Change Within

After interviewing 5 people in my podcasts on where we go from here, I am intrigued by what will change and what will revert back. What's already changed irreversibly? Will we become extinct or become a new species?  Chapter 2 of my book explores ideas from de Chardin, Sheldrake and the Mayan Calendar.Audible book Change Within, Change the WorldChange Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg

Ruth Miller gives much practical advice for shaping our thinking to create a better “normal”.  Drawing on wisdom from the Hopi to the Mayans, from Biblical to Buddhist, she ranges wide to pull together ideas that may help us navigate the turbulence of changing times. Her website is ruthlmillerphd.com where you can read her articles, see her many books, and learn more about this amazing woman.NEW! Author-read Audio Book, Change Within, Change the World

Part 2 of our podcast conversation lets people know if humanity survives 100 years from now, in his book, Chronicles of the Upheavals. He gives insights into creating a better world. Here are a few of his quotes: "Our present world works for only a few. However, by shifting our consciousness then our culture and institutions, we can create a world that works for all. It’s based on the concept of inclusivity as the basis, that our lives are inextricably linked to each other." And another: "How do you get from caterpillar to butterfly? Create our own society instead of relying on our existing one! His website is commonway.org, where you can order his books and read more.

Dr. Shariff Abdullah, author, Ted Talk Speaker, consultant and transformationist, delves into our societal problems to find a level of consciousness above that where they were created. From Black Lives Matter to climate change he confronts our multiple issues head on with a warmth and wisdom you won't want to miss. His website is https://commonway.org/ where you can order his books, like Creating a World That Works for All. His newest book, "The Chronicles of the Upheavals"!  100 years from now, humanity escapes apocalypse!  Find out how...His workbook, " Practicing Inclusivity"!  In a world where our divisions are so blatant, the best antidote is Practicing Inclusivity!Click here for Shariff Abdullah's TEDx Talk!  

Johanna Derbolowsky invites us to turn lemons into lemonade as we struggle with the many challenges of the pandemic. Finding the calm and joy to sustain us in the midst of the struggles, crises and emotional upheavals is the key. As author and therapist, she has clients worldwide. Her website is quantumheartfield.comThe Transformation Promise: A Book About Love, Healing and the Flow of Life by Johanna DerbolowskyChange Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg 

Clashing tipping points, competing hashtags, compounding issues, lack of transparency all cry for a new way to create how we live. Christopher continues dialog on defining our disruptive issues and then creating a global society based on different values and ways of being.Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney BattenbergReinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux

Waiting for the pandemic to subside gives us time to gestate a new normal, where ideas generated by small groups can gain momentum with the power of tipping points. Positive ideas can then become viral to create a better world. Small, collaborative groups with novel ideas have tipping-point power to shift our habitual patterns as we struggle to put our lives back together Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney BattenbergThe Power of Eight by Lynne McTaggert

Using resources at our disposal to boost immunity and energetic strength may have us taking another look at things we've taken for granted or overlooked. This takes us deep into our inner self for guidance.Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney BattenbergEye Yoga: How you see is how you think by Jane Battenberg and Martha Rigney

Elisha Christopher synthesizes disparate ideas to help us create a New Normal without RE-creating the same problems. What you think is wrong, may be your latent genius. Diversity and uniqueness may be the key to our survival. Eli's personal story exemplifies how he turned his pathology into a new story, a new mythology, as a way-shower for us all.Eye Yoga: How you see is how you think by Jane Battenberg and Martha RigneyChange Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg 

"Poettess" Carole Dixon shares her poignantly personal poetry and her thoughts about creativity - that it is a pathway to connection with the Divine. As we adjust to our new normals, she inspires us to look within and then beyond to find our art. Her poetry and images can be seen on her website, spirittess.wordpress.com.Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg

The old normal is mutating into a new normal, where we are challenged to find our ground of being, taking the blinders off of old, habitual ways of thinking to hone our resolve on what we can no longer tolerate or live with. Getting clear about what we stand for can effect huge changes in both our behavior and in external events. Battenberg shares experiences and reads an excerpt from her book on Arm-Wrestling With Fear.Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg 

As the world struggles to create a new-normal, it is time to pause for reflection on what is essential and what we can do without. How are we required to shift as the chains of old habits break? Listen to the author’s thoughts as read from her book, Change Within, Change the World. Then plumb your own inner thinking and guidance.Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg

Attempting to solve our problems, both personal and global, may require us to  synthesize things we hadn't seen as connected before. Re-looking at our values can steer purposeful actions instead of reactive ones. The time is right to rethink habitual ways of thinking and acting. Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg

Elisha Christopher delves into the thinking necessary to synthesize a divided world when Mother Nature has “sent us to our room” to reconsider our relationships with each other and the planet. With original thinking, he draws from a very diverse field of knowledge and values to suggest how we can solve problems at a level above where we created them. He is the fourth in my series with Millennials. He is on youtube: elishachristopher, and Facebook: Elisha Christopher Hayden.Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler, Jamie WhealThe Power of Eight by Lynne McTaggertJump Time by Jean Houston 

In previous podcasts, Megan Carlisle and Loxley Clovis delve deep into partnering with Nature, from backyard gardening to permaculture, from cleaning toxic oil spills in Ecuador to Desert or Jungle, Mayan or European ways of farming. I read a chapter from my book, Change Within, Change the World, as a segue to their thought-provoking messages.Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg

Even socially distanced, we continue to meet and organize, making group dynamics more important than ever. Rhapsody's insights into shifting values point to new Teal ways to collaboratively organize and govern. She gives useful tips to improve group interactions, with examples from her consulting work on Maui. Resources she recommends: Sociocracy: https://www.sociocracyforall.org, Reinventing Organizations: https://www.reinventingorganizations.com [check out the resources], The Farm to School Hui: https://www.hiphi.org/ farmtoschool/, and her podcast, http://www.storyconnective.org/.Order this important book: Frederic Laloux, Reinventing Organizations

Loxley Clovis dives deep into regeneration from backyard gardens to fungi to amazon jungles, weaving stories and facts to educate and entertain. His website, BackyardRegeneration.com, is a treasure trove of information on regenerating our very relationship to the earth. His article, Forests or Deserts - a Choice, can be purchased at Permaculture Design Magazine, Issue #115 February/Spring 2020 Emergent Design. His podcasts, inspiring stories of resilience and possibilities, are shared on http://www.storyconnective.org/.To order my book, Change Within, Change the World, click this link.

Megan Carlisle deeply researches topics and their interrelationships, taking us from cleaning toxic oil spills in Ecuador to surviving in a sequestered world. A true world citizen, she fits pieces together in unusual ways, stimulating a lot to think about in terms of shifting values. She is the first guest in our Millennial Month Of May.To learn more, please order my book:Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg

Words are a living force that shape your life. This reading is peppered with stories and magic to show you how to use the power of your word. Order my book below:Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg 

With our daily routines dramatically disrupted, we may find ourselves wanting to examine our life and our beliefs in a way we were too busy to do only months ago. The fact remains we seek inspiration to move on. Time to clean out closets as well as limiting beliefs that have cluttered our space and our minds. Time to reset automatic patterns that don’t serve us. Enjoy the author’s reading of BYOB, Beyond Your Own Belief, from my book, Change Within, Change the World. Order my book below.Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg 

In a historically unprecedented pandemic where most of us are sequestered at home, astrologer Ysanne Lewis from Guildford, England, talks about turning challenges into opportunities. She looks astrologically at our current world situation, both leading up to it and influences that will come to bear in the future, for patterns and for words of wisdom to guide us as we hunker down in our homes.The Time Catcher: How to Time Your Actions to Turn Challenges into OpportunitiesChange Within, Change the World

Mother Shapiro, the mythical, mystical character, finder of parking spots, lost things and health, was birthed by Barbara Sarah 33 years ago. Ever the entertainer and compassionate social artist, Barbara shares zany stories of her coterie of beings, including Tante Sarah, who ran for president against Bush in 1992 and who might be chosen soon as the Democrat's VP running mate! 

With time on our hands as we stay at home, it’s a good time to review Chapter 15 from my book, CWCTW, called Using Time to Transform. Building on previous podcasts on Time, it gives insights into how to change personally as well as globally for a changing world.Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg

Using his isolation to create an inspirational poem titled Sing of the Cocoon, Professor Dalton gives many ways to take advantage of our stay-at-home time. While many turn to closet-cleaning, he suggests we clear our thoughts of "judgment viruses" reminding us we are not our thoughts. Starting with his poem and ending with a song he wrote, he is ever the entertainer and thought provoker. His book, I Am Not My Thoughts, is available on Amazon.I Am Not My Thoughts by Dick DaltonBooks by Jane Battenberg:Change Within, Change the WorldEye Yoga: How you see is how you think

In this episode, listen to Aingeal Rose & Ahonu deliver what the Akashic Records say about 2020 and Planet Earth! It continues the theme of changing within in order to change external events. With over 60 years combined experience and publishers of over 1,000 books, Twin Flames Aingeal Rose & Ahonu have been helping people awaken for years through ✔️Cool Coaching, ✔️Wild Webinars, ✔️Akashic Records Readings, ✔️Conscious Courses, ✔️Beautiful Books.Answers From the Akashic RecordsThe Reincarnation of Columbus: A true epic voyage from the pain and sorow of a father's gfief, to the new world of forgiveness and love TwinFlames and Soul Mates

Author-read Chapter 13 on Spring Forward, Fall Back: Eternal Cycles talks about the focus needed to pull ourselves out of habitual negative patterns. As many of us move into daylight savings time, it is a good time to reflect on the cycles in our lives and what needs to be reviewed and renewed.Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg

Lenita Newberg uses her expertise as a psychoanalyst to encourage us to name our negative emotions in order to tame them. She draws from movies – Frozen 2 and Mr. Rogers – and her rich background as a psychoanalyst to show a path for self reflection and to get us out of old habits and patterns to see new options.Change Within, Change the World

As a renown classical and Shakespearean actor, Peggy Rubin shares her work with Sacred Theater, Mystery School and her favorite topic, the creation of happiness. She says it is quite a feat to sustain joy in the face of multiple, daunting crises of today. Joy is a state rather than an emotion and if sustained can lead to scintillating bliss. It can allow us to deeply experience the pains of the world without being overcome by them. She gives courage in a time when it is much needed. Order her book to delve deeper:To Be and How To by Dr. Peggy Rubin by Dr. Peggy Rubin

Author-read Chapter 14 of my book, Change Within, Change the World, builds on my previous podcast with Denise Kester on Drawing on the Dream. I talk about imaging something into reality, using the genius of your inner space, that in-between state between waking and dreaming. The complexity of our world seems to demand we go deeper in search for new paradigms and then to cultivate those gestative seeds into reality.Change Within, Change the World

The art of Denise Kester comes through her, informing her as it co-creates with a life and an intelligence of its own. A well-known artist and teacher in the Rogue Valley, Oregon, she has tapped into the source of creativity in her inner dream life, which is populated by a host of characters that speak to and guide her art – crows, bears, rabbits, blue monkeys, mythical beings and more. She shares some of the processes that inspire her art for all of us to enhance our own creativity. Her website is drawingonthedream.com, and her book, Drawing On The Dream, can be ordered here.Drawing on the Dream by Denise Kester

Do you sometimes prefer listening to a book rather than reading it? Chapter 11 of Change Within, Change the World, read by author Battenberg, is a sequel to the previous podcast by Nancy Battenberg. Even if you've already read the book, enjoy the fresh experience of listening. Change Within, Change the World

Nancy Jones talks about discovering what really matters, what’s the point of ones life. As a mother of four, she’s been an English teacher, writer and a coach to guide students in writing their college entrance essays. Using the essay as a catalyst  for uncovering what deeply matters to them, she elicits their true passion. Now she’s asking herself those same questions as she prepares for “empty nest” and for listeners to find their own purpose and value in life. Her blogs, read by over 25,000 people worldwide, are posted on boardmothers.blogspot.com.Get my Change Within Change The World book on Amazon  

Known as Uncle Gerry on Music Together (musictogether.com/unclegerry), Gerry Dignan weaves tales of his many adventures in teaching and sharing music. He gives hope to all that music is a universal language that creates community, pulling us together in song. Rather than being a skill that some are good at and others not so good, he describes music as a natural, birthright belonging to us all from birth. He flows easily between word and song to open our hearts to this universal language of connection.Get my Change Within Change The World book on Amazon

As amateur archeologist and shaman, Delia Chilgren uses her lawyer analytical skills to find patterns in layers of history. She weaves many stories into describing their many digs and discoveries, from caves in France to cenotes in Guatemala to the medieval Hammam of Aghmat in Morocco which her group discovered. Originally built in the late 10th century, it is one of the oldest and largest in all of western Islam.Get my Change Within Change The World book on Amazon

Want more time? Dr. Jean Houston (jeanhouston.com) explores with us the miraculous possibilities of transforming time, sharing secrets about using the malleability of time to expand our potential. Internationally known for her work in the field of human capacities and a true Renaissance woman, she takes a fresh approach to the question of Time itself, demonstrating valuable techniques to help us usher in a new year and a new decade. She has authored over 30 books, including my favorites, Jump Time, The Possible Human, A Mythic Life: Learning to Live Our Greater Story, and Mystical Dogs. Get my Change Within Change The World book on Amazon

Carole Zickell describes her process to gain perspective on a depressing series of life changes. Using the four levels of the physical, psycho-historic, mythic and spiritual, she says we all resonate with stories that parallel our lives. We can use these stories to lift us to a larger purpose. She describes her parallel with the mythic story of Innana, Goddess Queen of Heaven and Earth, who went into the underworld for her sister. Carol’s love of human capacities and learning as a teacher gives her the depth to tackle this complex subject.

As author, poet and brain balancing coach, Jo Anna Shaw founded Mind-Body Coaching®, using Educational Kinesiology®, Brain Gym® and Reiki to target specific difficulties in clients to overcome their life, learning or behavior challenges. Since 1993, Jo Anna has been watching miracles happen in every balance. Her book is entitled “Design and Live the Life YOU Love: A Guide for Living in Your Power and Fulfilling Your Purpose” with a foreword by Paul and Gail Dennison, founders of Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym. This self-empowering resource combines poetry, memoir lessons and brain-balancing activities to guide the reader to mine solutions at crossroad moments to confidently move forward in their lives. Visit www.joannashaw.net to learn more.

Dr. Judith Annette Milburn explores the journey of self-awareness, balancing the many parts of our self, both conscious and unconscious, to integrate and accept all the opposite parts of our persona with full acceptance of who we are. She is a licensed psychologist in CA and OR, having been the first to study stress and law enforcement, with the LA County Sheriff’s Department.Get my Change Within Change The World book on Amazon

A recent out-of-body experience (OBE) while in the hospital left Dr. Chavanna King with indescribable joy. Knowing we are more than our 3D bodies, she turned to a holistic approach and left her medical career. Now she works with clients by using her intuitive ability to connect with super-consciousness. Hear Dr. Chavanna King talk about paranormal experiences as a gateway to spirituality. Her website is chavannaking.com.

James Spencer uses hypnotherapy to change behaviors and patterns, often combining it with other modalities, such as past life regression, tapping and toning. As a professional acting/artist and music coach to clients all over the world, he enhances the performance of his students, allowing the unconscious mind to become a doorway to spirituality. His website is jamesrspencer.com.

Ysanne Lewis (ysanne.com) is a professional astrologer for over 40 years. As an Art of Timing expert, she explains the timing patterns and influences of Astrology on people, countries and historical patterns as well as using our inner navigator. Her award-winning book, The Time Catcher: How to Time Your Actions to Turn Challenges into Opportunities, is available on https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Catcher-Actions-Challenges-Oppportunities/dp/0953450716. While based in Guildford, England, she has an international clientele in such fascinating places as South Africa, Iceland, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, Croatia and Dubai.            

Carole Dixon has studied the cycles of time measurements of the I Ching and then the Mayan Calendar to delve into their impacts on the structure of our minds and our physical reality. The cycles of time spiral ever upward in precise mathematical configurations, giving meaning and structure to our reality. As an amateur anthropologist, she has passionately studied Meso-American societies, particularly the Mayans, synthesizing her worldview while transforming her life in the process. She believes that by returning to nature and natural rhythms of time, our society can find a path into wholeness and healing and that our current worldview no longer make sense. Her captivating blogs can be followed on https://medium.com/@PeaRidgePost and https://wordpress.com/view/spirittess.wordpress.com.

Sometimes we have unexplained feelings and behaviors in our lives that don’t make sense to us. We carry in our genes many of the experiences of our ancestors. Joyce McNamara gives insights into the deep healing potential of Systemic Constellation work, popular in Europe, where participants take on different roles in a person’s situation, allowing their enactments to emerge from the unconscious. The results allow resolutions to occur, often in astounding ways. Tune in to discover what Systemic Constellations are all about and how your life can benefit from them.

Reverend Dr. Linda Reppond reveals how your words actually have a power of their own to manifest. She delves into how to harness this power to actualize our intentions. As a frequent guest speaker, teacher, and retreat/workshop leader, her style is young, feisty, and leans to the mystical.She is the founder of Launching Pad, a magnet for conscious young adults to deepen their spiritual practice. She and her husband are inkeepers of the Carlisle Garden Suites, a peaceful oasis in downtown Ashland, for Shakespearean playgoers and spiritual retreats. Contact info: cell: 206-409-2440, email: lindareppond@gmail.com

For many, meditation is an integral part of spiritual growth. For Jeffery Baker it is a lifelong romance. In this episode of the Change Within podcast, Jeffery shares meditation adventures and stories about assisting souls to return to the light, increased intuition and remote viewing. She ends with the bliss and calm of connecting with the light. 

Trish Broersma speaks on our body's wisdom. She also shares her work with horses as potent partners in the web of life that connects us all. With a heart field five times larger than humans, horses have an ability to entrain our hearts to bring calm. Her book, Riding into Your Mythic Life: Transformational Adventures with the Horse, gives readers the opportunity to explore human potential through powerful experiences with horses and myth. As a therapeutic riding instructor, she has created a program, Riding Beyond, to work with cancer survivors and their body connection to horses, which she has taken all over the world. Her website is http://patriciabroersma.com

Nancy Ashmead talks about the creative process of art and her creation of the Traveler Oracle Deck from her collages. Used for guidance and self inquiry, it includes 77 cards and a booklet of eloquent explanations. Order at https://traveleroracle.com/. Her novel, New Moons, is the first in the series of a visionary eco-sci-fi embedded with wisdom needed in current times. She offers tips on accessing creativity. 

Peggy Dean explores the idea of life being a point of view, with a wealth of information on examining and changing ones beliefs to have the life you want. She shares tips and processes to change the unconscious, habitual thoughts that come out of our beliefs to consciously adopt a different point of view, powerful and positive in its direction. She is a certified Trainer of Coaches and one of the few Master Trainers of NeuroLinguistic Programming. She can be reached for individual coaching sessions at ppc@mindspring.com or 214-287-6400.

Annie Hoy explains the power of cooperatives in a time when many feel powerless, as an alternative to corporate and political forces. If cooperatives were a country, they’d be the world’s seventh largest economy. Their motto is “stronger together”, where individuals can accomplish more working together. Hint: Be sure to listen to the last ten minutes, where she delves into the power of co-ops to transform the world.

Hilary Tate shares with listeners her deep connections to the goddess Hera, archetypes and sacred sites in her mythic life. Whether you believe in past lives or ancient gods and goddesses as fact or fiction, they may be worth exploring. She has downloaded information on Penelope, wife of Odysseus for a series of books. Her journeys are fascinating!

This is Dr. Jane Battenberg introducing my new podcast series based on my book, Change Within, Change the World. I am excited to share with you some of the things to be discussed in my future podcasts that I will be exploring with my guests. To order my book and follow along, go to https://amazon.com/changewithinchangetheworld.