Podcasts about Ancient Future

In this episode, we are honored to host Dastan Khalili, president of Cal-Earth [http://calearth.org] and son of the visionary architect Nader Khalili, who pioneered the SuperAdobe building technique. Dastan shares his father's timeless vision of creating sustainable shelters using natural materials and principles inspired by the elements of earth, water, air, and fire. The global housing shortage currently includes some 20-40 million refugees and displaced persons, and hundreds of millions more who live in substandard housing. Amidst the urgency of human-induced climate events, urban conflagrations and “natural” disasters, we are being compelled by Cal-Earth founder Nader Khalili's vision to create sustainable human shelters, using timeless materials and principles including arches, vaults and domes. Inspired by the mystic Persian poet Rumi — Nader Khalili envisioned uniting the natural elements to serve humanity and the environment, provide shelter for the world's homeless and displaced persons, and empower people to participate in the creation of their own homes and communities. By doing so, we can touch the Earth, preserve the planet, and gently walk into our shared, Ancient Future. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio RESOURCES https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-20/superadobe-calearth-hesperia-fire-resistant-los-angeles?_gl=1*2g0ikj*_gcl_au*MTgyNzk2NDAwMy4xNzQwMDYwNDI3 Dastan Khalili has been President of Cal-Earth since 2008. He is son of the late founder, visionary architect and author Nader Khalili. Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Intro: Jack Eidt Hosted by Carry Kim Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 260 Photo credit: Cal-Earth

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Helena Norberg-Hodge, Founder and Director of Local Futures, shares the power of local connections and building resilience - even against the globally-scaled abstract monsters threatening human sustainability and sanctity today.About Helena Norberg-HodgeHelena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures, a pioneer of the new economy movement, and the convenor of World Localization Day and the International Alliance for Localisation. Helena is the author of several books, including Ancient Futures (“the inspirational classic” -- Random House), an eye-opening tale of tradition and change in Ladakh, or “Little Tibet”. Together with a film of the same title, Ancient Futures has been translated into more than 40 languages, and sold half a million copies. Her latest book is Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness.Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon.-------------------Hosted by Douglas RushkoffProduced by Josh ChapdelaineAudio Edited & Mixed by Luke Robert Mason Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you been to a farmers' market recently?  If so, you'll know the great feeling that buying locally grown food and connecting with your community brings. You'll also be contributing to something bigger. Localisation is a rapidly growing movement resisting globalisation through the rebuilding of place-based cultures, strengthening local communities, and reconnecting people with nature. It's an alternative economic model offering a healthier way of living in the face of increasing threats to human and ecological wellbeing. This week on Earth Matters we speak to Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder of the worldwide localisation movement and the international non-profit organization Local Futures.  We also speak environmental leader Arabella Douglas, a Minyunbul woman of the Bunjalung nation who is addressing environmental challenges in Northern NSW and South East Queensland. Arabella shares the philosophy behind social change think tank Currie Country Social Change and also, her vision for women's environmental leadership in the Pacific and at home. For further information on Arabella and Helena's work including a full list of resources and link to Helena's book ‘Ancient Futures', head to the website links above. You can view Helena's documentary on her experience in Ladakh here. Helena Norberg-Hodge and Arabella Douglas are speaking at WOMAD - The Planet Talks Adelaide, March 8-10 This week's show is episode #1492 and was produced by Claudia Craig on the unceded lands of the Kulin Nation in Narrm. Image featuring Renzo and Rosie of Renzo's Fresh, Echuca Farmers' Market, kindly supplied by the Victorian Farmers' Market Association. 

Long-time musical collaborators Mariah Parker (piano, santur) and Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar) share their unique blend of captivating music that is sure to uplift. Performing original compositions inspired by the musical cultures of Spain, Brazil and India mixed with the contemporary colors of jazz, the duo creates a mesmerizing sound that has been described by concert goers as ‘absolutely spellbinding' ‘dazzling and unforgettable' and ‘a transporting experience.' Mariah Parker Mariah Parker has been playing music from the time she could reach the keys on the grand piano in her family home. As a composer, pianist and bandleader her work crosses cultural boundaries with an exuberant quest for defying musical labels or categorization. Her academic tenure at UC Santa Cruz was distinguished by her involvement with ethnomusicologist Fred Lieberman and the iconic drummer Mickey Hart on the “Planet Drum” project, marking her early foray into the fusion of musical traditions. Her discography began with the critically acclaimed Sangria in February 2009, followed by Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert in 2017 and Windows Through Time in 2024. The last two albums have both enjoyed months of prominence on the National Jazzweek Airplay chart and been celebrated globally for their innovative soundscapes and compositional brilliance. Windows Through Time (released June, 2024) “One of the most beautiful and surprising releases of 2024” — Thierry De Clemensat, US correspondent – Paris-Move and ABS magazine “Genre-bending brilliance….with Windows Through Time, Mariah Parker cements her position as a leading voice in contemporary music” — Jazz Sensibilities Matthew Montfort Matthew Montfort is the leader of the innovative world fusion group Ancient Future, and a pioneer of the scalloped fretboard guitar, an instrument combining qualities of the South Indian vina and the steel string guitar. Montfort studied intensively with vina master K.S. Subramanian in order to apply the note-bending techniques to the guitar. In 2012, he was added to the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists list at http://DigitalDreamDoor.com , joining luminaries such as Michael Hedges, Chet Atkins, John Fahey, and John Renbourn. Montfort has recorded with legendary world music figures ranging from Bolivian panpipe master Gonzalo Vargas to tabla maestros Swapan Chaudhuri and Zakir Hussain. He has performed concerts worldwide, including the Festival Internacional de la Guitarra on the Golden Coast of Spain near Barcelona and the Mumbai Festival at the Gateway of India in Bombay. Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts. #commonweal #sacredmusic #musicthatheals #healingmusic #solsticeofheroes commonweal, sacredmusic, musicthatheals, healingmusic, solstice, summersolstice, summersolstice, winter solstice, winter

Cancer Full Moon Galactic Astrology Reading. The Full Moon at 24 degrees on January 13, 2025 is conjunct Canis Minor-Procyon highlighting the energy of our ANCIENT FUTURE & THE FUTURE HUMAN. The ruler of this Full Moon is the Moon, bringing an emphasis to the evolutionary path of humanity. #2025astrology #futurehuman #multidimensional #quantumhealing #galacticastrology #ancientwisdom The three galactic energetic themes in this Cancer Full Moon Galactic Astrology video are: THE FUTURE HUMAN - Pegasus-Scheat and Canis Minor-Procyon, Centaurus-BetaCentarui/Hadar, Grand Water Trine HOLISTIC HEALING HIGHLIGHT - Asteroid Hygeia, Dwarf planet Eris and Bootes-Arcturus, Grand Cross UNIVERSAL ENERGY TRANSMISSION - Perseus-Capulus and Uranus, Kite formation and Special Offering! Download the Galactic Alignments Reference Guide: https://ulrikasullivan.com/galactic-alignments-1 SHOUTOUT!!! “Ladies and Gentlemen…Guys and Dolls…Please check out the amazing work of Ulrika Sullivan who specializes in Galactic astrology. She has some of the coolest insights, as she connect our solar system with more of the fixed stars and planets in our bigger cosmos. Ulrika is an intuitive spiritual galactic astrologer. I love her work and I want to support her fully in her expertise and specialty!! Follow her on IG and YouTube - You are going to love what she shares!!” -Molly McCord Book a galactic astrology reading with Ulrika: https://ulrikasullivan.com/quantum-galactic-booking What did you start at the Cancer New Moon in 2024? Revisit the video: https://youtu.be/3t8mgZM7FWk ALL LINKS ARE ON MY LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/ulrikasullivan Follow me on social media: http://facebook.com/ulrikasullivancoach http://instagram.com/ulrikasullivan http://pinterest.com/ulrikasullivan https://www.linkedin.com/in/usullivan/ https://twitter.com/SullivanUlrika ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: New Light Living podcast is for entertainment purposes only.

Cancer Full Moon Galactic Astrology Reading. The Full Moon at 24 degrees on January 13, 2025 is conjunct Canis Minor-Procyon highlighting the energy of our ANCIENT FUTURE & THE FUTURE HUMAN. The ruler of this Full Moon is the Moon, bringing an emphasis to the evolutionary path of humanity. #2025astrology #futurehuman #multidimensional #quantumhealing #galacticastrology #ancientwisdom The three galactic energetic themes in this Cancer Full Moon Galactic Astrology video are: THE FUTURE HUMAN - Pegasus-Scheat and Canis Minor-Procyon, Centaurus-BetaCentarui/Hadar, Grand Water Trine HOLISTIC HEALING HIGHLIGHT - Asteroid Hygeia, Dwarf planet Eris and Bootes-Arcturus, Grand Cross UNIVERSAL ENERGY TRANSMISSION - Perseus-Capulus and Uranus, Kite formation and Special Offering! Download the Galactic Alignments Reference Guide: https://ulrikasullivan.com/galactic-alignments-1 SHOUTOUT!!! “Ladies and Gentlemen…Guys and Dolls…Please check out the amazing work of Ulrika Sullivan who specializes in Galactic astrology. She has some of the coolest insights, as she connect our solar system with more of the fixed stars and planets in our bigger cosmos. Ulrika is an intuitive spiritual galactic astrologer. I love her work and I want to support her fully in her expertise and specialty!! Follow her on IG and YouTube - You are going to love what she shares!!” -Molly McCord Book a galactic astrology reading with Ulrika: https://ulrikasullivan.com/quantum-galactic-booking What did you start at the Cancer New Moon in 2024? Revisit the video: https://youtu.be/3t8mgZM7FWk ALL LINKS ARE ON MY LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/ulrikasullivan Follow me on social media: http://facebook.com/ulrikasullivancoach http://instagram.com/ulrikasullivan http://pinterest.com/ulrikasullivan https://www.linkedin.com/in/usullivan/ https://twitter.com/SullivanUlrika ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: New Light Living podcast is for entertainment purposes only.

"Yoga is pointing towards the possibility of an impersonal approach to everything that is experienced." Hey yoga nerds! This one is for you.Daniel Simpson makes timeless insights accessible and relevant. He's the author of The Truth of Yoga, an engaging overview of history and philosophy. He also hosts the Ancient Futures podcast. His latest course is a year-long immersion, The Path of Knowledge – you can find out more and join here.In today's engaging, informative and light-hearted conversation, Daniel offers up so much inspiration from ancient yogic knowledge to applied modern practice. He shares his journey of “so many wrong turns to find the right path” and eloquently speaks to the misconceptions of yoga. Amidst the confusion of yoga in modern times, Daniel invites us to keep asking questions and “ come back to the basics”.We discuss Sankhya Yog and Advaita Vedanta as well as the defining elements of “Yoga” as meditation according to Patanjali and other Vedic scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita.A few good laughs for those into yogic humour as Daniel illuminates the teachings with humility, kindness and humour.I know you'll love this one.Thanks for listening!

This Thursday morning don't miss the opportunity to connect with inspiring voices in our community! Join us as motivational speaker and author Wayne Chandler checks into our classroom. With his book "Ancient Future," written 25 years ago, he continues to share wisdom that resonates today. We'll also hear from Baltimore civil rights activist Carl Snowden, who will reveal how Project 25 is set to transform the Black community. LA activist Brother Askia will also be with us to add his valuable insights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A shift in focus for the podcast this week to discuss a new book by Richard Seymour. Subtitled “The Downfall of Liberal Civilization”, Disaster Nationalism investigates “a struggle for our collective soul”, along with the psychology of far-right movements.As Richard warns, these can take many forms – including the perversion of liberal and leftist agendas into authoritarianism. “There is a fascist temptation for everyone,” he writes: “we all have our jackboots.” Rather than focusing on charismatic leaders, as if defeating them might solve the problem, he highlights the trends and tendencies that they exploit, and in the process suggests how to counter them.Richard used to blog as “lenin”, so we start by discussing his political perspective, then explore other topics from living with purpose to the limits of materialism. He's the author of multiple books, and a co-founder of Salvage, “a bi-annual journal of revolutionary arts and letters”, which “recognises that the catastrophe is already upon us and that the decisive struggle is over what to do with the remains.”

Awaken to Your Ancient Future by Teresa Bowen

How do we build the local futures we all know we need?  What does it actually take to become a good enough ancestor? Or even the best ancestor we can be?  Our guest this week, Helena Norberg-Hodge, has given her life to exploring the answers, and helping birth them into being. Helena Norberg-Hodge is one of the Elders of our culture. She's a linguist, author and filmmaker, and the founder and director of the international non-profit group Local Futures, in which role, she has initiated localization movements on every continent, and has launched both the International Alliance for Localization (IAL) and World Localization Day (WLD). She's a pioneer of the new economy movement and recipient of the Alternative Nobel prize, the Arthur Morgan Award and the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.” She is author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh, and Local is Our Future (2019), and producer of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness. Almost fifty years since her journey began in Ladakh, Helena is still collaborating with thought-leaders, activists and community groups across the globe which gives her a uniquely rounded insight into howour local futures could look and feel - and the routes to getting there. I've known Helena since I was at Schumacher college - I rented a room in her house for a while, so we know each other well and I was able to press her in ways I wouldn't normally feel able to do with a podcast guest, so we could drill down into the details of her ideas for a different way of being. At heart, we need to get rid of global trade and move back to a localist economy based in sufficiency. The devil is in the detail, obviously, but if we have an idea of where we're going, we stand more chance of getting there. So I hope this inspires you to action.  Please do follow up some of the links  - and definitely watch this new film: Closer to Home - the vision it offers of a generative, working local future is beautiful.  Helena's website https://www.helenanorberghodge.com/Local Futures https://localfutures.orgWorld Localisation Day https://worldlocalisationday.orgFilm: Closer to Home: Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJBWvUEZ-50Helena's book Ancient Futures https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ancient-futures-learning-from-ladakh-helena-norberg-hodge-hodge/2771495?ean=9780712606561Book Local is our Future: Stepping into an Economics of Happiness https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/local-is-our-future-steps-to-an-economics-of-happiness-helena-norberg-hodge/7409197?ean=9781732980402

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Ep 64: Priestess to ORACLE; an introductory initiation & EXCLUSIVE preview of my debut audiobook Diamond Light Oracle   In this episode I share a sample of the audio from my book Diamond Light Oracle which has already been released in paperback & kindle and is now available in audio format.   Reclaim the divinity that lies dormant in your DNA  & AWAKEN THE ANCIENT WISDOM WITHIN   Sacred Sites, Gridwork, Kundalini Activation, Soulmates, Sex Magic, Christ Consciousness, Dragons, Oracles, Atlantis & Ancient Maya... Come on a journey into the Ancient Future & awaken the evolutionary potential lying dormant in your DNA.   This book is a testimony of the initiations required on the Diamond Light path to move from carbon to crystalline,  from initiate to master, from priestess to Oracle. Journey alongside the author on her sacred mission of bringing back online Ancient Mayan grids, birthing paradigm-shifting prophecy and preparing the Earth for the pivotal evolutionary leap ushering in the next Golden Age for humanity. To grab the audiobook (or paperback) head to diamondlightoracle.com You can also find the paperback & kindle on amazon.com   ____     If you've resonated with the messages shared in this episode or want to know more about the work that I do, follow me on IG @becmylonas or head to www.becmylonas.com where you can access some potent free activations, masterclasses and healings and check out other podcasts I've co-created with

Helena Norberg-Hodge, linguist, author, filmmaker and pioneer of the new economy movement, is the founder and director of Local Futures, and the convenor of World Localization Day and the Planet Local Summit. She is author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures, and Local is Our Future and producer of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness, of Planet Local and Closer to Home. She is the founder of the International Alliance for Localisation, and a cofounder of the International Forum on Globalization and the Global Ecovillage Network. She lives in England and in Australia The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger

We welcome Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) [https://www.wecaninternational.org/] to discuss her recent book The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis. It is a prescient time to return to Nature. To remember and act from ancestral, cosmological worldviews, indigenous perspectives and understandings about life that will foster the re-emergence and continuance of regenerative, Earth-centered communities for future generations. Many listeners are long familiar with the root causes behind the devastation of our times: ecologically, socially, even spiritually. Climate collapse is a symptom of our disconnection from Nature and how we have abandoned our original reciprocal relationship with Mother Earth. The Story is in Our Bones opens a portal to Indigenous cosmology and the collective knowledge of Earth-centered cultures that uplift restoration and justice. By weaving together ecological, mythical, political, and cultural understandings and her life experiences working alongside global leaders, systems-thinkers, climate justice activists, and Indigenous Peoples, Osprey Lake summons a new way of being and thinking in the Anthropocene that opens our capacity to transform the wake of colonialism, racism, patriarchy, capitalism, and ecocide into thriving Earth communities for all. Invoking the memory of our Earth lineages can help us usher and dream in the world we wish to see. Our is a time for both grieving and stepping forward to collectively participate in the Ancient Future rising. The Story is in Our Bones invites us to enact and embody a relational, Earth-conscious understanding of respect, reciprocity and regeneration. It is already here now, in the making. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio LINKS Osprey Orielle Lake Website: https://ospreyoriellelake.earth Buy Her Book: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Our-Bones-Worldviews-Climate/dp/0865719942 Osprey Orielle Lake is Founder and executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) [https://www.wecaninternational.org/] and she works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future. She recently released her book The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis. Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Intro: Jack Eidt Hosted by Carry Kim Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 227 Photo credit: Osprey Orielle Lake

In this episode, join Pastor Aaron and Pastor Ryan as they talk about the ins and outs of our Worship department and what goes into planning a Sunday morning service. To learn more about how you can get involved in our food pantry ministry, visit https://www.gracebaptist.org/food-pantry. The Magnify Podcast is a production of Grace Baptist Church in Santa Clarita, CA. For more information about service times and events, head to our website, https://www.gracebaptist.org. If you have questions for Pastor Aaron, Pastor David, or our other guests, send them to us by email at magnify@gracebaptist.org. 

Join Morag Gamble in a deep-dive conversation with Helena Norberg-Hodge  - internationally acclaimed localization advocate, filmmaker and author. This was recorded live at our June Permaculture Education Institute masterclass. exploring permaculture and localization - the final of our four part world localization day series we hosted in collaboration with Helena's organisation Local Futures. Helena and Morag explore how we can grow the movement and foster ecological economies, thriving communities and healthy local food systems.ABOUT HELENA NORBERG-HODGEHelena is the author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures, and Local is Our Future and the producer of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness. She is the founder of the International Alliance for Localisation, and a co-founder of the International Forum on Globalization and the Global Ecovillage Network. Helena is a recipient of the Alternative Nobel Prize, the Arthur Morgan Award, and the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.”In the Sense-making in a changing world  podcast invite you to join me in conversation with leading permaculture-related educators, thinkers, activists, authors, designers and practitioners to explore the kind of thinking AND ACTION we need to navigate a positive and regenerative way forward, to myceliate possibilities, and share ideas of what a thriving one-planet way of life could look like. My guests offer voices of clarity and common sense.Support the Show.This podcast is an initiative of the Permaculture Education Institute.Our way of sharing our love for this planet and for life, is by teaching permaculture teachers who are locally adapting this around the world - finding ways to apply the planet care ethics of earth care, people care and fair share. We host global conversations and learning communities on 6 continents. We teach permaculture teachers, host permaculture courses, host Our Permaculture Life YouTube, and offer free monthly film club and masterclass. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest on beautiful Gubbi Gubbi country. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on Youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode. Please leave us a 5 star review - it really it does help people find and myceliate this show.

What makes people wary of getting immersed in the Bhagavad Gītā? To start with, it's set in a war zone, where God issues edicts to kill and upholds social hierarchy. Yet its message is also inspiring, making yoga compatible with everyday life, and developing a loving awareness that sees all beings equally.This podcast with Hari-kirtana das explores his new book on the Gītā's teachings, which is subtitled A Guide to Exploring Timeless Principles of Transcendental Knowledge and Integrating Them Into Your Life. As we discuss, how we interpret the text depends on our worldview. Although it features a personal God, is devotion mandatory?In addressing this question, we consider distinctions between subjective experience and objective facts, and the extent to which religion is compatible with different ways of seeing. We also talk about historical misconduct in devotional lineages, and how the Gītā counteracts misguided thinking.Finally, we ask whether some of its passages might need ignoring – instead of trying to update them with more palatable readings – or whether cherry-picking undermines the text. For more from Hari-kirtana, follow him on Instagram or YouTube.

What makes for good translations from an old language? For Suhas Mahesh and Anusha Rao – co-editors of How to Love in Sanskrit – it's “a game of compromise”. Rather than fixating on “excessive attention to irrelevant detail”, they focus instead on making words come alive. So a female lament from 2,000 years ago becomes: “Dear God, make him hang out with other women more. He does not seem to realise what a catch I am.”This is a rich conversation about life in general, not just linguistics. We talk about why monks write love poems, the pitfalls of marrying academics, and all sorts of other topics, including:* What to look for when choosing translations.* The extent to which Sanskrit is a living language.* Where to find advice on love beyond the Kāma Sūtra.* Whether some ancient words are untranslatable.* Why Rumi quotes are rarely what they seem.Indian readers can buy the book here – or try here if you're in the U.K., or here in the U.S. You can also email Suhas here and Anusha here if you have any suggestions for future translations – they're already at work on the next compilation.

Which qualities might help us to thrive In a turbulent world? For Elizabeth Oldfield – who hosts a podcast called The Sacred – the key is to prioritise values that bring us together and strengthen relationships."I want to be growing into faith, hope and love – not out of them," she explains in this discussion about her new book, titled Fully Alive. Its framework for moulding one's character might sound surprising – the seven deadly sins. However, as Elizabeth clarifies, the point is to rethink "sins" as unhelpful tendencies blocking connection, which leads to a focus on developing their opposites.Our conversation explores a number of overlaps with yoga philosophy, as well as other traditions of timeless wisdom. To consider these parallels in more depth, join me for an online course at truthofyoga.com.

What was haṭha yoga before it meant postures?As the scholar Jason Birch explains, medieval yogis used a three-part sequence of physical methods to raise vital energy and empty their minds (video here). Their ultimate goal was transcendence of death.Our conversation discusses Jason's book, The Amaraugha and Amaraughaprabodha of Gorakṣanātha: The Genesis of Haṭha and Rājayoga. We also explore other questions, including:• What might practitioners learn from this system, and other recent findings?• Is haṭha yoga needed for liberating insights? What does it mean to become immortal?• Are the subtle components of yogic anatomy always involved? Do different approaches reach similar goals?• Is academic work informed by practice, or are the two separate?

What does it mean to “study” yoga, rather than “practise”? The two aren't mutually exclusive, explains Amy Landry, who's hosting a series of online discussions on how to combine them. The Study Yoga summit runs live from April 29 to May 3, with replays available. There are more than a dozen contributors – one of whom is me – and the interviews are shaped by Amy's extensive experience as a teacher and practitioner of yoga and other Indian disciplines, including classical dance and Āyurveda.Amy also hosts a podcast called Living in Alignment, which weaves together wisdom for everyday life based on yogic inquiry. We talk about this and her forthcoming book, as well as the transformative power of knowledge in various forms – from scholarly research to experiential insight. Join me to explore these themes in an online immersion in early Upaniṣads. It runs live from April 29 to May 26, with Q&As on Sundays.To support Ancient Futures, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Truth in This Art, host Rob Lee interviews Detroit-based interdisciplinary artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards. They discuss her latest exhibition, Ancient Future, which explores Afrofuturism, Black mythologies, and the power of imagination. Jamea shares her journey as an artist, her inspirations, and the importance of decolonizing the mind.

Pastor Marcus concludes the Ancient/Future sermon series with this message, Yesterday/Day. You don't have to live in your strength. You don't have to muster up the effort to prove yourself. God is working in you and through you. There is nothing he will ask of you that he will not accomplish in you. The invitation is to surrender. Surrender your life, work, and gifts to God and live by his strength, hold to his teaching, and extend his love.

Pastor Marcus continues our series on Ancient/Future with the message Drew Near/Draw Near. When God's people meet together, something profound happens. He shows up in that place. He draws us into the truth that changes everything. 

We continue our Ancient/Future series with a message on Held Fast/Hold Fast from Pastor Marcus. Hold fast to him, hold fast to his grace, hold fast to his promises, because he is holding fast to you.

SNOW RAVEN - SUOR was born in one of the most remote and cold inhabited places in the world - the Republic of Sakha - Yakutia (arctic Siberia). She was three years old when she started to learn the language of birds and animals. Her voice takes its breath from traditional Sakha culture and is truly an instrument. She is the OG of “arctic beatbox” - the reindeer breath and the founder of OLOX ecosystem: Of Many Believes Common Truth.SNOW RAVEN, participant of America's Got Talent 2020, headlined Lightning in the Bottle, Lost Lands, The Elements, Lucidity Festival, OmRising, Beloved, Sundance Film Festival and played multiple shows at Burning Man. SNOW RAVEN also took part in Bioneers ECOconference, the international forum Arctic Circle-2015 in Iceland, in the French-American Arctic expedition Pax Arctica (DeLong Islands) sponsored by the Prince Monaco Foundation and in the International Beatbox Championship as a special guest. Episode Highlights ▶ Snow Raven's vocal performances as the channeling pure energy▶ The power of voice as a tool for self-expression, communication and healing▶ Voice as a means to connect with nature and the spirit world▶ Snow Raven's journey from a remote Siberian village to New York City▶ The challenges of maintaining indigenous roots in a modern society▶ Her vision for the "OLOX ecosystem" to celebrate and share indigenous cultures▶ Exploring psychedelic experiences and plant medicines▶ Indigenous reliance on sound and voice for altering consciousness▶ Her upcoming release of an ambient album blending original and traditional songs▶ Working on mainstream commercial songs to reach a wider audience▶ The importance of imagination and attention▶ Snow Raven's belief that the gift of voice is within everyoneSnow Raven's Links & Resources▶ Website: https://olox.life▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snowravenofficial/▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olox.life/▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snowravenofficial▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/8snowraven8▶ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tq7mjX98unxvK93baHot4▶ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/olox/1325769274▶ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SNOWRAVENOFFICIAL/videos▶ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@snowravenofficial

What are the benefits of studying yoga academically? Is critical thinking a practical obstacle? Are the two ways of seeing complementary? Expanding on a recent essay, I talk about these questions – among many others – with Graham Burns.Graham has been teaching yoga for more than 20 years. He holds a PhD from SOAS, University of London, and wrote his thesis on the Vedic Upaniṣads. He also taught on the M.A. in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation, to which I contribute.As I explain in the introduction, I never imagined that I'd find myself doing that when Graham and I spoke at the start of this year. Back then, I didn't have a proper podcast, so I'm sharing it now for those who missed it. Among other topics, we discuss what we've learned from intellectual engagement with yoga, as well as from practice – and how to strike a balance between both perspectives.If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

What might yoga look like if it we weren't making shapes? As Mary Richards explains in Teach People, Not Poses, the purpose of practice is self-inquiry, so one way to start is by getting more familiar with physical form, instead of contorting to follow instructions.Mary's approach is down-to-earth, yet shaped by decades of study. A self-described “anatomy nerd”, she's also guided by philosophy, having first encountered yoga via the Bhagavad Gītā as a teenager. Among other topics, our conversation explores:* The extent to which everyone's body is different* How a fixation on postural alignment causes injury* Why many modern classes teach unhelpful methods* Which specific āsanas might be worth abandoning* Whether one-to-one teaching makes most sense* How physical practice unwinds mental issues* What it means to be the “Sith Lord of Yoga”Mary's book is published by Shambhala, and she's offering a webinar via Yogacampus (on January 26) that shares some techniques for getting grounded in gravity...I like how Mary call herself a facilitator. I'm doing more facilitation too – in the form of a men's group that starts on Sunday, and a philosophy immersion in February.If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

Yogic traditions often highlight non-harming (ahiṃsā), but to what extent is harm an inevitable part of worldly life? Is it more realistic to try to reduce it, or is anything short of removing it part of the problem? There are few easy answers…Christopher Miller is a scholar and practitioner. He's co-founder of the Arihanta Institute, which offers courses on Jain studies, and he's the author of a book entitled Embodying Transnational Yoga: Eating, Singing, and Breathing in Transformation, which investigates practices other than postures.Among other topics, our conversation explores:* How Jains perfect the precept of non-harming, and influence yoga* If it's better to promote being vegan, or to eat fewer animal products* Where harmoniums come from, and if the ukulele can raise kuṇḍalinī* Whether teaching prāṇāyāma in polluted environments is unhelpful* Ways in which critical thinking can complement yoga practiceChris is on Instagram @theyogaprofessor, and he's based in Switzerland, where I'll be teaching a retreat in July.If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

What might yoga philosophy look like if it was shaped by contemporary science? How compatible are cognitive therapies with traditional ideas about alleviating suffering?Isabel Dziobek is a professor of psychology at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and she's also a yoga teacher. As we discuss, there are no easy answers to these sorts of questions. Yogic teachings define the self differently to modern researchers, while attributing suffering to karmic effects that drive cycles of birth.The original aim of renouncing the world isn't most people's goal when they go to a yoga class, so teachers often reframe texts such as the Yoga Sūtra to make them align with today's priorities. Many fill in the gaps with New Age thinking. How might it work to start afresh, including ideas from psychology and neuroscience?Our conversation looks at ways to train teachers that highlight compassion. Although we draw a few tentative conclusions, we're both keen to explore this further, so please comment below to share your thoughts! And if you'd like to study texts and traditions in more depth, you can join me for a course at truthofyoga.com.If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

Many of us who are settlers now living on Turtle Island or anywhere in the world where colonization has taken place, recognize that ours is a time of truth and reconciliation. Forced assimilation and boarding schools established by the Indian Civilization Act of 1819 deliberately suppressed the use of Indigenous language and culture. We are haunted by histories where government policies, colonizers, missionaries, and the like, aimed to eradicate Indigenous peoples and their way of life, rather than celebrate the sacredness of diversity, our inter-relatedness, and shared values. FULL SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/posts/preserving-and-91943116 Because there are few speakers of the Lakota language under the age of 30, Sage Fast Dog answered his community's call to create a Lakota Immersion School, Wakanyeja Ki Tokeyahci [http://www.sicangu.co/wakanyeja] that would empower youth and revitalize the Lakota way of life. In this episode he shares the journey of reclaiming the Sicangu education system and uplifting Lak̇ota language, culture, and Indigenous identity. Nowadays, elders are dying; living knowledge keepers, and fluent speakers of Native languages are fewer and fewer, making it incumbent upon us all to ask: what of the future? What will we regret or celebrate 100 years from now? What if Indigenous languages and lifeways are revitalized? What will return if Indigenous languages return? How will society at large change? Would the lands, waters, and all living beings be the better for it? Prophecies augur this time where Indigenous peoples and the youth will lead. The revitalization and continuance of Indigenous languages and the cosmological views embedded in them, are essential for the Ancient Future that looms on the horizon. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio Sage Fast Dog, the Founder and Director of Sicangu Co's Lakota Immersion School, Wakanyeja Ki Tokeyahci [http://www.sicangu.co/wakanyeja], is a passionate educator dedicated to preserving the Lakota culture and language. Born and raised on the Sicangu Makoce, Sage helped establish the school to address the urgent need for language preservation. Through his unwavering commitment, he has created a vital institution that immerses children in Lakota language and traditions, ensuring their cultural legacy endures. Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Intro: Jack Eidt Hosted by Carry Kim Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 195

What's the purpose of yoga and where does it lead?

Our esteemed guest, Sheree Renée Thomas, was kind enough to visit us and drop some knowledge. More info on her below! Sheree is a New York Times bestselling, two-time World Fantasy Award-winning author and editor. A 2023 Octavia E. Butler Award honoree and a 2022 Hugo Award Finalist, she is the author of Nine Bar Blues: Stories from an Ancient Future, a Locus, Ignyte, and World Fantasy Finalist, Marvel's Black Panther: Panther's Rage novel, and she collaborated with Janelle Monáe on “Timebox Altar(ed)” in The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer. Sheree co-edited Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction and is an NAACP Image Award Nominee and Editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Sheree lives in her hometown, Memphis, Tennessee, near a mighty river and a pyramid. Support F&SF: https://fandsf.com/ Find Sheree ONLINE: https://www.instagram.com/shereereneethomas/ https://www.shereereneethomas.com/ https://twitter.com/blackpotmojo  Leslye Penelope's podcast 'My Imaginary Friends': https://lpenelope.com/podcast/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afronauts-podcast/message

What does it mean to live a yogic life in the twenty-first century? Alex Medin runs Nøsen, a Norwegian retreat centre, which hosts an annual yoga festival, and is part of a programme that rehabilitates former prisoners and drug addicts.Alex doesn't do things by halves. He's studied yoga and Sanskrit academically, as well as exploring physical practice to advanced levels. He's also lived in India for extended periods, where he was certified to teach Ashtanga by K. Pattabhi Jois. And before he found yoga, Alex was a boxer and breakdancer, who earlier dabbled in crime.Our conversation explores these topics, including asking awkward questions about the extent to which yoga can change us – and the values we need to prioritise if that's to happen. It's therefore a chat about worldly approaches, from ethical conduct to deeper relationships, with the development of love as the ultimate goal.I'll also cover these themes with a men's group in November (called Power to Relate), and I'll be teaching in Nøsen next year – stay tuned for news via danielsimpson.info.If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

What helps people to cope with traumatic events that can sometimes accompany altered states? Jules Evans researches this question for the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project. He's also the author of books about Stoic philosophy, ecstatic transcendence and strategies for navigating “spiritual emergency”.That term covers all sorts of crises, not just those arising from psychedelics. People get into difficulties while meditating and practising yoga. In this wide-ranging chat, we explore:* How a bad trip on acid led to years of anxiety that made Jules feel broken* Why cognitive behavioural therapy led him to write about Stoic philosophy* What inspired him to try Ayahuasca despite his earlier traumatic experience* Why he no longer takes psychedelics and focuses instead on helping others* What causes spiritual emergencies and why it's helpful to talk about them* How understanding the balance of risks and rewards makes people saferYou can find out more about Jules's work here, or subscribe to his Substack, Ecstatic Integration, for regular updates on his project's research. He also covers broader topics – including the links between Aldous Huxley, spiritual eugenics and Silicon Valley…If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

Linguist, author and filmmaker, Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures; a pioneer of the worldwide localisation movement, raising awareness about the power of ‘going local' as a key strategy for restoring ecological, social and spiritual wellbeing.  Helena's books include ‘Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh', an eye-opening tale of tradition and change in Ladakh, or “Little Tibet”.  Together with a film of the same title, Ancient Futures has been translated into more than 40 languages, and sold half a million copies.   Her latest book is ‘Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness'.  Other publications include ‘Bringing the Food Economy Home' and ‘From the Ground Up: Rethinking Industrial Agriculture'.  Helena is also the producer of the award-winning documentary ‘The Economics of Happiness'. From 1975, Helena worked with the people of Ladakh, to find ways of enabling their culture to meet the modern world without sacrificing social and ecological values. She was the first outsider in modern times to become fluent in the language.She has helped to initiate localization movements on every continent, particularly in South Korea and Japan, and co-founded both the International Forum on Globalization and the Global Ecovillage Network.In this episode, Helena debunks many myths around the perpetuation of economical globalisation, including agricultural misconceptions, whilst also offering connecting insights into the shift in the human psyche from local life to mainstreamed globalisation. Join us at the Planet Local Summit in Bristol.Explore our workJoin us at ForestlingsLearn more about Earth MedicineOffer your musicSupport the show

Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D has spent two decades researching psychedelics in the context of both evolution and psychotherapy and says he “knows of no more powerful means of transforming consciousness than those that use the assistance of psychedelics.”  In this in-depth and eye-opening discussion Jahan shares a pivotal psychedelic mystical experience. He presents key scientific research into the efficacy of psychedelic therapy for depression and other health issues, why modern Western culture has had such a legal and moral antagonism towards psychedelics and the emerging therapeutic landscape which integrates academia, science and traditional shamanism. He also gives context to microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms. ---Jahan's dissertation on psychedelics in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco was later published as the book The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution of the Planet - An Integral Approach (North Atlantic Books, 2022). He graduated from the University of Arizona with a major in Philosophy and minors in both Physics and Psychology then going on to earn a master's in Consciousness and Transformative Studies from John F. Kennedy University. Additionally, Jahan has taken a comprehensive Hakomi somatic-psychotherapy training, assisted with the Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certificate training at CIIS for two years, mentored at the newly emerging School of Consciousness Medicine and trained in the Mazatec mushroom tradition. Currently, he works as a facilitator for legal psilocybin mushroom ceremonies in Jamaica with Atman Retreats, one of the few opportunities offered worldwide where people can legally experience psilocybin. www.psychedelicevolution.orgLiked what you heard? Help us reach more people! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Start Energy Healing Today!Unlock your healing potential with our informative and fun introductory 10 hour LIVE online class in energy healing Our Flagship Training is Setting the Standard in Energy HealingThe next 100 hour EHT-100 Energy Healing Training is open for enrollment! LIVE & online - 10th February - 21st July 2024. Join us in Bali in 2024 - Our Retreat AND first in-person EHT-100 Training are now booking! Contact Field Dynamics Email us at info@fielddynamicshealing.com fielddynamicshealing.com Thanks for listening!

Ade Belcham used to think it was obvious that yoga was good for him – until he got a hip replacement in his early 50s. That made him ask some searching questions, which he explored in a recent article for Spectrum, the British Wheel of Yoga magazine.For the previous two decades, Ade was a devoted Ashtanga practitioner, studying regularly in Hawaii with Nancy Gilgoff. And although he's reappraised some of what he was doing, he's not out to bash yoga or Ashtanga. Instead, he's been exploring the patterns – both physical and mental – that shaped his approach and led to injury.As we discuss, there are broader implications to people's motivations for practising yoga. Ade identifies five – connection with others, exercise, well-being, identity and transformation – and reflects that “injuries helped me see that I was mixing up yoga as exercise with yoga for identity building”.This raises questions about how yoga gets conflated with postures, which the podcast explores. We also talk about a general resistance to critical thinking in yoga circles, as well as what it means to be authentic – and why asking “why” is a helpful tool, which can keep people grounded in what really matters.If you enjoy this conversation, and would like to fuel others, please consider subscribing or buy me a virtual drink. Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

Peter Sterios, who founded the yoga mat company Manduka, keeps learning the lesson of how to let go. He's had to do that repeatedly – from selling his business to picking up the pieces when his teacher dismissed him. After 20 years of studying with Shandor Remete, the charismatic creator of Shadow Yoga, he was brusquely instructed to go it alone.Though this rupture was tough, it helped Peter move on, refining a subtler approach to the body that had helped him to heal after breaking his back. He sums up what he's learned in a book, titled Gravity and Grace – a conscious echo of the work of Simone Weil, whom he quotes at the start: “Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes this void.”Along the way, we explore how detachment relates to the business of running a company, and if yogic ideas about non-acquisitiveness are at odds with being an entrepreneur. Having said that, if you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee... All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

Background Music for Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation, Massage, Yoga, Studying and Therapy …… Hi everyone, this is Jim Butler and welcome to the Deep Energy Podcast 1415 - Ancient Futures ………………………….. I have a brand new podcast. ‘Slow Piano for Sleep' A semi-weekly podcast of my own solo ambient piano pieces. Available wherever you listen to podcasts and at the link below https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-piano-for-sleep/id1626828397 https://open.spotify.com/show/5BD3upRDysHNAKctGODPKT?si=18ca97b89ccb4d39 ……….. If you would like to find out more about me and my music, head on over to www.jimbutlermusic.com or you can e-mail me at jimbutlermusic@gmail.com. On the website you will find links to all of my social media including FB, FB fan page, IG and Twitter and any live appearances I am making in the Keene, NH area. ……. My YouTube page has all of the podcasts if you like listening that way, plus various other videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/JimButlerMusic ……… I now have a merchandise store with a collection of mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, hoodie's and a ton more… you can find it at www.deepenergy.threadless.com ……… This podcast is ad supported, if you would like to listen to the podcast without ads or speaking, please go to my Bandcamp page and most of the podcasts are there. If you would like a podcast and you don't see it, just send me an e-mail and I will get it uploaded ASAP. www.jimbutler.bandcamp.com ……. Please share, subscribe, rate and review (helps more people find the podcast) through however you listen to the podcast including: Spreaker, Stitcher, Apple Podcast App, Castbox, Pandora, Spotify, Soundcloud, Luminary, iHeart Radio, Radio.com, Deezer, YouTube, Alexa and Siri and many other podcast providers. ……. Thank you for listening. Until the next time, please be kind to one another, peace, bye… …….. Original Image by Dream App (not sponsored) …………………. ambient, music, iheartradio, spreaker, newhampshire, massage, meditation, newage, soundscape, reiki, instrumental, spiritual, healing music therapy, sleep, yogaThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4262945/advertisement

Background Music for Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation, Massage, Yoga, Studying and Therapy …… Hi everyone, this is Jim Butler and welcome to the Deep Energy Podcast 1415 - Ancient Futures ………………………….. I have a brand new podcast. ‘Slow Piano for Sleep' A semi-weekly podcast of my own solo ambient piano pieces. Available wherever you listen to podcasts and at the link below https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-piano-for-sleep/id1626828397 https://open.spotify.com/show/5BD3upRDysHNAKctGODPKT?si=18ca97b89ccb4d39 ……….. If you would like to find out more about me and my music, head on over to www.jimbutlermusic.com or you can e-mail me at jimbutlermusic@gmail.com. On the website you will find links to all of my social media including FB, FB fan page, IG and Twitter and any live appearances I am making in the Keene, NH area. ……. My YouTube page has all of the podcasts if you like listening that way, plus various other videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/JimButlerMusic ……… I now have a merchandise store with a collection of mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, hoodie's and a ton more… you can find it at www.deepenergy.threadless.com ……… This podcast is ad supported, if you would like to listen to the podcast without ads or speaking, please go to my Bandcamp page and most of the podcasts are there. If you would like a podcast and you don't see it, just send me an e-mail and I will get it uploaded ASAP. www.jimbutler.bandcamp.com ……. Please share, subscribe, rate and review (helps more people find the podcast) through however you listen to the podcast including: Spreaker, Stitcher, Apple Podcast App, Castbox, Pandora, Spotify, Soundcloud, Luminary, iHeart Radio, Radio.com, Deezer, YouTube, Alexa and Siri and many other podcast providers. ……. Thank you for listening. Until the next time, please be kind to one another, peace, bye… …….. Original Image by Dream App (not sponsored) …………………. ambient, music, iheartradio, spreaker, newhampshire, massage, meditation, newage, soundscape, reiki, instrumental, spiritual, healing music therapy, sleep, yogaThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4262945/advertisement

“Lahaina Emergency” with Kale Ka'alekahiKale is a storyteller, cultural innovator, spiritual activist, and indigenous life ways practitioner. A carrier of Native lineages, He shares about The living art of Human Making and Wayfinding during a time of great forgetting, calling forth the Ancient Future, a new old way. These ways and teachings evoke a courting of the Human Soul and a romantic hunt for the Human Heart. On a path of learning and exploration, Kale finds belonging.Today he is bringing together the collective community to support those in need after the devastating effects of the Lahaina Fires.Please be inspired to support in ANY way possible, whether it is a message/call to someone effected or financially by donating directly to Kale and Koa's efforts locally there!2:23 - Welcome Kale!2:56 - The Maui Wildfire Disaster15:58 - Where are the funds going to?28:28 - The connection of nature to life45:05 - The spiritual contract46:51 - It is time to reconnect.51:18 - Fund raising amd support for MauiDONATE BELOWhttps://gofund.me/cad018e9CONNECT WITH KALE@kale.kaalekahiConnect with The Oto Gomes Crypto Show: Instagram || @otogomes YouTube || The Oto Gomes Crypto Show FREE TRAINING || Get your wealth journey started in this 90 minute training! Course || Crypto Made Easy - Learn the fundamentals of crypto!! Website || OtoGomes.Live - Sign up Crypto Wealth Coaching and find all the links! Twitter || @otogomes TikTok || @otogomes

What helps someone heal from traumatic experiences? How important is community support? Why might it be unhelpful to say “it wasn't your fault”? Can a “bruise on the soul” be more difficult to treat than a physical wound?Dean Yates is the author of Line in the Sand, a courageous account of “a life-changing journey through a body and a mind after trauma”, to quote the subtitle. Like me, he's a former Reuters journalist, and he was the bureau chief in Baghdad in 2007, when an American gunship killed two of his staff – Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh.Footage showing what happened, and how the military lied about it, was published by Wikileaks in 2010. This compounded Dean's “moral injury”, as he would later learn to call it. He felt guilt and shame for not protecting his colleagues, and for not speaking out in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. He also felt betrayed by Reuters, which tried to force him out when he got overwhelmed by trauma.As Dean explains, to turn things around, he had to learn how to feel – a challenge for a journalist who'd previously prided himself on not being emotional and thriving under pressure. Embodied techniques, including yoga, were helpful, but the key was to find a new purpose in helping others by sharing his story. He's now a passionate advocate on mental health issues, press freedom and government accountability.If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing, or buy me a coffee. All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

How far can yoga heal “a deeply troubled society”? When Carol Horton published these words in 2012, she was optimistic, becoming immersed in “yoga service”. But her experiences have left her more sceptical.As we explore in this wide-ranging chat, yoga can still be a helpful resource, but the extent to which it changes us depends on intentions – including an interest in seeing past blind spots. It's also shaped by cultural context, so broader social and political trends sometimes get in the way of perceiving clearly.Carol is the author of two Substack newsletters – one about politics, which looks at the problem of authoritarian “post-liberal progressivism”, and the other about yoga and related practices, sharing “inspiration for resilience, growth and renewal.”If you'd like to discuss how yoga relates to worldly life, I'm running a retreat at the end of the month that explores this in depth – you can find out more here. And for online courses, visit truthofyoga.com.If you enjoy the conversation, and would like to fuel more, please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee. All donations are greatly appreciated! Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

It's now six months since I launched Ancient Futures. Back then, I didn't have a podcast, so the first conversation with Richard Rosen wound up on YouTube. I'm therefore sharing it again for those who missed it – it's in any case well worth revisiting.We discuss his new book, Yoga by the Numbers, and explore their significance – from zero to 108. We also have a great chat about the meaning of yoga in contemporary terms, as well as how its teachings relate to our lives – including facing the prospect of death.In other news, Richard used to contribute to Yoga Journal, about which I wrote last week – so be sure to subscribe on Substack for regular articles as well as podcast episodes.Ancient Futures is free, but takes time to produce – donations are greatly appreciated! You can make one here as a subscriber, or buy me a coffee to fuel conversations. Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

On this episode Matt sits down with Savej. Born and raised in the Honey Island Swamp of Louisiana, Savej [pron. savage] (@savejofficial) is known around the globe for his unique and captivating “Ancient Future” sound. His integration of ancestral medicine music, organic soundscapes, and exotic world instruments with groovy tribal rhythms and Louisiana flavor effectively bridges the gap between cultures and the Ages of time. Savej's live experience is designed to be sacred and celebratory sonic ceremony, a remembrance of who and what we are as human beings, and a reflection of the primordial essence that binds all things – all while infusing irresistibly danceable grooves and heavy-hitting bass. He has performed at some of the most sought after stages and festivals, ranging from the legendary Luna Stage at Envision Festival in Costa Rica to the Portal Stage at Area 15 in Las Vegas. Savej holds a deep passion for his frequent collaborations with indigenous tribes and has been entrusted as a bridge to infuse indigenous medicine songs into his music, a mission which is reciprocated by directly supporting the cultures they originate from via donation of record sales and creation of NFTs infusing indigenous art and music. During the conversation the two dive deeply into the topic of manifestation; what the term means, how to use it, and what is meant and not meant for you to manifest. They then discuss synchronicity generally, but then specifically in relation to Ketamine, a dissociative psychedelic medicine, that seems to amplify synchronicity, or our understanding of it. Finally the two land on the topic of Aliens - what they are, their intentions, and our relationship to them. We then get a small glimpse into what is ahead in the next Savej album, releasing later this year. This one is a wormhole. Enjoy.   Find Savej: https://www.instagram.com/savejlife/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z-Ch50_Qj8&ab_channel=Shivelight   Find Matt: https://www.instagram.com/xianarchive/   https://mattxian.com/   Sponsored by Feel Free: https://botanictonics.com/   Use code 'Xian40' at checkout to save $40   --- Sponsored by SHEATH: https://sheathunderwear.com   Use code 'TIMEWHEEL' at checkout to save 20%.

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