IN THIS EPISODE

• Angela explains\\xa0what is Youth Meditation\\xa0and what it seeks to do.
• She\\xa0describes mindful meditation\\xa0and how to meditate.\\xa0
• She guides listeners in a meditation session, showing the practice of controlled breath and relaxation.
• She talks about\\xa0who Youth Meditation serves\\xa0and how it is being received.
• Angela shares what we would witness\\xa0in a Youth Meditation class.
• She reflects on\\xa0the needs she sees in the community\\xa0for meditation and what science says about its benefits.
• She reveals what is\\xa0her one goal\\xa0when she leads meditation and why she has brought this work to schools.
• She then talks about event planning and answers\\xa0how an event planner plans events.
• Angela explores\\xa0the connection between meditation and creativity.
• She answers what event she enjoys planning the most,\\xa0what makes for a good event\\xa0and whether the Internet has changed event planning.
• She shares where she grew up,\\xa0what was important to her growing up, and what she carried with her for many years.
• She talks about\\xa0her first job out of school that made the news\\xa0and the lesson she learned.
• Angela reveals\\xa0the most gratifying part of her joband what she hopes her kids learn from her.\\xa0

After the conversation, host Mark Peres adds a personal word that begins this way, "My guided meditation session with Angela was...unusual. We were seated at my kitchen table with microphones in front us recording our conversation..."\\xa0 \\xa0

To learn more, visit On Life and Meaning

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