Free Listening Through June 4, 2013: Has our present economic system been designed for another age? Does it truly serve the needs of the 21st century world? What are the stepping stones to a new economic structure? The answers to these and many other questions are addressed in this informative dialogue. In taking out a loan or a mortgage under the current system, Lietaer and Dunne point out, “When you pay back interest, you’re actually using [...]
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Designing Products Toward Sustainability with Tom Darden
Free Listening Through May 28, 2013: Tom Darden and others like him are seriously looking at products that have positive environmental effect. He’s been able to help companies, such as sawmills, to change the way they produce their products. He’s been working in the field of investing in developing technology, products, and services that are environmentally safe. One of his personal interests is connecting companies with China to help address environmental problems there. He is also [...]
Forgiveness Is The Path with Ronita Johnson
Free Listening Through May 21, 2013: Johnson is an African American daughter of a preacher who grew up initially in Louisiana and later in Northern California. Here she tells her story of a severe childhood which left her feeling shame, guilt, bitterness, and a general sense of unworthiness. She shares her journey from a devastating childhood to one of forgiveness and wholeness. Her first discovery of healing was provided by sitting in a women’s circle. She [...]
Finding Our Own Authenticity
One of my circles keeps in touch by email and a monthly conference call. We rotate leadership and each leader suggests a topic for our check-in. This month a circle sister from Canada suggested we focus on the word authenticity and what it means to each of us. The sharing was both deep and diverse. Becoming conscious of our authentic self is no less than a revolution of the soul. It requires a commitment to go [...]
Mindfulness Practice: Slowing Down – Tapping Into Our Inner Resources with Congressman Tim Ryan
Congressman Ryan has a dream for America which is to create a society that has healthcare for all, a sustainable eco-system, fosters creativity at the highest levels, and time to connect with family and friends. He sees us slowing down and becoming more kind and more aware. To help us do this, he advocates training ourselves in mindfulness awareness. He, and others, are successfully introducing this practice in many of our institutions like schools, the military, [...]
Beyond Humans, Widening Our Circle Of Friends with Priscilla Stuckey, Ph.D.
Stuckey begins this conversation by telling three stories — how an eagle, a bougainvillea bush, and the birch tree of her childhood all communicated with her in some way. We think we are alone but Stuckey points out “we are deeply connected with all others with whom we share our lives.” She encourages us to be aware of our connection with all the life that surrounds us, even in cities. In response to the idea that the world [...]
Asking Better Questions with Robert Fuller, Ph.D.
From traveling across Russia on the Trans-Siberian railroad to the “Golden Rule” in religion, Fuller takes us on a wide and deep adventure, always returning to the idea that learning to ask better questions is one of the keys to truly improving our lives and improving society. In Fuller’s varied career from serving as a college president and consultant to Presidents he always comes back to the fundamental practice of striving to ask better questions. Even in the [...]
Music: Celebration of the Soul
This is a warning; I’m getting up on my soapbox in advocating the arts, especially music, in our schools. Music has been a thread woven into the fabric of my soul. In early childhood, on Saturday mornings I eagerly opened my album of Prokovief’s picturesque score of Peter and the Wolf. It contained three 78 rpm records which I never tired of listening to with rapt attention. I believe it was narrated by Richard Hale. Then [...]
The Four Seasons Of Moving Through Tough Times with Deidre Combs, Ph.D.
In challenging times, our experience cycles through four phases, which Combs equates to the seasons. We get a medical report, we’re facing a divorce, or coping with the death of a loved one. It’s in the autumn when things are falling apart. Combs describes the other seasons thusly, “We recognize there’s some period where things get really dark. We are feeling helpless; that’s the winter of tough times. If we can make it through the winter and pull [...]
Poetry: The Unfolding Of What Is Hidden with Jane Hirshfield
Hirshfield points out that many people turn to poetry at great life transitions. She says, “You know when people fall in love, or when they lose love, or lose someone they loved, that is when they want a poem. When they get married they want a poem. These great transitions are larger than the normal, ordinary consciousness. And what poems do is give us a vocabulary for understanding things, which aren’t available through any other use [...]
Magical, Combustible Words with Phil Cousineau
Do you ever find yourself a little mumblemouthed? Or do you go to the dictionary to look up a word, only to get sidetracked when other, more interesting words catch your eye? If so, you share Phil Cousineau’s dynamic relationship with words. For him they’re playthings, enchantresses, magical sounds that can stir your heart, and mementos that tell fascinating stories about the lives of the ancestors who created them. The way we use them has more [...]
A Brain That Knows How To Be Happy with Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Each day you face the highs and lows of your own state of mind, as well as the onslaught of external threats from terrorist alerts, earthquake warnings, and economic downturns. Your mind is in a constant state of arousal, and your happiness and your physical health pay the price. But Dr. Rick Hanson says that you have enormous power, not only to change your frame of mind, but to physically alter your body, and even the [...]
America – An Insider’s View with Gerald Rosen, Ph.D.
Gerald Rosen has seen America from most every vantage point. He grew up in a house without books, obtained an ivy league Ph.D. in literature, and went on to run a liquor store on the edge of Harlem. He’s crossed paths, in one way or another, with Miles Davis, Jack Kerouac, Janis Joplin – even Babe Ruth. So his observations about American culture carry his own particular brand of authenticity. And what he sees has him [...]
The Doorway To Being Present To Life with Richard Moss
Moss says that there are two basic mistakes we make in this stage of the evolution of consciousness: We identify with our thoughts and we flee from our feelings. He gives specific instructions how to examine our thoughts to identify stories we tell ourselves, and he makes a distinction between feelings and emotions. Moss warns us that if we run away from feelings and link them to thinking, they will turn into emotions. He has a [...]
Watering The Seeds Of Mindfulness with Zachiah Murray
Zachiah Murray tells us that mindfulness is an awareness of what is around us and within us in the moment, so that we can see deeply without being caught in the past or the future. Gardening encourages mindfulness because it requires our immediate attention and the attention of all our senses. She likens cultivating a garden to spiritual practice and inspires each person to accept themselves and start where they are, weeds and all. Through the [...]
Warriors For The Human Spirit with Margaret Wheatley, Ph.D.
In a time of constant distractions and disappointments we’ve become exhausted and heartsick as our good work is ignored. Wheatley speaks with fierce honesty as she gives us the map of where we are. She also gives us tools that enliven and reinvigorate us in our work and relationships. She says,“As the world gets more insane and more difficult and we encounter more disappointment, frustration, exhaustion, and overwhelm, we need each other, like we’ve never needed [...]
What Is The Holy Grail Of Your Life?
As I cope with Michael’s passing, I know that I would not be as strong as I am right now if it weren’t for his belief in me. He didn’t care much for material gain; his heart and mind were intensely focused on seeking wisdom and expressing his highest potential. His vision was infectious. I can honestly say he was instrumental in helping me not only find my passion but to express it in the world. [...]
Co-Creating The Dream Of A Modern Day Oz with Jean Houston, Ph.D.
Here Houston takes us on a whirlwind tour of the authentic American myth of the Wizard of Oz. She answers the question of what it means to have a brain, a heart, and act with courage. Using the characters of the scarecrow, tin man, lion, and Dorothy, Houston inspires us to follow our deep yearning in order to develop and contribute to a better world with our full human capacities. She tells us, “We are in the most critical [...]
Unleash Your Brain Power As You Age with Michael Gelb
Researchers have shown that, like fine wine, our brains can improve with age. Gelb has spoken with the world’s foremost brain researchers about how the brain actually works and they have revealed exciting news. He says, “Unlike the knee or the hip, the brain is designed to improve with use and the only real question is, therefore, what are the best ways to use.” Here he gives a blueprint to optimize your brain. Gelb makes an enormous contribution as he [...]
Navigating Crisis With Mindfulness Practices with Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.
There is no question that during our lifetime we will inevitably experience times of crises and ultimately loss. Many of us feel powerless over the anxiety and confusion that arises during these times. According Ronald Alexander, we are actually not powerless over the impact of crisis; we can transform during these times to find more strength, more awareness, and more creativity in our lives through the practice of mindfulness. This practice was first taught by the [...]
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New 1-hour program every Wednesday!
- May 8 - 14
Forgiveness Is The Path
with Ronita Johnson - May 15 - 21
Designing Products Toward Sustainability
with Tom Darden - May 22 - 28
Genuine Sustainable Abundance
with Bernard Lietaer and Jacqui Dunne - May 29 - June 4
The Quakers, Forging America’s Identity
with Susan Sachs Goldman - June 5 - 11
The Power Of Stories To Heal
with Terry Laszlo-Gopadze - June 12 - 18
Dealing With Chronic Pain
with David Hanscom, M.D. - June 19 - 25
Dialogue: A Habit Of The Heart
with John Backman - June 26 - July 2
Two Cultural Cycles: Logos And Mythos
with Joe McHugh
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