Soul Forum

Amber (aka; Sheilajit) is a performance artist who weaves her deep connection to the earth and the cosmos into dance and music. Her reflections on the ways she channels the wisdom and medicine of the cosmos is a wonderful reminder to us all; we are not just our physical bodies, we are the 13.8 Billion year long story of the Universe. How are you working to collaborate with this Cosmic Body? Dan and Amber discuss how such a journey takes shape in her life, and its impact on the way she views herself and the world we share. Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. SoulForumPodcast.com _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter First Sunday of the Month @ 10:30 a.m. _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  SoulForumPodcast.com Episode Photo of Sheilajit by: Eric Allen Photography Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

In the previous two episodes, Karen and Dan discussed the different ways she finds her soul within the earth body. In this conversation, April speaks with her about the origins of her journey from waking up in domestication to becoming feral, wild and free; all while learning to coexist with the earth body, developing a more symbiotic relationship with this beloved planet we all call home. -More About Our Guest- If you're interested in learning more about the Post Doom Bloom Women's Circle and/or the Post Doom No Gloom Discussion Group, you may contact Karen at her email below. Also below are two articles by Karen which she asked to be shared with our audience. Email: ChickenfootReWilding@gmail.com 15 Benefits of Collapse Acceptance Tenets of GRAC/E (Getting Real About Collapse/Extinction) Karen and Jordan Perry Media Work YouTube: Karen Perry: Post-doom BENEFITS of Collapse Acceptance and "Getting Real About Collapse" - Karen Perry, live with Jordan Perry & David B.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  SoulForumPodcast.com Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

When all you imagine of yourself is integrated into the rhythms, patterns, and sustaining energy of the planet, where do you derive your sense of soul? In this second episode, Karen continues to explore her perspective on the character of this most intimate relationship and how it informs her self-understanding, and her deepest engagement with world. As the episode concludes, her life as an environmental activist begins to shift as she copes with a planet in crisis and discovers a hidden grace in the inevitability of climate collapse. -More About Our Guest- If you're interested in learning more about the Post Doom Bloom Women's Circle and/or the Post Doom No Gloom Discussion Group, you may contact Karen at her email below. Also below are two articles by Karen which she asked to be shared with our audience. Email: ChickenfootReWilding@gmail.com 15 Benefits of Collapse Acceptance Tenets of GRAC/E (Getting Real About Collapse/Extinction) Karen and Jordan Perry Media Work YouTube: Karen Perry: Post-doom BENEFITS of Collapse Acceptance and "Getting Real About Collapse" - Karen Perry, live with Jordan Perry & David B.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Is there some way to expand your sense of body to include the very planet that sustains us? In the next three episodes, we sit down with Karen Perry as she takes us on a journey into her experience of moving away from domestication and into the wild. There, she begins to find a way into a deeper connection to the soul of the planet. For many, it is their relationship with nature that creates their most spiritual moments. Can it be that there is some access to soul body held within earth body?   -More About Our Guest- If you're interested in learning more about the Post Doom Bloom Women's Circle and/or the Post Doom No Gloom Discussion Group, you may contact Karen at her email below. Also below are two articles by Karen which she asked to be shared with our audience. Email: ChickenfootReWilding@gmail.com 15 Benefits of Collapse Acceptance Tenets of GRAC/E YouTube: Karen Perry: Post-doom BENEFITS of Collapse Acceptance and "Getting Real About Collapse" - Karen Perry, live with Jordan Perry & David B.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

The path of an artist is typically an uncommon one. In this episode, April sits down with Brian to unwrap the winding path that has led him to commit his life to a big goal that involves saving our planet in a conscious way. -More About Our Guest- Brian Enright's mission is to create works of art that inspire value and hope for individuals, communities and future generations; educating us about the beneficial impact of working with reclaimed materials. All of our actions are interconnected and vital to our survival on this planet. Awakening as many people as possible to this reality is, therefore, increasingly important. By utilizing objects that would otherwise be discarded in landfill or forgotten places, he sheds light on the hidden potential of our refuse to literally take on a second life. He seeks to educate through his work on how better product design can and will eventually eliminate the end of lifespan for many man-made objects, an indispensable step in creating a sustainable environment worldwide for generations to come. Enright and his art clearly demonstrate that simple changes in our thinking can effect positive changes in our culture and environment. Website: EnrightSculpture.com Instagram: @12_Sticks  Facebook: Brian Enright Vimeo: @12Sticks Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Brian Enright is an artist who works with found materials; the stuff none of us tend to notice. It is an art form that can remind us that there is a deeper story that is hidden beneath the surface. While we tend to focus on our individual soul and its expression, is there a way to tend to the story held within our collective soul? Brian uses the discarded to explore what that collective story might look like, what it tells us about ourselves, and the worlds we create. How might each of us tend to the collective story of our shared soul that runs silently under everything we touch, and see, and feel? -More About Our Guest- Brian Enright's mission is to create works of art that inspire value and hope for individuals, communities and future generations; educating us about the beneficial impact of working with reclaimed materials. All of our actions are interconnected and vital to our survival on this planet. Awakening as many people as possible to this reality is, therefore, increasingly important. By utilizing objects that would otherwise be discarded in landfill or forgotten places, he sheds light on the hidden potential of our refuse to literally take on a second life. He seeks to educate through his work on how better product design can and will eventually eliminate the end of lifespan for many man-made objects, an indispensable step in creating a sustainable environment worldwide for generations to come. Enright and his art clearly demonstrate that simple changes in our thinking can effect positive changes in our culture and environment. Website: EnrightSculpture.com Instagram: @12_Sticks  Facebook: Brian Enright Vimeo: @12Sticks Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Shifting from the idea of the individual soul to a possible collective soul is a tricky one. In this episode, Dan sits down with Brian Enright, who works as an artist, to discuss his experiences and perspectives as he attempts to create community art. There is something about the process that feels like it might provide a window into the way each of us might tap into some sense of a collective soul. Where do we look or listen or journey to tap into a sense of soul that is beyond or beneath the individual perspective? We hope you find the conversation provides some insights as you look a little deeper into the nature of our collective soul body. -More About Our Guest- Brian's mission is to create works of art that inspire value and hope for individuals, communities and future generations; educating us about the beneficial impact of working with reclaimed materials. All of our actions are interconnected and vital to our survival on this planet. Awakening as many people as possible to this reality is, therefore, increasingly important. By utilizing objects that would otherwise be discarded in landfill or forgotten places, he sheds light on the hidden potential of our refuse to literally take on a second life. He seeks to educate through his work on how better product design can and will eventually eliminate the end of lifespan for many man-made objects, an indispensable step in creating a sustainable environment worldwide for generations to come. Enright and his art clearly demonstrate that simple changes in our thinking can effect positive changes in our culture and environment. Website: EnrightSculpture.com Instagram: @12_Sticks  Facebook: Brian Enright Vimeo: @12Sticks Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

In her early 30s, Marjorie was a super-capable single-mother doing all she could to keep life flowing for herself and her young children. Then the unimaginable happened, she discovered she had a brain tumor. Although the operation to remove the tumor was a success, Marjorie was left with her physical capacity deeply compromised. This forced her onto a  new path which included the hard won lessons of self-compassion and self-forgiveness. Along her journey,  she discovered the opening to embrace owning her own value with true grace and humility. As you listen to Marjorie share about her unique journey, which she's also written about in her recent memoir, maybe consider the ways you allow yourself to step a little deeper into self-love and self-acceptance as you traverse the gentle, and not so gentle, paths life has laid before you.  -More About Our Guest- Nearly thirty years ago Marjorie found herself in a hospital bed after brain surgery to save her life, paralyzed on her right side. The years since then have been a healing journey as she has regained her ability to walk, with support. Little did she know those years ago that one day she would be the author of five Easy Walks walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Her most recent book, a memoir, is available on Amazon: My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Finding the Sacred in Everyday (and some very strange) places. Website: MarjorieTurner.com   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Using a few good stories, Dan works his way through a number of perspectives on what it means to imagine your spiritual life as an emerging spiral, or concentric circles, rather than a straight line. From the tree trunk, to the mythic story of Job in the Hebrew tradition, to discovering playground, to the Tenderloin in San Francisco, this episode invites you to explore the way your soul's journey might be unraveling and how you can pay attention to its curious dynamic. -More About Our Guest- Nearly thirty years ago Marjorie found herself in a hospital bed after brain surgery to save her life, paralyzed on her right side. The years since then have been a healing journey as she has regained her ability to walk, with support. Little did she know those years ago that one day she would be the author of five Easy Walks walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Her most recent book, a memoir, is available on Amazon: My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Finding the Sacred in Everyday (and some very strange) places. Website: MarjorieTurner.com   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

In this episode, Dan sits down with Marjorie who is a storyteller. The stories she tells emerge from a body that has faced both emotional and physical trauma that derailed her from the linear path most of us think we travel, and set her on one that feels more like a circle. There is nothing graceful about the journey, but there may be some strange grace that allows a greater sense of self in the world. Don't we all walk away a bit wounded as we face all that life holds? How does it have an affect on the character of your soul? Take a walk around the island with us, as we reflect on the wisdom Marjorie brings to the journey. -More About Our Guest- Nearly thirty years ago Marjorie found herself in a hospital bed after brain surgery to save her life, paralyzed on her right side. The years since then have been a healing journey as she has regained her ability to walk, with support. Little did she know those years ago that one day she would be the author of five Easy Walks walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Her most recent book, a memoir, is available on Amazon: My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Finding the Sacred in Everyday (and some very strange) places. Website: MarjorieTurner.com   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

In this episode, April sits down with Nina to explore her journey a little deeper. As a first generation Indian-American who holds a science doctorate, Nina brings a unique perspective to her expression as a college educator, yoga instructor, and a healing arts practitioner. Listen is as we learn how she's journeyed to hear the distinct voices of her body and soul. -More About Our Guest- As an educator, yoga teacher, and self-discovery guide, Nina's purpose in life is to guide others on their self-discovery journeys so they can heal from trauma, reclaim their wholeness, and ultimately thrive in a heart-centered life. She is also the host of The Discovering Your Soul Podcast, a podcast that explores the experiences and lessons that we all may encounter while healing on our self-discovery journeys. You can connect with Nina through her website, Instagram, Facebook, and podcast. Website: Discovering Your Soul Instagram: @Discovering_Your_Soul Facebook: Discovering Your Soul  Podcast: Discovering Your Soul    Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Using poetry by Wendell Berry, Dan explores what it means to move beyond the experience of body as functional to the way it holds deep wisdom that we rarely tend to. As that inner wisdom finds voice, it often appears as intuition. Are there some ways you might try to enhance your listening skills? Dan and Nina continue the conversation into the story your body might be wanting to tell. -More About Our Guest- Nina is an educator, yoga teacher, and self-discovery guide. Her purpose in life is to guide others on their self-discovery journeys so they can heal from trauma, reclaim their wholeness, and ultimately thrive in a heart-centered life. She is also the host of The Discovering Your Soul Podcast, a podcast that explores the experiences and lessons that we all may encounter while healing on our self-discovery journeys. You can connect with Nina through her website, Instagram, Facebook, and podcast. Website: Discovering Your Soul Instagram: @Discovering_Your_Soul Facebook: Discovering Your Soul  Podcast: Discovering Your Soul      Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Nina knows that there is a hidden book within every body.  A book that is built chapter by chapter, story by story.   Your body stores memories and moments that can invite you deeper into awareness.   How might you integrate the layers of your body's story into your sense of soul?  How can you tap into the sensations of your body in a way that allows you to read your own complex and winding story.  Nina's wisdom about the body will invite you to look deeper within as you seek a path into your most authentic self. -More About Our Guest- Nina is an educator, yoga teacher, and self-discovery guide. Her purpose in life is to guide others on their self-discovery journeys so they can heal from trauma, reclaim their wholeness, and ultimately thrive in a heart-centered life. She is also the host of The Discovering Your Soul Podcast, a podcast that explores the experiences and lessons that we all may encounter while healing on our self-discovery journeys. You can connect with Nina through her website, Instagram, Facebook, and podcast. Website: Discovering Your Soul Instagram: @Discovering_Your_Soul Facebook: Discovering Your Soul  Podcast: Discovering Your Soul      Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.  

In this episode, April sits down with with Jenn to discover more about her unique journey. April and Jenn talk about the body-mind-spirit aspect of getting physical and the different ways that is expressed for different people. Jenn's perspective is that as one finds and explores their own personal passions in the physical realm, it serves as a gateway and access point to tap into their most powerful selves. We hope you enjoy hearing this conversation and maybe notice for yourself the places your body leads you to your own unbound self. -More About Our Guest- Jenn Mecham is the founder at Unbound Training Company, headquartered in Lafayette, California. Unbound creates an inclusive, supportive training environment while improving the physical and mental health of members and their community. Simplify. Expand. Transform. Offering in-person and virtual training, nutrition and support.  Website: UnboundTrainingCo.com to learn more about Jenn and her empowering community.  Instagram: @UnboundTrainingCo Facebook: Unbound Training Co.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.  

Dan picks up on the content from Episode 4 to explore more fully Jenn's notion of the way the body has capacity to let all the distractions drift into the background as it is drawn into fully showing up. A capacity mirrored in many spiritual traditions that invite a kind of “letting go” which allows you to find your most authentic self.  In what ways can you begin to let go and allow your body to show up more fully? And as it does…you may discover a new landscape that draws you into your sense of soul.   -More About Our Guest- Jenn Mecham is the founder at Unbound Training Company, headquartered in Lafayette, California. Unbound creates an inclusive, supportive training environment while improving the physical and mental health of members and their community. Simplify. Expand. Transform. Offering in-person and virtual training, nutrition and support.  Website: UnboundTrinaingCo.com to learn more about Jenn and her empowering community.  Instagram: @UnboundTrainingCo Facebook: Unbound Training Co.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Jenn has spent a lifetime working with the human body. Training athletes to perform at their peak, working with folks from all walks of life looking to engage their bodies in activities that bring them joy and health. Jenn has discovered along the way that everybody has this capacity to transcend the wild array of distractions and to show up fully, to be focused in a way that feels like true presence. This “flow” state provides an experience of presence that serves as a foundation for being. Can it be that your body knows the way home to your most authentic self?    -More About Our Guest- Jenn Mecham is the founder at Unbound Training Company, headquartered in Lafayette, California. Unbound creates an inclusive, supportive training environment while improving the physical and mental health of members and their community. Simplify. Expand. Transform. Offering in-person and virtual training, nutrition and support.  Website: UnboundTrinaingCo.com to learn more about Jenn and her empowering community.  Instagram: @UnboundTrainingCo Facebook: Unbound Training Co.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

In this episode, we bring together a philosopher of religion, a few personal insights, and the poetry of Walt Witman to invite us more fully into a relationship with our own bodies. As we prepare for a deeper dive into the place of our body's expression of soul, how do we foster the best relationship and expectations for the role our body might play in the shaping of our sense of soul. Join Dan as he wraps up Pt. 2 of our introduction to this series.  Bring your body along for the ride. _________________ Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

In Western religious traditions there is often a wedge driven between body and soul. It can feel like the spiritual can exist on a plane that ignores the body at best. But, body not only matters, it is for many the pathway to a full experience of what it means to live in harmony with all we imagine as sacred.  Orienting more fully to body can invite each of us to feel the soul's journey in our flesh and bones, and maybe even to find some deeper connection to the earth / cosmic body of which we are a part.  In this Episode, Dan lays the  groundwork for the way ahead. Bring your body along for the ride. _________________ Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion*  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.

Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum. _________________ Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________   Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live   Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Don and Carolyn have a magical life story. Their reflections are an invitation to look more deeply under the hood of those key stories that serve as milestones in your own life. Do they serve as the foundation for the way soul might manifest in your life? _________________ Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________   Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live   Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

In this episode, Dan reflects on some of the themes that have been emerging in this series. Throughout all the conversations so far, a few key trends have emerged that might help you navigate or explore your own journey into your sense of soul. What is the character of the landscape on which this journey takes place? How to engage in the work? Is there a destination? _________________ Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________   Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live   Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Today April interviews Victoria, exploring community and connection as our collective world shifts into a new reality. “Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other - that man, that woman, that child is my brother or my sister.” ~Mother Teresa Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________   Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live   Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Victoria grew up going to catholic schools.   As a GenX'r she has lost her zeal for the trappings of organized religion and yet continues to seek the impulse that may still beat within the origins and mystical experiences that rest under the trappings of religious life.   Through a capacity for stillness and receptivity, she discovers some greater sense of life that rises up to meet her.   Are there places and moments in life that invite you to strive less and simply soften into the gracious capacity of life to hold you close?  Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________   Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live   Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

In this episode, April sits down with Candy, a passionate and committed social activist who supports causes that move us toward living in a world that works for everyone. She's a creative woman, who's been running her own communications and marketing consultancy for over thirty years now. What's truly inspiring about Candy, is her incredible resilience in the face of the challenges life has thrown her way. With each experience she has embodied true grace, and chosen growth, expansion, and love above all else, consistently leading a heart-centered life. We hope you too will be inspired by her unique and intuitively guided path. Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________   Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Candy has a way of digging deep into her life experiences to find an authentic “through-line” that tethers her present moment to the trajectory of her life. There is something generative about living as a full expression of your authentic self. Her honest embrace of her winding story is a testimony to the capacity to find meaning within every story, your story! What is the thread that weaves its way through your story that might tether to your authentic self?   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Building on the previous episode, Dan reflects on the characteristics of ritual that underpin the impact they have on our lives, and proposes that we explore the creation of rituals for our time. Given this recording took place a few days prior to Winter Solstice, a simple ritual tethered to the natural world provides an example of how you might craft rituals that work for you. How do you create moments that take you deeper into your experience of life?   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Bob and Joan have spent a lifetime living into the challenges and opportunities of organized religion. Both have found something similar in the mechanism they use to tap into their sense of soul. One in the swimming pool, one in the ritual of communion. How do we foster the capacity to deeply connect to each other, the world and the ideas that help shape our lives? What are the simple practices you nurture that draw you into an expanded awareness of life and your own growing edges.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  - we're on holiday hiatus, returning January 9, 2022 - Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Flowing with the Soul's Journey:  For our third installment in this series of conversations, April interviews Cole, a 22-year-old college senior studying philosophy and psychology. His breakdown+spiritual awakening invoked a course correction that's placed him on the path of leading his own authentic life. Listen in as he reflects on the ways he seeks those moments and relationships that help him navigate his own sense of soul. Where do you look for guides and guideposts along the way?  Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  - we'll be on hiatus, returning January 9, 2022 - Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

The Pathway to Joy This week we dive a little deeper with John, who recently turned 87, and has been on a path of spirituality and environmental activism, grounded in his relationship to the natural world. Lean in to hear how John's simple yet deep practices create soulful connections in his life. How do you practice the art of listening?  Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store  

S1E2: Journey into Connection Cole and John are at two ends of life's journey. Cole is a Junior at college, studying philosophy. John just turned 87, and has been on a path of spirituality and environmental activism, grounded in his relationship to the natural world. Both share the way they connect to the journey of the soul. What is the deepest connecting point that pulls you into a search for soul? Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today's Poetry by Drew Dellinger; Hymn To The Sacred Body Of The Universe _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store  

Series Launch is 12/12/2021 with new episodes each Friday thereafter Soul Forum is a weekly journey across the landscape of the collective soul.  In this series, “In Search of Soul,” we explore the diverse ways people stumble into, recognize or craft their sense of soul and its expression in the world. Each interview attempts to put language to experiences and expressions that often defy clear description.  Weaving in the voice of each person, Dan reflects on the key themes that emerge within each conversation while April spends time exploring the back stories that emerge as the matrix from which a meaningful life develops. Each episode provides some insight into how you might construct your own deep and vibrant sense of soul. So, give yourself a moment to journey a little deeper into the human experience.  Welcome to Soul Forum. Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week?  Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by:  Dan Senter If joining virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

"Conversion of the Heart as a Critical Tool Towards Economic Justice" is our fourth topic of this 4-part series with Raphael Mkuzi Send your questions for this episode to SoulForum@oslc.net and you may be selected to join the speaker in a live Q/A Zoom Forum. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Host: Raphael Mkuzi is a 2nd year PhD student at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and in the field of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion (HCSR), having concentration in Comparative Religion. Originally, he is a catholic priest from Malawi, Africa with academic background in ‘Interreligious Dialogue and Peacebuilding Between Muslims and Christians.’ He did his Advanced Masters degree in Systematic Theology in the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, Europe. Right now, his research interest is on the theme: Interreligious/Interfaith Peacebuilding Through Economic Justice in the Context of Malawi, Africa. Accordingly, he is taking courses in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. 

"Economic Justice and Interreligious, Intercultural and Political Peace" is our third topic of this 4-part series with Raphael Mkuzi Send your questions for this episode to SoulForum@oslc.net and you may be selected to join the speaker in a live Q/A Zoom Forum. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Host: Raphael Mkuzi is a 2nd year PhD student at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and in the field of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion (HCSR), having concentration in Comparative Religion. Originally, he is a catholic priest from Malawi, Africa with academic background in ‘Interreligious Dialogue and Peacebuilding Between Muslims and Christians.’ He did his Advanced Masters degree in Systematic Theology in the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, Europe. Right now, his research interest is on the theme: Interreligious/Interfaith Peacebuilding Through Economic Justice in the Context of Malawi, Africa. Accordingly, he is taking courses in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. 

"Religions and Ethics" is our second topic of this 4-part series with Raphael Mkuzi Send your questions for this episode to SoulForum@oslc.net and you may be selected to join the speaker in a live Q/A Zoom Forum. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Host: Raphael Mkuzi is a 2nd year PhD student at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and in the field of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion (HCSR), having concentration in Comparative Religion. Originally, he is a catholic priest from Malawi, Africa with academic background in ‘Interreligious Dialogue and Peacebuilding Between Muslims and Christians.’ He did his Advanced Masters degree in Systematic Theology in the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, Europe. Right now, his research interest is on the theme: Interreligious/Interfaith Peacebuilding Through Economic Justice in the Context of Malawi, Africa. Accordingly, he is taking courses in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. 

"Beyond Capitalism, Socialism and Welfare Economy: Working Toward a Profound Economic Justice" is our first topic of this 4-part series with Raphael Mkuzi Send your questions for this episode to SoulForum@oslc.net and you may be selected to join the speaker in a live Q/A Zoom Forum. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Host: Raphael Mkuzi is a 2nd year PhD student at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and in the field of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion (HCSR), having concentration in Comparative Religion. Originally, he is a catholic priest from Malawi, Africa with academic background in ‘Interreligious Dialogue and Peacebuilding Between Muslims and Christians.’ He did his Advanced Masters degree in Systematic Theology in the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, Europe. Right now, his research interest is on the theme: Interreligious/Interfaith Peacebuilding Through Economic Justice in the Context of Malawi, Africa. Accordingly, he is taking courses in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. 

“Braving Confinement” is a 4-episode conversation series that introduces academic concepts and methods such as “social location” and “intersectionality” through interviews with female-identified persons. This series focuses on 4 separate women in their 20s and 30s and how they explore, discover, and/or re-imagine their passions and purpose in the world (i.e. vocation) and continue to navigate identity in the midst of confinement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political unrest. In this 5th and final episode, Rev. Dan interviews Porsia about the series. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Host: Porsia Tunzi is a Ph.D. student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Porsia holds an M.A. in American Studies from Pepperdine University, and a B.S. in Psychology and Theology and Religious Studies from Saint Mary's College. She brings to this podcast her current research in family, gender, race, social ethics, and sociology, as well as her background as a resident minister at the University of San Francisco and an adjunct professor of American Studies and Religious Studies at a variety of California colleges.

In this final episode, Porsia interviews Ruth, a theology teacher and horse wrangler, and braves topics like social location, education, liberation theology, praxis, and self-care. “Braving Confinement” is a 4-episode conversation series that introduces academic concepts and methods such as “social location” and “intersectionality” through interviews with female-identified persons. This series focuses on 4 separate women in their 20s and 30s and how they explore, discover, and/or re-imagine their passions and purpose in the world (i.e. vocation) and continue to navigate identity in the midst of confinement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political unrest. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Host: Porsia Tunzi is a Ph.D. student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Porsia holds an M.A. in American Studies from Pepperdine University, and a B.S. in Psychology and Theology and Religious Studies from Saint Mary's College. She brings to this podcast her current research in family, gender, race, social ethics, and sociology, as well as her background

In this third episode, Porsia interviews Erin, a Senior Marketing Operations Manager and secular humanist, and braves topics like self-care, communication, feminist methodology, privilege, and passion.“Braving Confinement” is a 4-episode conversation series that introduces academic concepts and methods such as “social location” and “intersectionality” through interviews with female-identified persons. This series focuses on 4 separate women in their 20s and 30s and how they explore, discover, and/or re-imagine their passions and purpose in the world (i.e. vocation) and continue to navigate identity in the midst of confinement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political unrest.Curator: Rev. Dan SenterHost: Porsia Tunzi is a Ph.D. student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Porsia holds an M.A. in American Studies from Pepperdine University, and a B.S. in Psychology and Theology and Religious Studies from Saint Mary's College. She brings to this podcast her current research in family, gender, race, social ethics, and sociology, as well as her background

In this second episode of Braving Confinement, Porsia interviews Lydia, academic success coach at the University of San Francisco and first generation college student, and explores topics like social location, Buddhist spirituality, loss, resiliency, and positioned perspectives.”“Braving Confinement” is a 4-episode conversation series that introduces academic concepts and methods such as “social location” and “intersectionality” through interviews with female-identified persons. This series focuses on 4 separate women in their 20s and 30s and how they explore, discover, and/or re-imagine their passions and purpose in the world (i.e. vocation) and continue to navigate identity in the midst of confinement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political unrest.Curator: Rev. Dan SenterHost: Porsia Tunzi is a Ph.D. student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Porsia holds an M.A. in American Studies from Pepperdine University, and a B.S. in Psychology and Theology and Religious Studies from Saint Mary's College. She brings to this podcast her current research in family, gender, race, social ethics, and sociology, as well as her background

In this first episode of Braving Confinement, Porsia Tunzi interviews Naomi, director of Campuses at San Francisco Hillel and Omaha, Nebraska native, and explores topics like social location, family, religion, intersectionality, passion, and privilege“Braving Confinement” is a 4-episode conversation series that introduces academic concepts and methods such as “social location” and “intersectionality” through interviews with female-identified persons. This series focuses on 4 separate women in their 20s and 30s and how they explore, discover, and/or re-imagine their passions and purpose in the world (i.e. vocation) and continue to navigate identity in the midst of confinement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political unrest.Curator: Rev. Dan SenterHost: Porsia Tunzi is a Ph.D. student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Porsia holds an M.A. in American Studies from Pepperdine University, and a B.S. in Psychology and Theology and Religious Studies from Saint Mary's College. She brings to this podcast her current research in family, gender, race, social ethics, and sociology, as well as her background as a resident minister at the University of San Francisco and an adjunct professor of American Studies and Religious Studies at a variety of California colleges.

In this final series episode, Pravina Rodrigues talks about how the Goddess in her ultimate form as Aditi, which means “unbound,” “infinite,” and “freedom” grants liberation to the Shakta devotee. Curator: Rev. Dan SenterPodcast Host: Pravina Rodrigues is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union's  Center of Dharma Studies, in Berkeley, CA. She is Newhall Teaching Fellow (2017, 2018, & 2019), and Interreligious Collaborative Research Fellow (2019). She is Assistant Editor for Springer’s Journal of Dharma Studies, and associate Editor of a multi authored Volume titled Sustainable Societies: Interreligious & Interdisciplinary Responses. She has received her Masters in Comparative Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, BA in Sociology from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, and Bachelors of Theology from St. Pius X College, Mumbai. Her research interests include postcoloniality in Hindu-Christian comparative theology, methodology in comparative and interfaith theology, comparative mysticism, and faith and pluralism.

Pravina Rodrigues covers the historical development of Goddess’ theology in the Hindu tradition. In this episode a discussion on how the many forms of the Goddess reconcile diversity and opposition in the universe, informing both religious diversity and phenomenal diversity.Curator: Rev. Dan SenterPodcast Host: Pravina Rodrigues is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union's  Center of Dharma Studies, in Berkeley, CA. She is Newhall Teaching Fellow (2017, 2018, & 2019), and Interreligious Collaborative Research Fellow (2019). She is Assistant Editor for Springer’s Journal of Dharma Studies, and associate Editor of a multi authored Volume titled Sustainable Societies: Interreligious & Interdisciplinary Responses. She has received her Masters in Comparative Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, BA in Sociology from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, and Bachelors of Theology from St. Pius X College, Mumbai. Her research interests include postcoloniality in Hindu-Christian comparative theology, methodology in comparative and interfaith theology, comparative mysticism, and faith and pluralism.

Having covered the historical development of Goddess’ theology in the Hindu tradition, in this episode, Pravina Rodrigues talks about the Goddess’ form as One, None, and Many. Exploring the way diversity and plurality are grounded, contained, emanate, and manifest from and in the “One,” that is the goddess.Curator: Rev. Dan SenterPodcast Host: Pravina Rodrigues is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union's  Center of Dharma Studies, in Berkeley, CA. She is Newhall Teaching Fellow (2017, 2018, & 2019), and Interreligious Collaborative Research Fellow (2019). She is Assistant Editor for Springer’s Journal of Dharma Studies, and associate Editor of a multi authored Volume titled Sustainable Societies: Interreligious & Interdisciplinary Responses. She has received her Masters in Comparative Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, BA in Sociology from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, and Bachelors of Theology from St. Pius X College, Mumbai. Her research interests include postcoloniality in Hindu-Christian comparative theology, methodology in comparative and interfaith theology, comparative mysticism, and faith and pluralism.

Pravina Rodrigues covers the historical development of Goddess’ theology in the Hindu tradition. In this episode, Pravina covers how the goddesses in the Vedic period transform into the Great Goddess in the puranic period, who stand independent of a male divinity in addition to the wider cosmology that  supports the worship of all form and phenomena within the Hindu tradition. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Podcast Host: Pravina Rodrigues is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union's  Center of Dharma Studies, in Berkeley, CA. She is Newhall Teaching Fellow (2017, 2018, & 2019), and Interreligious Collaborative Research Fellow (2019). She is Assistant Editor for Springer’s Journal of Dharma Studies, and associate Editor of a multi authored Volume titled Sustainable Societies: Interreligious & Interdisciplinary Responses. She has received her Masters in Comparative Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, BA in Sociology from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, and Bachelors of Theology from St. Pius X College, Mumbai. Her research interests include postcoloniality in Hindu-Christian comparative theology, methodology in comparative and interfaith theology, comparative mysticism, and faith and pluralism.

Finding Your Inner Eco-Chaplain: In this episode, we interview Eco-Chaplain Lauren Van Ham.  Lauren has been a local advocate and speaker at many eco-centric festivals and events in the Bay Area.  Lauren has served as a chaplain in both healthcare and corporate settings, and seminary Dean at The Chaplaincy Institute. Her passion for spirituality, art, and Earth's teachings construct her focus in eco-ministry, grief & loss, and sacred activism. She is a guest writer for “Progressing Spirit,” an online publication exploring theology, spirituality, and public events. She holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Naropa University. Lauren is a spiritual director and serves as guest faculty for several schools in the Bay Area.  Curator: Rev. Dan Senter

In this episode, we interview Lee Van Ham, author of the book “The Liberating Birth of Jesus.”   Lee, reflects on the role of the cosmos within this story and its implications for how we integrate the traditional Christmas stories into our own spiritual lives, and our responsibility to the biosphere. Is it a birth story that can help us reverse our planet's perils? Join Soul Forum Host Dan Senter as we explore a more robust notion of God and the Cosmos.Lee Van Ham is the director of a US-Mexico nonprofit, Jubilee Economics and has spent much of his years in congregational life exploring the interplay between ecology, spirituality, and economics. You can find his book “The Liberating Birth of Jesus'' on Amazon Curator: Rev. Dan Senter

Use this episode as a guide to move you into a moment of celebration on winter solstice. Light a candle and move outdoors to experience the night air and pause to honor the longest of nights. Reflections provided by our Podcast Host, Dan Senter along with music and poetry created for this special night of the year.-Music Provided by Singer/ Songwriter - Laura Zucker -Poetry Provided by Poet, Writer, Teacher - Drew Dellinger   Curator: Rev. Dan Senter

To honor this year’s Winter Solstice, Podcast Host Dan Senter interviews some of the special people who have helped craft the annual Solstice Celebrations for Creekside Commons of Lafayette, CA.  Singer/ Songwriter - Laura Zucker,Fire Arts Performer - Amber Tang, and Poet, Writer, Teacher - Drew Dellinger all bring their wisdom and reflections on this, the longest of nights. In addition to the interviews in Episode 1,  Episode 2 will provide a short moment of reflection for you to use as you honor winter solstice. This episode features music written for the night by Laura, Drew’s poetic readings, and reflections by our Podcast Host. Host: Dan Senter Curator: Rev. Dan Senter

Creating Your Own Action Plan: Inspired by the story of the hummingbird told by Prof. Wangari Maathai, this series invites us to consider being conduits of life-giving change both individually and collectively.  While facing challenges locally and globally we will explore sure-footed action-oriented strategies that move us from passive bystanders to transformational agents.  Episodes will cover:    9) Assessing the “Signs of Our Times”    10) A Change-Agent Model from the Hebrew Tradition   11) Learning From Change Agents Throughout History   12) Creating Your Own Action Plan Send questions for the speaker to SoulForum@oslc.net  Your question may be selected for our final Q/A Forum. Host: Rev. Gideon M. M’Imwonyo Mbui is a Ph.D. Theology and Ethics student at the Graduate Theology Union in Berkeley, CA.  Curator: Rev. Dan Senter

Learning From Change Agents Throughout History: Inspired by the story of the hummingbird told by Prof. Wangari Maathai, this series invites us to consider being conduits of life-giving change both individually and collectively.  While facing challenges locally and globally we will explore sure-footed action-oriented strategies that move us from passive bystanders to transformational agents.  Episodes will cover:    9) Assessing the “Signs of Our Times”    10) A Change-Agent Model from the Hebrew Tradition   11) Learning From Change Agents Throughout History   12) Creating Your Own Action Plan Send questions for the speaker to SoulForum@oslc.net  Your question may be selected for our final Q/A Forum. Host: Rev. Gideon M. M’Imwonyo Mbui is a Ph.D. Theology and Ethics student at the Graduate Theology Union in Berkeley, CA.  Curator: Rev. Dan Senter

A Change-Agent Model from the Hebrew Tradition: Inspired by the story of the hummingbird told by Prof. Wangari Maathai, this series invites us to consider being conduits of life-giving change both individually and collectively.  While facing challenges locally and globally we will explore sure-footed action-oriented strategies that move us from passive bystanders to transformational agents.  Episodes will cover:    9) Assessing the “Signs of Our Times”    10) A Change-Agent Model from the Hebrew Tradition   11) Learning From Change Agents Throughout History   12) Creating Your Own Action Plan Send questions for the speaker to SoulForum@oslc.net  Your question may be selected for our final Q/A Forum.Host: Rev. Gideon M. M’Imwonyo Mbui is a Ph.D. Theology and Ethics student at the Graduate Theology Union in Berkeley, CA. Curator: Rev. Dan Senter