Honorable Evolution

I’m joined by Mavis Tsai, PhD to discuss (and demonstrate) the international non-profit group she started to help humans reconnect. Awareness Courage and Love groups offer a place for people experience connection and vulnerability, in a safe and supported way. Please visit https://www.livewithacl.org/ to find a group (several online options). Here are the questions/prompts that we wade in during our demonstration: 1. What are your biggest struggles currently that you need to express and hold with tenderness? What do you need your partner to understand compassionately about what you are feeling? 2. What helps you feel cared about? 3. What are you grateful for? 4. Are there ways you can be healthier—physically and emotionally? What habit do you want to change or to instill? 5. What do you appreciate about your partner? Partner sharing. [Do a brief demonstration with your co-leader or dyad who is willing to model this sequence] 1) Decide who will go speak first (e.g., Person A and Person B).’ 2) Person A takes ~1 minute to respond to Question #1 vulnerably and open-heartedlly. Person B listens with validation, warmth and compassion—listening deeply with no judgment and no advice-giving. 3) Person B responds to Question 1, and Person A listens. 4) Continue taking turns answering the rest of the questions (~1 minute or less for each question). 5) Take a minute to say to each other what you appreciated about this interaction. For more information on Functional Analytic Psychotherapy go to: https://functionalanalyticpsychotherapy.com/

Past CEO of Public Allies (https://publicallies.org/), advisor to Obama White House, and all around good guy Paul Schmitz joins me to talk about how Everyone Leads. Paul is currently CEO of Leading Inside Out(https://www.leadinginsideout.org/) and a Senior Advisor to The Collective Impact Forum. some org's doing work worthy of donations: https://www.policylink.org/ https://www.litwi.org/ https://eji.org/

I chop it up with my old professor and pal Cynthia Lair ( https://www.facebook.com/CookusInterruptus ) , creator and educator ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPpe1dn-daA%29 ). We discuss getting freedom from the mind's rein on our behavior, cooking, improvisation, and mindfulness. Please check out her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CookusInterruptus Patsy Rodenburg Circle Talk: https://www.ted.com/speakers/patsy_rodenburg

On this episode I'm joined by the Bad Ass Yoga Nun, Hong Gwi-Seok. We talk about the state of the union, Iyengar yoga, and white body privilege, and much more. Gwi-Seok's pages: https://yoganun.weebly.com/ https://stillinsirsasana.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Cl7_s0xsmlGbNYSvwkkatkswwOzX_OjxPZyk6hj4wKiR16MfscIkF24s https://www.facebook.com/iyengaryogagwiseok Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/ Real Justice Pac: https://realjusticepac.org/ Ernest Dawkins Chicago 12 piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_vWHtNSRzc

Artist, musician, renaissance man Kahil El'Zabar ( https://kahilelzabaris.com/ ) sits down to share his wisdom on life, his creative energy, and the state our union. Kahil has been a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM - http://www.aacmchicago.org/ ) for several decades. This is a man who leaves nothing on the table, that is he gives it his all, may this energy work it's way through your speakers and into your heart. Youtube playlist/Primer to Kahil's music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZqcJJWC__EroTNgYIK-mMERXXYnE1Sfc

what it's about...

I'm joined by a hero of mine, Lee Mun Wah. Mun Wah is a internationally renowned Chinese American documentary filmmaker, author, poet, educator, community therapist, and master diversity trainer. You might have seen his seminal film "The Color of Fear", and if you haven't treat your soul. His films are available for streaming/rent at his website: https://stirfryseminars.com/ Stir Fry seminars offers diversity trainings to help people learn to engage in authentic and healthy multicultural dialogue. Outro and intro music used w/ permission from wmse.org Album: Live at WMSE Vol5. Artist: The Tropics Song: Slices and Slices support local music, or at least Milwaukee local music @ wmse.org

I'm joined by my good friend and mentor David Lindgren. David is a therapist, coach, and founder of Path to Spirit Warrior. He has been active in leading mens groups and men's work since for 30+ years. We talk about what men's work is all about, specifically The Mankind Project and Path to Spirit Warrior. He is available for coaching and/or therapy, reach him him at: mandavidl@aol.comPath to Spirit Warrior website: https://pathtospiritwarrior.com/Mankind Website:https://mankindproject.org/