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Ethan discusses three reasons we take vows and make commitments from a Buddhist perspective, and gives special emphasis to The Bodhisattva Vow, where we commit to not only pursue our own path of liberation and awakening, but also vow to work for the benefit of all beings, to the limits of space, until all beings are awake. It is a commitment to the collective liberation of all beings. Of course, this is impossible (at least in our lifetimes), so why would we agree to do it? Using the classic structure of the vow, along with modern commentary, Ethan dissects the reasons we would take on such a commitment. Ethan briefly mentions a much earlier episode of the podcast, where he discusses the first vow along the Buddhist path (The refuge vow). That episode can be found here. Please support the podcast via Substack and subscribe for free or with small monthly contributions. Additional links and show notes are available there. Paid subscribers will receive occasional extras like guided meditations, extra podcast episodes and more! The Thursday Meditation Group happens each week at 8am ET on Thursdays, and a special guided meditation on Open Awareness in Everyday Life was released this week. Another bonus podcast discussed a mindful take on the Revolutionary Astrology of Summer 2025 with Juliana McCarthy and Ethan Nichtern. These are all available to paid subscribers. You can also subscribe to The Road Home podcast wherever you get your pods (Apple, Spotify,Ethan's Website, etc). Ethan's most recent book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds was just awarded a gold medal in the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards. You can visit Ethan's website to order a signed copy. Please allow two weeks from the time of your order for your copy to arrive. Don't forget to sign up for the August 23 “Windhorse Meditation” Online Retreatat this link and the upcoming 5 day retreat at the lovely Garrison Institute at this link ! Check out all the cool offerings at our podcast sponsor Dharma Moon, including a free webinar with David Nichtern on why become a meditation teacher on Sep 2th, 2025. Free video courses co-taught by Ethan and others, such as The Three Marks of Existence, are also available for download at Dharma Moon.

Ethan welcomes Buddhist Geeks Co-Founder, teacher, and Palestinian-American Dharma teacher Vince Fakhoury Horn. They discuss the rise of "podcast dharma" in the early 21st century, Vince's path to teaching meditation, Vince's experience of his Palestinian heritage, why it's hard to get Dharma teachers to speak out about the genocide in Gaza, The Buddhist practice of Mohsen Mahdawi, and the complex legacy of Chogyam Trungpa and Tibetan refugees in relation to the Palestinian experience.  Vince Fakhoury Horn is part of a new generation bringing dharma, meditation, & mindfulness to life in the 21st century. A computer engineering dropout turned full-time meditator, Vince spent his 20s co-founding the ground-breaking project, Buddhist Geeks, while simultaneously doing a full year, in total, of silent retreat practice. Vince began teaching in 2010 and has since been authorized in both the Pragmatic Dharma lineage of Kenneth Folk, and by Trudy Goodman (InsightLA) & Jack Kornfield of (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) in the Insight Meditation tradition. Since then he has spent thousands of hours supporting individuals, groups, & organizations in incorporating meditation practice into their lives. Please support the podcast via Substack and subscribe for free or with small monthly contributions. Paid subscribers will receive occasional extras like guided meditations, extra podcast episodes and more! The Thursday Meditation Group starts up again on July 10th, and a special guided meditation on Open Awareness in Everyday Life was released this week. Another bonus podcast discussed a mindful take on the Revolutionary Astrology of Summer 2025 with Juliana McCarthy and Ethan Nichtern. You can also subscribe to The Road Home podcast wherever you get your pods (Apple, Spotify,Ethan's Website, etc). Ethan's most recent book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds was just awarded a gold medal in the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards. You can visit Ethan's website to order a signed copy. Please allow two weeks from the time of your order for your copy to arrive. Don't forget to sign up for the August 23 “Windhorse Meditation” Online Retreat at this link and the upcoming 5 day retreat at the lovely Garrison Institute at this link ! Check out all the cool offerings at our podcast sponsor Dharma Moon, including theBody of Meditation Teacher Training program beginning July 10th, 2025. Free video courses co-taught by Ethan and others, such as The Three Marks of Existence, are also available for download.

Train complex to include housing, retail, parking The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday (July 30) announced that it has selected a developer to transform the Beacon Metro-North station with a complex containing 265 apartments, 15,000 square feet of retail space and a parking garage for 573 vehicles. Jonathan Rose Companies, a real-estate firm that specializes in the development and management of environmentally sustainable, mixed-income communities, won the bid. It was founded in 1989 by Jonathan F.P. Rose, a Philipstown resident who is a co-founder of the Garrison Institute, a retreat and research center on the grounds of the former Glenclyffe Monastery. The parking garage will replace 484 commuter and 89 MTA employee spaces on the station's 41/2-acre north lot. The apartment complex will have 270 spaces for tenants. The contract will be finalized after the Beacon Planning Board completes an environmental review of the development. The MTA received eight proposals for the project, which was announced in November. Beacon is "an amazingly vital, creative community" Rose said in a statement. "We are so pleased to have been selected." The development will be owned by New York State and leased by the Jonathan Rose Companies. The parking structure, which will be built first and take about a year, will be funded by a $24 million grant from the state's Redevelopment of Underutilized Sites for Housing program. Once the parking structure is complete, it will be turned over to the MTA to operate. The residential and retail components will be built next over about two years and be leased and operated by the Jonathan Rose Companies for an initial payment of $669,430 annually. The residential development must conform to Beacon's zoning by renting at least 10 percent of its units at below-market rates. Mayor Lee Kyriacou, who attended an MTA Finance Committee meeting on Monday in New York City, called the project a "win-win-win" that would provide environmentally friendly housing, replace impermeable blacktop with shops and waterfront activity and contribute tax revenue to the city. Without state funding, "it is very, very difficult" to complete transit-oriented developments at suburban stations, said Robair Reichenstein, the vice president of transactions for transit-oriented developments at the MTA. "It's very expensive to replace that [parking]. This was the reason it happened." In 2023, to address an affordable housing crisis, Gov. Kathy Hochul directed agencies to repurpose underused, state-owned sites. The 2025-26 state budget includes $500 million to build up to 15,000 homes on state-owned property, including the Beacon development. In a statement on Wednesday, Hochul said the Beacon project would revitalize the area surrounding the Metro-North station, "giving more New Yorkers the opportunity to live in a vibrant community with an express train to New York City just next door. This project is a model for how thoughtful development can strengthen communities and make our state more affordable and livable." Kyriacou noted that Beacon has come a long way since 2007, when the MTA asked developers to submit "expressions of interest" for projects on 18 acres adjacent to the train station. The city received proposals that included as many as 600 apartments in buildings ranging from two to six stories, along with a parking garage. A citizens' group, Beacon Deserves Better, opposed the plans. In the years since, zoning has been revised to open land around the station to residential and commercial development while preserving areas such as Dennings Point and Seeger Riverfront Park. A 2017 update to the comprehensive plan names the east side of the Metro-North station as one of four locations where the densest residential development should occur. The MTA "had a lot of places it could go to, and they chose here," said Kyriacou. "That's a statement about how far Beacon has come and where it's headed." Kyriacou added that...

This is the 150th episode of The Road Home Podcast! Yay, Big Deal! But, it's—as always—also a conversation about the Dharma, and the mind, and how to work with your own experience. And your mind, especially during meditation, can be boring. Very boring. So why is boredom such a difficult, yet important—and creative—experience? What do we do about boredom in meditation practice, as well as boredom in daily life? Using a teaching on working with boredom in three stages, along with teachings from earliest Buddhism on the “hindrance” of restlessness, Ethan unpacks the creative power of boredom. It's an incredibly important reframe of this very human experience, but don't worry, it's not that exciting after all. Enjoy! Please support the podcast via Substack and subscribe for free or with small monthly contributions. Paid subscribers will receive occasional extras like guided meditations, extra podcast episodes and more! The Thursday Meditation Group starts up again on July 10th, and a special guided meditation on Open Awarenesswas released this month. Another bonus podcast discussed a mindful take on the Revolutionary Astrology of Summer 2025 with Juliana McCarthy and Ethan Nichtern. You can also subscribe to The Road Home podcast wherever you get your pods (Apple, Spotify,Ethan's Website, etc). Ethan's most recent book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds was just awarded a gold medal in the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards. You can visit Ethan's website to order a signed copy. Please allow two weeks from the time of your order for your copy to arrive. Don't forget to sign up for the August 23 “Windhorse Meditation” Online Retreat at this link and the upcoming 5 day retreat at the lovely Garrison Institute at this link ! Check out all the cool offerings at our podcast sponsor Dharma Moon, including theBody of Meditation Teacher Training program beginning July 10th, 2025. Free video courses co-taught by Ethan and others, such as The Three Marks of Existence, are also available for download.

(This episode of The Road Home is dedicated to the memory of Joanna Macy—founder of the Eco-Dharma and Deep Ecology Movements—who passed this weekend at the age of 96) On this episode, a follow-up to episode 148, Ethan explores wealth and generosity from a tantric perspective. If you could take the view, for just one moment, that you, your perceptions, and your world were all perfect in being exactly what they were, how would that change your experience of yourself, your resources, and your participation in society? What is generosity (“dana” in the Buddhist languages) from a Tantric perspective? How does tantra change our ability to practice Dana, or "fluid exchange" with our experience? In the second part of a two episode discussion, Ethan looks at an understanding of wealth and generosity in the Vajrayana systems of Buddhist practice, incorporating themes of spacious awareness, teacher Rick Hanson's crucial four-step practice of “Taking in the Good,” and the practices of Ratna Jewel, Golden Key and Enriching Presence from the Tantric and Shambhala traditions. Please support the podcast via Substack and subscribe for free or with small monthly contributions. Paid subscribers will receive occasional extras like guided meditations, extra podcast episodes and more! The Thursday Meditation Group starts up again on July 10th, and a special guided meditation on Open Awarenesswas released this month. Another bonus podcast discussed a mindful take on the Revolutionary Astrology of Summer 2025 with Juliana McCarthy and Ethan Nichtern. You can also subscribe to The Road Home podcast wherever you get your pods (Apple, Spotify,Ethan's Website, etc). Ethan's most recent book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds was just awarded a gold medal in the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards. You can visit Ethan's website to order a signed copy. Please allow two weeks from the time of your order for your copy to arrive. Don't forget to sign up for the August 23 “Windhorse Meditation” Online Retreat at this link and the upcoming 5 day retreat at the lovely Garrison Institute at this link ! Check out all the cool offerings at our podcast sponsor Dharma Moon, including theBody of Meditation Teacher Training program beginning July 10th, 2025. Free video courses co-taught by Ethan and others, such as The Three Marks of Existence, are also available for download.

Author and meditation teacher Kimberly Brown explains how we can transform our relationships through Buddhist practices and principles. Mindrolling is brought to you by Reunion. Reunion is offering $250 off any stay to the Love, Serve, Remember community. Simply use the code “BeHere250” when booking. Disconnect from the world so you can reconnect with yourself at Reunion. Hotel | www.reunionhotelandwellness.com Retreats | www.reunionexperience.orgThis time on Mindrolling, Raghu and Kimberly discuss:How Kimberly was led to the dharma after experiencing panic attacksKimberly's journey leaving therapy practice and delving deeper into mindfulnessHow relationships can become stale and predictable when we solidify our partnerOpening up to who our partner is in the moment rather than our idea of themThe difference between love and a yearning to possess or clingLove as a deep intimacy with all things Accepting rupture and miscommunication as a normal part of relationships Being able to repair after a conflict arises within a relationship Approaching all things with grace and openness Loving-kindness and looking at the intention behind all of our actionsNot skipping over the relational to get to the ultimate Grab your copy of Kimberly's book, Happy Relationships, to learn more. "To solidify and harden another person and another person's reactions and voice, there's no more freshness and the relationship can get very stale and predictable. That's oftentimes when resentment comes up. Part of not knowing is being able to open to what's really there, who the person really is right in this moment." – Kimberly BrownAbout Kimberly Brown:Kimberly Brown is a popular Buddhist meditation teacher and Certified Mindfulness Instructor and since 2011 she has led thousands of classes, retreats, and workshops with individuals and groups merging self-compassion, emotional resilience, mindfulness, and Buddhism. As a leading voice in the contemporary meditation community, she teaches public classes regularly at the Rubin Museum, Mindful Astoria, Shantideva Meditation Center, and All Souls Church. She works in private practice both one-on-one and with companies and non-profit groups. She is a faculty member and Senior Instructor in The Interdependence Project's esteemed Mindfulness Teacher Training program. She is an accredited teacher and member of the Mindful Directory and the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. She balances her two decades of traditional Buddhist training and study with Western therapeutic modalities. Her background includes psychoanalytic training at Washington Square Institute, a master's degree from City College of New York, and undergraduate study at Hunter College. She has extensive formal meditation retreat experience at Insight Meditation Society, Palypung Thubten Choling, and the Garrison Institute, and has received in-depth teachings from meditation masters Ponlop Rinpoche, Lama Norlha Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sharon Salzberg, and Venerable Pannavati. Keep up with Kimberly on her website.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.----------------------------------------Welcome to Episode 86 of the Investing in Impact podcast. Today, I'm joined by Howard Fischer, Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist of Gratitude Railroad, to discuss his journey from Wall Street to impact investing and how Gratitude Railroad is building a community-driven approach to fund entrepreneurs creating lasting social and environmental change.Prior to his work in impact investing, Howard spent over 30 years in traditional finance as the Founder and CEO of Basso Capital Management, a hedge fund specializing in convertible securities.He previously held senior trading roles at Smith Barney, Drexel Burnham Lambert, and Cohen Feit & Company, and began his career as a Certified Public Accountant in both public and private sectors.Howard currently serves on the boards of 1% for the Planet, The Carbon Underground, and the Garrison Institute's Compassionate Leaders in Finance program.He also advises BrightEdge, the investment fund of the American Cancer Society, and has held board positions with DoneGood, Builders Fund, Atlas Impact Partners, and Blackdirt Capital.He holds a B.S.E. in Accounting and Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and was a Fellow in Harvard University's Advanced Leadership Initiative in 2013 and 2014. ----------------------------------------Thrive in the Impact Economy.Join 20k+. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for the latest news, exclusive interviews, and curated products that drive the Impact Economy. Our mission is to highlight and celebrate the founders, creators, investors, and conscious brands shaping the future of conscious business and philanthropy.To learn more, please visit causeartist.com

With the arrival of 2025, our reporters caught up with and updated select stories from the past year JANUARY Garrison's Landing water - Philipstown officials forecast a spring hookup for a new 20-gallon-a-minute well that will serve businesses and homes at Garrison's Landing, with $750,000 from the federal American Rescue Plan to help pay for the connection. Despite the upfront cost, the line will save Philipstown money. Trucking in water in response to inadequate flows from existing wells costs $25,000 to $30,000 a month, said Robert Flaherty, a Town Board member. Update: In June, the Putnam County Legislature approved Philipstown's request to redirect $370,000 in county sales tax revenue to the water district project. The money had been set aside to connect the nearby Garrison Institute. In December, the Town Board approved a $15,489 bid from Claverack Well & Pump Service to install the pump for the well, which the company also dug. Flaherty said last week it should be in service by the end of February. Farming couple retires - For ardent customers of the Cold Spring Farmers' Market, the news felt like an obituary: Jay and Polly Armour would not return. They had been among the market's founding vendors, tending for 35 years to their 24-acre Four Winds Farm near Gardiner. Many especially mourned the loss of the Armours' heirloom tomatoes. Their reason for stepping away was simple. "My body's too old for this," said Jay, 70. Update: Asked this week how retirement was going, Jay said he was "busier than before." The couple leases most of their farmland now but still grows tomato seedlings in the greenhouse for spring sales. Last year, they grew 40 varieties and sold more than 13,000 seedlings. They also sell 26 types of vegetables but, unlike in the past, there is no crew to help out. Jay said he planted a small garden but "had trouble scaling down. I planted 20 tomato plants - way too many. I only need two or three." Avid skiers, the Armours were disappointed with last winter's conditions so, on the spur of the moment, they embarked on what Jay described as a fantastic eight-day trip to Iceland. Tallix Foundry sale - The former Tallix Foundry building in Beacon, a nearly 17,000-square-foot structure that drew international attention in 1999 when it produced a 24-foot bronze horse meant to fulfill Leonardo da Vinci's dying wish, was listed for sale for $1.995 million, or $18,000 per month as a rental. Update: According to Dutchess County records, the site sold for its asking price, $1.995 million, in March to Niche Modern LLC. No information is available on what the company plans to do at the former foundry, and no plans for the site have been submitted to the Planning Board. Beacon evictions - Donald Van Voorhees, a 74-year-old disabled Beacon resident, had until Jan. 31 to leave the studio apartment where he had lived for 23 years after the city's "good-cause" eviction law was overturned by a City Court judge. (Similar laws were also overturned in Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Kingston and Albany.) Len Warner, a member of the Beacon Planning Board, knew Van Voorhees from their early-morning conversations on Main Street, and tried to help. After searching options for low-income renters in and around Beacon, the situation looked dire. A Main Street apartment opened on Jan. 29 and Nick Page, a Dutchess County legislator whose uncle owns the complex, contacted Warner. Update: After several years of advocacy from housing organizations, Gov. Kathy Hochul in April included a statewide good-cause measure in the 2024-25 budget. In August, the Beacon City Council unanimously opted into the law, which restricts landlords who own more than one unit from evicting tenants except in specific circumstances, including when they have arrears that are not due to "unreasonable" rent increases. Warner said this week that when he last spoke to Van Voorhees, "he was very comfortable and happy" in his new apartment. FEBRUARY Beacon Line payments - A St...

Today's guest is Dr. Angel Acosta, a leading voice in healing-centered education and leadership development. With a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University, Dr. Acosta is the founder of the Acosta Institute, a Fellow at the Mind & Life Institute, and the Director of the Garrison Institute's Fellowship Program. His work bridges social justice, mindfulness, and leadership, emphasizing the importance of healing-centered approaches in education and AI. Dr. Acosta's journey is defined by his commitment to creating healing-centered learning environments that empower individuals and communities. Through his work, he explores the balance between the promise of technology and the necessity of cultivating spaces for reflection, connection, and personal growth. Get book links and resources at http://2pageswithmbs.com and subscribe to the 2 Pages newsletter at https://2pageswithmbs.substack.com. Dr. Acosta reads from The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman, highlighting the duality of technological progress: its potential to unlock new possibilities and its risk of creating unintended consequences. [Reading begins at 20:41] Hear us discuss: "Healing isn't about reaching a final state; it's a continuous process of restoration and grounding." [04:06] | "The disorientation from unprocessed experiences becomes a source of curiosity and growth." [05:54] | "Slowing down doesn't mean stopping; it's about checking for alignment as you move." [12:01] | "The fate of humanity hangs in the balance, and our challenge is to balance the promise and the peril of AI." [22:43]

Chia-Ti will share her years of experience teaching movement, mindfulness, somatics, and resiliency building in New York City. She will address how she uses movement practices, including yoga (hatha, vinyasa, restorative) and qigong, which she offers to a wide range of age groups, including elders, adults, and teens, through community-based programs. Chia-Ti will share her personal journey of resilience - — from factors of developmental safety to learning how to move from anxious attachment to secure attachment in relationships as an adult. In her teaching, Chia-Ti emphasizes that presence, groundedness, and play are just as essential, if not more so, than the content itself, as they help create a transformative experience for her students. Chia-Ti's wisdom about the body will be expanded in her interview with Resiliency Within. Chia-TI states, “When we have experienced trauma or chronic stress, our bodies may learn the habit of constantly bracing, constricting, and tensing. Bracing is a natural protection against threats. For example, we may get startled by a loud noise, and the body may respond by tensing up. But when there isn't a threat, can we develop a sense of softening and letting go? In other words, can we learn how to attune to safety within ourselves and our environment?” She will help us understand the connections between mind and body and how to understand our nervous systems. Chia-Ti believes that when we can attune to and access safety and connection, we can begin to support ourselves and others. We can increase our embodiment of resilience. We can trust, hope, and feel — these beautiful markers of being human.

Chia-Ti will share her years of experience teaching movement, mindfulness, somatics, and resiliency building in New York City. She will address how she uses movement practices, including yoga (hatha, vinyasa, restorative) and qigong, which she offers to a wide range of age groups, including elders, adults, and teens, through community-based programs. Chia-Ti will share her personal journey of resilience - — from factors of developmental safety to learning how to move from anxious attachment to secure attachment in relationships as an adult. In her teaching, Chia-Ti emphasizes that presence, groundedness, and play are just as essential, if not more so, than the content itself, as they help create a transformative experience for her students. Chia-Ti's wisdom about the body will be expanded in her interview with Resiliency Within. Chia-TI states, “When we have experienced trauma or chronic stress, our bodies may learn the habit of constantly bracing, constricting, and tensing. Bracing is a natural protection against threats. For example, we may get startled by a loud noise, and the body may respond by tensing up. But when there isn't a threat, can we develop a sense of softening and letting go? In other words, can we learn how to attune to safety within ourselves and our environment?” She will help us understand the connections between mind and body and how to understand our nervous systems. Chia-Ti believes that when we can attune to and access safety and connection, we can begin to support ourselves and others. We can increase our embodiment of resilience. We can trust, hope, and feel — these beautiful markers of being human.

Contemplative practices have been shared across cultures and spiritual traditions for centuries. These practices encompass methods such as meditation, prayer, and mindfulness, which focus on deep reflection and awareness. Their purpose is to foster inner peace, self-awareness, and personal growth. Additionally, they help individuals cultivate resilience, manage stress, and develop emotional balance. Christa Tinari, Director of the Contemplative-Based Resilience (CBR) Project at the Garrison Institute, explains that these practices not only contribute to personal well-being but are also essential for professionals exposed to secondary or vicarious trauma, such as healthcare workers, educators, and humanitarian aid providers. Christa has been a Buddhist contemplative practitioner for nearly 30 years and has observed how contemplative and mindfulness teachers now integrate trauma awareness and resilience strategies into their teachings. This dialogue highlights the intersection between contemplative practices and the body-awareness skills taught through the Community Resiliency Model (CRM). In 2019, Christa encountered CRM while working with Emory University's Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning) program, where CRM techniques were integrated into the curriculum for both children and adults. One key realization she gained was the importance of trauma-informed approaches when introducing mindfulness practices, especially to those who have experienced trauma. CRM skills help create a safe and supportive environment, enabling individuals to benefit more fully from contemplative practices. These practices and skills work in tandem to foster not only personal but also social and systemic resilience by addressing the mental and emotional well-being of those who help others, making them more capable of sustaining their work in high-stress environments.

Contemplative practices have been shared across cultures and spiritual traditions for centuries. These practices encompass methods such as meditation, prayer, and mindfulness, which focus on deep reflection and awareness. Their purpose is to foster inner peace, self-awareness, and personal growth. Additionally, they help individuals cultivate resilience, manage stress, and develop emotional balance. Christa Tinari, Director of the Contemplative-Based Resilience (CBR) Project at the Garrison Institute, explains that these practices not only contribute to personal well-being but are also essential for professionals exposed to secondary or vicarious trauma, such as healthcare workers, educators, and humanitarian aid providers. Christa has been a Buddhist contemplative practitioner for nearly 30 years and has observed how contemplative and mindfulness teachers now integrate trauma awareness and resilience strategies into their teachings. This dialogue highlights the intersection between contemplative practices and the body-awareness skills taught through the Community Resiliency Model (CRM). In 2019, Christa encountered CRM while working with Emory University's Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning) program, where CRM techniques were integrated into the curriculum for both children and adults. One key realization she gained was the importance of trauma-informed approaches when introducing mindfulness practices, especially to those who have experienced trauma. CRM skills help create a safe and supportive environment, enabling individuals to benefit more fully from contemplative practices. These practices and skills work in tandem to foster not only personal but also social and systemic resilience by addressing the mental and emotional well-being of those who help others, making them more capable of sustaining their work in high-stress environments.

After learning about non-attachment after revisiting Wim Wenders's visit in Tokyo-Ga to the gravesite of famous director Yasujirō Ozu (who left his body only eight months after Jon Katz was born), whose headstone was marked solely with the character 無 Mu (translatable as nothingness), Fairfax Virginia criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz learned more clearly and deeply about nonduality / non-attachment, and began more intentionally pursuing this life path, through his continued practice of the taijiquan martial art, additional mindfulness practice, and lessons from such great teachers as Baba Ram Das (born Richard Alpert) about our interconnectedness.Jon learned about the lawyers mindfulness movement, ultimately attended a great partially silent long weekend law professionals' retreat at the Blue Cliff Monastery, for a year became coordinator of the then-named Contemplative Lawyers group of the national capital area, and finally was willing to spend a long weekend in heavy silence and meditation -- other than during group discussion and question and answer sessions -- at the 2015 Mindful Lawyering long weekend at the Garrison Institute.While Zoketsu Norman Fischer -- a former abbot at the San Francisco Zen Center, which Shunryu Suzuki Roshi founded -- was the biggest draw for Jon among the teachers at this Mindful Lawyering retreat, the remaining lineup of teachers was also great. Nikki Mirghafori stood out for Jon among the retreats' teachers for her apparent particularly practical approach to applying mindfulness, together with her profession as an artificial intelligence scientist. Nikki also brings us front and center to the mindfulness of death, seeing that we all have only one exit from this world. Nikki's social media links are at www.facebook.com/dr.nikki.mirghafori; www.facebook.com/nikki.mirghafori; linkedin.com/in/nmirghafori; www.instagram.com/nikki.mirghafori; x.com/NikkiMirghaforiIn this Beat the Prosecution podcast conversation between Nikki and Jon, they both learn that their early meditation practices involved applying Herbert Benson's Relaxation Response, and moved forward. Nikki's early mindfulness practice took place during very substantial personal challenges. Jon asks Nikki for ideas for lawyers, criminal defendants and others to deal with their suffering, addiction, and suicidal thoughts, as well as how to beat the prosecution. Nikki's lessons include being mindful and compassionate, engaging in restorative justice, and being ready to interact with prosecutors and others on a human level.  Visit Nikki's website for a treasure trove of discussion, meditations, and daily happy hours of guided meditation, talks and discussion.  This podcast with Fairfax, Virginia criminal / DUI lawyer Jon Katz is playable on all devices at podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com. For more information, visit https://BeatTheProsecution.com or contact us at info@BeatTheProsecution.com, 703-383-1100 (calling), or 571-406-7268 (text). Hear our prior podcasts, at https://podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com/If you like what you hear on our Beat the Prosecution podcast, please take a moment to post a review at our Apple podcasts page (with stars only, or else also with a comment) at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-the-prosecution/id1721413675

Hi friends- It's been a while!!    I'm posting this recording as a taste for anyone who's new to me or to DharmaPunx and is thinking about joining us for the  Labor Day retreat at Garrison Institute.  I always find it helpful to get a sense of a teacher by listening to a recording or two. This one in particular is a theme I've been working with as I've been preparing for the retreat.     I hope you enjoy it and that you'll join us at Garrison!

Water purchases deemed ineligible for fed program A Putnam County legislative committee voted to reallocate $370,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds Philipstown planned to use to buy water for the Garrison Landing Water District because the purchases have been deemed ineligible. Legislators on the Audit and Administration Committee approved on Monday (July 29) a resolution to instead spend the American Rescue Plan (ARPA) money on a county Department of Public Works project in the town. They also authorized replacing half of Philipstown's ARPA allocation with $184,835 from Putnam County's General Fund that can be used to reimburse the town for Garrison Landing water purchases. The Rules Committee also had to approve the change, which it did on July 11. A vote by the full Legislature is expected on Tuesday (Aug. 6). Michael Lewis, Putnam's finance commissioner, wrote in a memo that despite "valiant efforts" by the county and Philipstown, "the expenses would likely not be eligible for ARPA and/or not be in compliance with rules for procurement using ARPA funds." John Van Tassel, Philipstown's supervisor, said the town was "misled" by its ARPA consultant into believing any expenses associated with providing drinking water to the Garrison Landing Water District's residents and businesses would be eligible. The town discovered that the guidelines prohibited spending ARPA funds on the water that Philipstown has been buying for the district's 84 users as it connects a new well to the system, said Van Tassel. "Everything provided with trucking water is covered, except the water itself," he said. "I could have purchased a truck to truck the water, built the road, put the piping in, but I can't buy the product that we need with the ARPA funds." Putnam County received $19 million from ARPA, a $1.9 trillion COVID-relief spending plan enacted in 2021 by President Joe Biden. Putnam combined $5 million of its share with an equal amount in sales-tax revenue to create a $10 million pool to share with towns and villages based on their populations. The Legislature approved spending from the pool in July 2022, with Philipstown receiving $740,000, initially to connect the Garrison Institute to the water district. (Cold Spring received $203,000 and Nelsonville, $64,000.) A request by Philipstown to reallocate the sales-tax portion of the funding, $370,000, to instead connect a new well to recharge the district's fading water supply won approval from the Legislature in June. "We are close to getting the well hooked up," said Van Tassel. "We finally got all the approvals that we needed." The well is expected to eliminate the need to purchase water for Garrison Landing. Created in 1998, the water district formerly drew from three wells, but they more recently have been unable to meet demand. According to the town, trucking in water costs $25,000 to $30,000 a month. Fees collected from the water district's customers for operations and maintenance are capped by state law at $20,000 annually, leaving Philipstown to spend town funds to cover the remainder. In its search for a new source, Philipstown considered spending $800,000 to run a mile-long connection from its water tank at the Recreation Center. The town also drilled a 960-foot well that did not turn out to have sufficient water.

Mukti, whose name is translated as “liberation,” is the head teacher and administrator of Open Gate Sangha, where she has taught in the lineage of Adyashanti since 2004. Her teaching methods are founded in meditation, self-inquiry, and body awareness. Mukti expresses a power of stillness, as well as feminine nurturing and a refreshing down-to-earth humanity. For teaching excerpts, audio downloads, qi gong videos, and a calendar of Mukti's current programs, visit: www.muktisource.org. Mukti will be offering a 5-Night Silent Retreat at the Garrison Institute in New York, October 20–25. Details and registration here: https://bit.ly/3UW74z3 Join Mukti for her ongoing program, Sunday Community Practice, which meets live online twice a month for deep spiritual practice and inquiry. Details and registration here: https://bit.ly/3yqHrik

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In this episode, Michael speaks with Stephen Posner, the Director of Pathways to Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute. The Garrison Institute is located in Garrison, New York along the Hudson River. Its mission is to apply the skills and wisdom cultivated through contemplative practice, together with the insights emerging from science, to today's urgent social and environmental challenges, leveraging transformational change and helping build a more compassionate, resilient future. Stephen obtained his PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont in 2015, and has maintained an active research program that among things has focused on the role of boundary spanners, or organizations that are able to bridge gaps between groups and perspectives. Stephen's answer to the question, what makes a good boundary spanner, emphasizes the importance of what he calls “self attention work” and developing a self-awareness of the reasons behind one's own actions. Stephen also speaks about the importance of contemplative practice which is a major theme of the Garrison institute, and the importance of combining contemplation with action.   References: Posner, S., Fenichel E.P., McCauley, D.J., et al. 2020. Boundary spanning among research and policy communities to address the emerging industrial revolution in the ocean. Environmental Science and Policy 104: 73-81. Neal, J., Posner, S., Brutzman, B. 2021. Understanding brokers, intermediaries, and boundary spanners: a multi-sectoral review of strategies, skills, and outcomes. Evidence & Policy. Stephen's recent blog entry on combining inner and outer change: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/blog/integrating-inner-and-outer-systems-change/ Metamorphosis event page: garrisonmetamorphosis.org

We're excited to welcome to the podcast Dr. Angel Acosta, an expert on healing-centered education and leadership. Angel runs the Acosta Institute which helps communities process trauma and build environments for people to thrive. He also facilitates leadership programs at the Garrison Institute that support the next generation of contemplative leaders. With his background in social sciences, curriculum design, and adult education, Angel has been thinking deeply about how artificial intelligence intersects with mindfulness, social justice and education. In our conversation, we explore how AI can help or hinder our capacity for contemplation and healing. For example, does offloading cognitive tasks to AI tools like GPT create more mental space for mindfulness? How do we ensure these technologies don't increase anxiety and threaten our sense of self? We also discuss the promise and perils of AI for transforming education. What roles might AI assistants play in helping educators be more present with students? How can we design assignments that account for AI without compromising learning? What would a decolonized curriculum enabled by AI look like? And we envision more grounded, humanistic uses of rapidly evolving AI—from thinking of it as "ecological technology" interdependent with the natural world, to leveraging its pattern recognition in service of collective healing and wisdom. What guiding principles do we need for AI that enhances both efficiency and humanity? How can we consciously harness it to create the conditions for people and communities to thrive holistically? We'd like to thank our friends at the House of Beautiful Business for sparking our relationship with Angel—we highly recommend you check out their events and join their community. Let's dive into our conversation with Angel Acosta. If you enjoy our podcasts, please subscribe and leave a positive rating or comment. Sharing your positive feedback helps us reach more people and connect them with the world's great minds. Subscribe to get Artificiality delivered to your email Learn about our book Make Better Decisions and buy it on Amazon Thanks to Jonathan Coulton for our music

Author to discuss memoir of sister's prosecution for killing partner In September 2017, a Town of Poughkeepsie woman, Nicole "Nikki" Addimando, shot and killed her partner, Christopher Grover. After Addimando told police during a traffic stop that she had killed him, authorities found the 29-year-old dead on a couch. Addimando and Grover had met in 2008 when both were gymnastics coaches. They began living together in 2012 after Addimando became pregnant with the first of their two children. She claimed she suffered years of physical and sexual abuse. "It was kill or be killed," she told ABC's 20/20 in a jailhouse interview in February 2023. Grover's family noted he had never been charged with domestic violence, and prosecutors argued during the trial that Addimando could have left at any time or alerted authorities. She said she believed she was protecting her children by staying and that if she could make Grover happy, the abuse would stop. In March 2019, Addimando was convicted of second-degree murder and later sentenced to 19 years in prison. But after an appeal, a state court, citing the state's newly enacted Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, reduced her sentence in 2021 to 7 years. She was released on parole on Jan. 4. The case was one of the first to test the law, which gives judges more discretion in sentencing for crimes involving domestic violence if the abuse is determined to be a significant contributing factor to the criminal behavior. It wasn't until after Addimando's arrest in 2017 that her sister, Michelle Horton, heard her sister's descriptions of abuse. After Addimando began her sentence, Horton rearranged her life to care for her niece and nephew and began a campaign to get their mother out of prison. At 2 p.m. on Feb. 3, at the Garrison Institute, Horton will discuss her book, Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival and Unbreakable Bonds, which will be published on Tuesday (Jan. 30) and is as much a memoir of a bond between sisters as an indictment of the criminal justice system. The event will be hosted by Robyn Moreno, a Cold Spring author, and co-sponsored by the Desmond-Fish Public Library. Horton says that nothing about writing the book was easy, describing it as "akin to secondary trauma. But even in the darkest situation, there's levity, resilience and deep hope. "If I can move the needle showing my own experience from a different perspective, and not just telling people why this was such an injustice, I can show that our experience is not that unique," Horton says. "What happened in the court system is indicative of most survivors who end up in the system." When her sister was arrested, "I was in the mom-blogging world," Horton says. "But by the time of the sentencing, when everything went wrong, I needed to tell the story and our experiences, because my sister's case has been so exploited. I wanted to add to the narrative out there, reclaim it for myself." She says her book "takes a hard look at the reality of the courts and the prisons," and "the cost and harm that is perpetuated by the system, which is determined not to change. "I also would like people to know that grassroots advocacy is still very active and needs people to contribute, support and offer solidarity," she adds. "Domestic violence is an epidemic. We can't [easily] make systemic changes, but the little ways people helped me added up. We used anger and sadness to fuel and help in a positive way." The memoir also describes the strength of their relationship. "My sister is a powerful writer, and I could have used just the letters she sent me," she says. "But it was important for me to start the book when the police came to my door and end with the sentencing, because it reinforces that no matter what you do, if you take a plea, it ends in prison." Horton says her sister contributed to the book. "She truly has been the biggest supporter. I wrote it from 2020 to 2022, and sometimes it was hard to get drafts to her, but I wa...

Rashid Hughes seeks to bridge the worlds of contemplative practice and collective care. He is a proud graduate of the Howard University Department of Music and the Howard University School of Divinity. Rashid is a certified Mindfulness Teacher, a certified Yoga Instructor, a Restorative Justice Facilitator, and currently in training to become a Fire Pujari. All of Rashid's perspectives flow from the two wisdom traditions of contemplative and restorative practices. In 2019, Rashid co-founded the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community, a community in Washington, DC that inspires Black, Indigneous, and People of Color (BIPOC) to live with love and courage in the face of systemic inequities and ongoing racial-violence. Out of his unwavering love for community care and healing, Rashid facilitates weekly mindfulness sessions to support BIPOC in living with joy, while also understanding and resolving the impact of trauma on their bodies and lives. Due to his interest in challenging the ideas and systems that uphold a culture of patriarchy today, he also facilitates mindfulness sessions for BIPOC masculine & male identifying people who are particularly committed to addressing issues of masculinity and the culture of patriarchy. As a Restorative Justice Facilitator, Rashid holds the title of Restorative Justice Program Specialist at the non-profit SchoolTalk Inc. in Washington, DC. In that role, he collaborates with DC schools to create restorative spaces for youth to envision healing-centered approaches to school discipline, accountability and community building. When school classrooms went virtual in 2020, Rashid launched SchoolTalk's Our School Our Voice initiative, a citywide collaboration between SchoolTalk and four schools in the District of Columbia. Our School Our Voice is student-designed, student-led, and rooted in Rashid's vision of creating peer groups for students to engage with other students from different communities and elevate their voices. In 2020, during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rashid created a contemplative practice, R.E.S.T.-A Practice for the Tired & Weary, to provide practical means for people to find clarity and confidence in the midst of such devastating and uncertain times. In 2021, Rashid expanded the R.E.S.T. practice into a 5-Week Online Course & Practice Group. In collaboration with the Garrison Institute's Fellowship Forum, Rashid joined Dr. Angel Acosta in conversation around the intersections of the R.E.S.T. practice, liberation and contemplative practice with a particular focus on how this practice is an antidote to the systems of capitalism and white supremacy. Rashid's writings have been published by Mindful Magazine, Lion's Roar Magazine, and his first peer reviewed essay on R.E.S.T. was featured in the Journal for Contemplative Inquiry's volume, Transcendent Wisdom and Transformative Action: Reflections from Black Contemplatives, a “special edition focusing on the insights and wisdom of Black contemplative practitioners, researchers, scholars, educators and artists. Today, Rashid is devoting his time to a new interest, exploring the role of ceremony and contemplative practice in creating the conditions for a more just and caring world.In this special episode, we discuss:Freedom and liberationFear as a path to clarityPurposeSpiritual practiceAuthenticityReclamationShared realityConsuming chaosR.E.S.TA modern wisdom goddess Connect with Rashid on his website or on Instagram @justbeandbreathe.Podcast music by Charles Kurtz+ Read transcript

Join Radhule Weininger, PhD, MD, and Michael Kearney, MD, as they share teachings from Radhule's new book, 'Heart Medicine: How to Stop Painful Patterns and Find Peace and Freedom–at Last'. Radhule Weininger, MD, PHD, is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and meditation teacher. She leads weekly and monthly meditation groups in Santa Barbara and leads retreats in both the United States and internationally at La Casa de Maria Retreat Center, Spirit Rock, Insight LA, the Esalen Institute, the Garrison Institute, and she is the author of Heartwork: The Path of Self-Compassion. Michael Kearney is a physician specializing in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, with over 35 years experience. He lived in Ireland, England, France, and Canada before moving to the United States in 2001. He currently lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he is a founding partner of Palliative Care Consultants of Santa Barbara. Michael Kearney is married to psychologist, meditation teacher, and author Radhule Weininger, PhD. They teach and write together and share six adult children between them.

Thomas is joined by contemplative social scientist, consultant, and educator in leadership, social justice, and mindfulness, Dr. Angel Acosta. They discuss Artificial Intelligence, or AI, and the radical shifts it is generating in our lives, our work, and our collective consciousness.  While AI holds incredible potential for the evolution of humanity, its creation and implementation also raise a number of serious ethical concerns. Thomas and Dr. Acosta explore how this cutting-edge technology mirrors both the best and worst aspects of human society and how our approach to it can either create further discrimination and trauma or help us to better understand ourselves and collectively heal. Key points discussed in this episode include: ✨How addressing the biases inherent in AI technology can create a leap forward in collective consciousness ✨The fear that occurs when new inventions arise, and how integrating trauma enables us to assess the situation with more clarity ✨The need to heal deep wounds in our collective unconscious so that they are not propagated by AI ✨How the widespread use of AI represents a major evolutionary moment for our species ✨Exploring what it would look like to develop AI for the specific purpose of healing trauma ----------- ✨ Order Thomas Hübl's new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here:

There has been a real lack of clarity when it comes to solving the great conundrums of the climate crisis, as well as a growing sense of climate nihilism all around. However, all hope is not lost. Justin believes in collective action against the climate crisis, which is why she founded One Earth, which is all about coming together as a collective for climate action as well as being a space with the tools to support collective action for the Earth and for each other. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the IPCC, the three pillars solutions framework to solve the climate crisis are 1) a transition to 100% renewable energy, 2) protection, connection, and restoration 50% of the world's land and oceans, and 3) a transition of our food systems to regenerative agriculture. Having this knowledge as well as the drive to encourage collective action is what Justin believes can help One Earth achieve its goals as well as for the betterment of our climate conditions.   Justin Winters is dedicated to ensuring the long-term health and well-being of all Earth's inhabitants by building climate resiliency, protecting wildlife and restoring balance to ecosystems and communities. For the past 15 years, she's worked to accelerate grassroots environmental efforts through cutting-edge philanthropic mechanisms and strategic communications work. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of One Earth, an organization working to galvanize science, advocacy and philanthropy to drive collective action on climate change. Through One Earth, she has pioneered a new approach to climate philanthropy by democratizing access to innovative and impactful climate solution projects around the world, enabling donors at all levels to contribute directly to communities and grassroots leaders who are driving change from the ground up. Widely recognized as a thought leader in innovative and effective philanthropy, Justin and her work have been featured by Forbes, Inside Philanthropy and The Garrison Institute, and she has spoken at numerous high-profile convenings such as Web Summit, Climate Week NYC, SXSW, and Bioneers. She currently serves on the boards of Amazon Frontlines and The Solutions Project and was selected as part of Worth Magazine's 2022 Worthy 100 list of impactful leaders and changemakers. What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Justin 02:40 – The Time of the Feminine for Justin 04:35 – Justin's Journey 13:49 – Collective Action for Nature 23:01 – Individuals and Collaboration 28:03 – The Global Safety Net 34:30 – Disruption, Unplugging, and How Justin Processes 40:56 – The Beauty of Nature 43:55 – Tips for Collaboration 53:54 – Grassroots Movements and the Need for Funding 01:01:43 – The Story of Lilith 01:05:28 – Justin in Behalf of Mother Gaia 01:07:13 – Where to Find Justin   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   You can support Justin and One Earth through their website oneearth.org and also through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.   To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Welcome to episode 48 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. This instalment marks the first time the two presenters have recorded separately, with Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu in Thay’s Sitting Still Hut in Plum Village France, and journalist Jo Confino at the Garrison Institute, New York. Speaking from two different continents, they explore fame and humility. What price do we pay for our fame-obsessed societies? Can humility become a great power? How do we show up in the world? What is it ‘to be enough' in the world? And how did Thay handle fame and other famous people?These dimensions are discussed with help from Buddhist teachings, Thich Nhat Hanh's practices, and the presenters' personal life stories, giving us a flavor of experiences of fame, but also the power of humility in service to life. Brother Phap Huu further delves into inferiority, superiority, and equality complexes; openness and insight; unconditional presence; humility in learning and being; simplicity; curiosity; Thay's bodhisattva energy; and honoring blood and spiritual ancestors. And how is Brother Phap Huu coping with… feline fame? Jo muses about humility in leadership; the power of leading from the middle; responsible journalism; ‘un-cultivating' fame; looking inwards and outwards with humility; fame as another form of extraction; and more. The episode ends with a short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources The Garrison Institute https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/ Dharma Talks: ‘The Power of Understanding – Transformation of Manas'https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-power-of-understanding-transformation-of-manas-dharma-talk-by-sr-tue-nghiem-2018-08-02/ Dharma Talks: ‘The Face of Manas Revealed: Understanding a Hidden Aspect of Our Consciousness'https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/live-dharma-talk-by-sister-tue-nghiem-2020-11-29-plum-village/ Parallax Presshttps://www.parallax.org/ The Happy Farmhttps://thehappyfarm.org/ The Order of Interbeing (OI)https://orderofinterbeing.org/ The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)https://www.iucn.org/our-union/iucn-world-conservation-congress Plum Village Thailandhttps://plumvillage.org/practice-centre/plum-village-thailand/ The Four Dharma Seals of Plum Villagehttps://plumvillage.org/articles/the-four-dharma-seals-of-plum-village/ Dharma Rain, and Being Alone (short teaching video by Thich Nhat Hanh)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYmON_ElwMw Quotes “Humility represents openness for us to enter into a spiritual path or into anything that we want to grow. We need an element of openness, of humility. It means we have to humble our ego. We have to let go of our knowledge. We have to come in with open eyes and open ears and an open mind and an open heart in order to truly allow our understanding to grow deeper.” “As human beings, we’re very curious. And when we block off our curiosity, we’re blocking off some deep resonance in us that wants to know more, wants to expand our knowledge and our awareness.” “Humility is learning to look with fresh eyes, listen with fresh ears, and continuing to expand our hearts and knowing, ‘How can we know everything?' There’s so much insight and so much wisdom alive around us, not just among the people, among our teachers, among our mentors, among this community – but we also [need to] learn to open ourselves to the environment, to nature.” “Service is a way of expressing love. Therefore, humility is also an expression of love, an expression of giving.” “You can be a victim of your success, but you would never be a victim of your happiness.” “Go as a river.” “One thing that we can always grow and develop is our heart; it’s our capacity for love and our capacity for being there for others.” “We all make our own contribution and everyone’s contribution is based on everyone else’s; we are a constellation of change. We’re all making a small mark on the world.” “There’s a humility to recognizing one’s skills or what one can offer and not be caught striving for ‘I need to be better at this', ‘I need to be better at that'. Recognizing who we are and not feeling we need to be more than that.” “Our greatest offering, I always come back to, is kindness, openness, and the way of being.” “Have the extraordinary in the ordinary, and the ordinary in the extraordinary.”

In the three-part podcast series Listening to the In-Between we will put the rich practice of Deep Listening® into a broader context. In our second episode, Deep Listener Sharon Stewart invites us to participate in embodied rituals of attention, a practice of listening to or sensing aspects of power and powerlessness in the world that surrounds us. This reconnected her to the ground-breaking work of Audre Lorde, “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power”.   In 2021 we made the podcast-series Sounding Places / Listening Places, which is still available at Radio ArtEZ. In it we explored how sound and listening can contribute to realizing more sustainable and reciprocal relations with the earth. Back then, we already dipped our toes in the world of Deep Listening®. In the three-part podcast series Listening to the In-Between we will put this rich practice into a broader context.   In Part I, researcher and music journalist Joep Christenhusz explores Deep Listening, its connection to space and time, and the interrelations between the outer and the inner world the practice reveals through sonic awareness.   In this second episode, Deep Listener Sharon Stewart further connects the idea of an embodied practice with the theme of power and powerlessness by working with others through the creation of text scores, also conceptualized as rituals of attention, that offer a way of listening to or sensing aspects of power and powerlessness in an embodied way. After an open call, Laurens Krüger (student DBKV ArtEZ Zwolle) and Martine van Lubeek (graduate of BEAR ArtEZ Arnhem) participated in this process. Laurens presents her “Triangle Dance with force fields” and Martine her “Score for Thinking-Feeling with the Earth”, a score to bring us into relation with the more-than-human elements all around us.   In the final third of the podcast (from 32min on), Sharon Stewart talks about how Audre Lorde's work inspired her in creating a text score from the perspective of our theme: the Body and Power(lessness) and presents the score “Listening through connection and difference”.   In the third and last part of our podcast series we will dive deeper into theoretical concepts related to Deep Listening.   Show Notes In the podcast you hear the following audio fragments:   Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis, Album Deep Listening, track 1, ‘Lear', reproduced by permission of PoP and MoM Publications. (Pauline Oliveros Publications & Ministry of Maåt). All Rights Reserved. Members ASCAP Fragments from: Audre Lorde reads Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic As Power (FULL Updated) This chapter was originally a paper presented at the Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Mount Holyoke College, August 25, 1978, and was later published as a chapter in Sister Outsider. Copyright ©1984 Audre Lorde and The Crossing Press, a division of Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA. Also available in a Penguin edition, 2019.   Reading and Listening   From Martine:  Kimmerer, R., Returning the Gift, 2021, from the website Humans and Nature. This essay originally appeared in Minding Nature, Vol. 7, No. 2(Spring 2014). On the more-than-human: Pathways to Planetary Health Forum: David Abram on the More-than-Human World, Garrison Institute, 15 June 2021. “The eco-phenomenologist Abram (1996) was responsible for popularizing the concept of a more-than-human world and expressing everything that encompasses terrestrial "nature" in its broadest interpretations. According to the author (ABRAM, 1996), the expression refers to a world that includes and exceeds human societies, thereby associating them with the complex webs of interdependencies between the countless beings that share the terrestrial dwelling. This approach aims to overcome the prevalent modern dichotomy between nature and culture.” Carlos Roberto Bernardes de Souza Júnior in More-than-human cultural geographies towards co-dwelling on earth. Mercator - Revista de Geografia da UFC, vol. 20, no. 1, 2021. Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brasil. (Accessed 25 Nov. 22) Kimmerer, R., YES! Magazine. (n.d.). “Nature Needs a New Pronoun: To Stop the Age of Extinction, Let's Start by Ditching ‘It'.” Escobar, A. (2016). Thinking-feeling with the Earth: Territorial Struggles and the Ontological Dimension of the Epistemologies of the South. AIBR, Revista de Antropología Iberoamericana, 11(1), pp.11–32. doi: 10.11156/aibr.110102e.    From Laurens: The article by Michel Foucault that helped me to crystallize some thoughts that fuelled me in my motion was: “The Subject and Power” in: Brian Wallis (ed), Art After Modernism: Rethinking Representation (New York, 1984) p. 417–432. Originally published under the title “Why Study Power? The Question of the Subject.” During the creation process of the score, the melody and movements of the “Ave Maria” by Schubert played an important role for me, as sung by Renée Fleming, for instance.     From Sharon:   5 Oct. 2022, ArtEZ Zwolle, Sophiagebouw and Conservatory: Extreme Slow Walk – Listening to the In-Between. Ed McKeon,“Moving Through Time,” published on APRIA in September. Anthology of Text Scores by Pauline Oliveros, 2013, Pauline Oliveros, Kingston, NY: Deep Listening Publications. The Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer Essays and talks by Audre Lorde, from the compilation The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House, Penguin Books. Copyright © Estate of Audre Lorde, 2017: “Poetry is Not a Luxury” “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power” “Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism” “Learning from the 1960s” Most of these essays were first given as papers at conferences across the US between 1978 and 1982 Audre Lorde - To be young, lesbian and Black in the '50s. Audre Lorde describes her experiences growing up as a Black lesbian in New York City in the 1950s, touching on subjects such as frequenting gay and lesbian bars in the Greenwich Village and communal-style living experiments. She reads excerpts from her book, Zami: A new spelling of my name. Recorded at Hunter College in New York. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth. Credit To : Pacifica Radio Archives Date Recorded: at Hunter College in New York, 1982. Date Broadcast: KPFK, 28 Nov. 1982. “Audre Lorde's 87th birthday,” 18 February 2021, Google Doodles Archive. The quote mentioned as answer to the question: “Why do you write poetry? …” starts at 1m06s in the video Behind the Doodle: Audre Lorde's 87th Birthday Audre Lorde – Poetry Foundation (1934–1992) Audre Lorde, "Power" from The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde. Copyright © 1978 by Audre Lorde.  Source: The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde (W. W. Norton and Company Inc., 1997) Susan Howe's WBAI radio program "Poetry", undated (Tape 1), “Power” read by Audre Lorde at 7m45s-11m18s “What Poetry Can Teach Us About Power: Political Poems Use Language in a Way Distinct from Rhetoric" By Matthew Zapruder, 16 August 2017.

Did you know there are more than 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer's Disease and that more than 16 million American caregivers provide over 17 billion hours of unpaid care? Here to talk to us more about Alzheimer's Disease and how caregivers can take care of themselves too is Dr. John Culberson, associate professor of family and community medicine at the School of Medicine and director of clinical geriatric programs at the university's Garrison Institute on Aging. 

“‘To be' is to inter-be.” – Thích Nhất HạnhIn this episode–taken from a Dharma Talk at the Garrison Institute in 2022–Vince Fakhoury Horn teaches on the complexity of Interbeing, looking at "it" from 3 distinct perspectives:Interbeing within OurselvesInterbeing with OthersInterbeing inside NatureTaken together, these three form a great network of Interbeing, one which opens us to the self-similar & fractal nature of interdependence. At every scale, we inter-are.Episode Links:Thích Nhất HạnhWhat is Social Meditation?The Roots of 'Radical'Networkologies: A Philosophy of Networks for a Hyperconnected AgeHolon (philosophy)Overview effectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In most modern contexts the topic of magic is taboo, because it isn't Rational. Here, Vince Fakhoury Horn makes the claim that magic can also be understood and practiced in a Transrational way. He does this by unpacking several perspectives on magic, and then links those with the Buddhist teachings on the open heart: The Four Immeasurables.This episode was recorded during a recent Buddhist Geeks Retreat on Heart Magic. Join us from August 3–10, 2022 at the Garrison Institute in NY for a week-long retreat on the same topic!Episode Links:

Radhule Weininger, MD, PHD, is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and meditation teacher. She leads meditation groups in Santa Barbara and retreats globally, at La Casa de Maria Retreat Center, Spirit Rock, Insight LA, the Esalen Institute, and the Garrison Institute. She is the author of HeartMedicine: How to Stop Painful Patterns and Find Peace and Freedom. In this episode, Eric and Radhule discuss psychological and spiritual healing of LRPPs (Long-standing Recurrent Painful Patterns that stem from trauma. But wait, there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you! Radhule Weininger and I Discuss Heart Medicine and How to Find Peace and Freedom and... Her book, HeartMedicine: How to Stop Painful Patterns and Find Peace and Freedom. "LRPP's" Long-standing Recurrent Painful Patterns of hurt. How LRPPs often originate from trauma in our past Understanding that there are no shortcuts to healing, it takes constant tending How LRPPs can also find meaning and purpose in our lives The obsessive and habitual components of LRPPs Learning to tap into the different types of awareness Psychological and spiritual healing and how they go hand in hand The steps to begin healing our LRPPs Finding a self compassion practice and making it a new habit Allowing mystery into the healing process How our heart can become the doorway to the great mystery Radhule Weininger links: Radhule's Website Mindful Heart Programs Radhule's Meditations Instagram Facebook By purchasing products and/or services from our sponsors, you are helping to support The One You Feed and we greatly appreciate it. Thank you! If you enjoyed this conversation with Radhule Weininger, check out these other episodes: Work That Reconnects with Joanna Macy Inner Freedom Through Mindfulness with Jack Kornfield See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shelly Tygielski is a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher, self-care activist, and the founder of the global grassroots mutual aid organization Pandemic of Love. Her work has been featured in over one hundred media outlets, including CNN Heroes, The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS This Morning, the New Your Times, and The Washington Post. A Garrison Institute fellow, she has been called one of the “12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement” by Mindful.org and teaches self-care and resilience at organizations and to audiences around the world. www.shellytygielski'The secret to life is to show up!' ~Shelly TygielskiFor more information on the Well of Light Global Community, Programs, Radio shows and Services go to www.welloflight.comTo access other great interviews and offerings: www.patreon.com/welloflightYour donations are gratefully received and make it all possible!

You can support my work and these recordings with a donation or by spreading the word. Venmo @kathy-cherry  -or-  PayPal.Me/KathyCherry1 Learn more at kathycherry.com Thank you!   Labor Day Weekend- Sept 1-5, 2022 at Garrison Institute We'll be having our first IN PERSON retreat since 2019. Register on Garrison Institute's website. https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/in-person-a-meaningful-life-discovering-a-deeper-sense-of-purpose-towards-a-life-worth-living/

Radhule Weininger, MD, Ph.D. shares in her new book Heart Medicine: How to Stop Painful Patterns and Fine Peace and Freedom --at Last. We are all searching for inner peace. But unfortunately, most of us do not know how to achieve it. Weininger shares how to go from pain to peace. It is easier than one may think. First, however, you have to do the work. Find freedom from life's painful recurring patterns in 12 simple steps, with guided self-compassion, mindfulness, and embodiment practices. Do you ever feel trapped by experiencing challenging feelings repeatedly—sometimes without realizing it? Or do you think, "Why is this happening to me again?" or "Why do I always feel this way?" You're not alone. With Heart Medicine, you can learn to identify your emotional and behavioral patterns through the lens of loving awareness—without self-judgment or blame, learning to hold yourself as you would a dear friend, with space and grace. Radhule Weininger draws on decades of experience as a therapist and meditation teacher to help readers understand the trauma behind their patterns, then offers twelve simple steps to work towards healing. Each chapter features short practices so readers can begin to put the book's concepts to work for transformation in their own lives. With Heart Medicine, you can finally be equipped with the tools to break through the patterns that hold you back and begin to live with more freedom, confidence, and peace. And that's good medicine, indeed. We talk about LURPSThe medicine of awarenessMental instability, old wounds, and how the current climate triggers youTherapy and spiritualityMeditation and optimal healthPainful EmotionsSelf-compassionEvolving from pain to peace RADHULE WEININGER, MD, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and meditation teacher. She leads weekly and monthly meditation groups in Santa Barbara and leads retreats in the United States and internationally at La Casa de Maria Retreat Center, Spirit Rock, Insight LA, the Esalen Institute, and the Garrison Institute. She is the author of Heartwork: The Path of Self-Compassion. mindfulheartprograms.org radhuleweiningerphd.com

This time on The Road Home, we learn about the ethics and roles of spiritual teachers. Ethan Nichtern shares his wisdom on how we can empower both teachers and students through mutual consent and clarity of roles.Practice with Ethan at the Garrison Institute in-person silent meditation retreat: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/in-person-becoming-bodhisattvas-a-silent-meditation-retreat-with-ethan-nichtern/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, our expert guest is Shelly Tygielski, the author of Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World and Founder of the global grassroots organization, Pandemic of Love. A trauma mindfulness teacher and a Garrison Institute fellow, she's one of the twelve most powerful women of the mindfulness movement, as named by Mindful.org, and she teaches self-care and resilience at organizations around the world. Shelly's journey to mindfulness has taken multiple paths. Her interest was sparked early on in life when, as a traditionally-raised Orthodox Jew, she met a Buddhist couple during an internship and realized that their morning meditations left them feeling so much more present than her own morning rituals did.  Later in her life, she was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition that left her completely blind. These moving experiences, plus her ingrained contemplative practice, led her to create a rigorous self-care plan that would seed an entire supportive community. Shelly has a lot of good advice when it comes to creating a personalized self-care plan, which she thinks of as a piece of paper that outlines the actions you can take on a regular basis to make sure you're feeling your best. When you're not feeling great, you tend to reach for the things that make you feel better in the moment, but that in the long run, only make things worse: processed food, alcohol, and other vices. Having better options written down can go a long way towards making sure you make the right decisions as often as possible. One of the most important things that Shelly recommends is getting into a habit of meditation. It's been told time and time again how important meditation and mindfulness is for your mental health. Her perspective on it only emphasizes that point further. If you haven't incorporated a mindfulness routine into your day, now is the time.   The Biggest Helping: Today's Most Important Takeaway “The best version of the world starts with the best version of you. If you can extrapolate that out in a very formal and tangible way, commit yourself to putting together a self-care plan, and share it with at least one other person, that will begin the journey to the best version of yourself.”   --   Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.   Resources: Learn more at shellytygielski.com pandemicoflove.com Follow Shelly on Instagram: @mindfulskatergirl Read: Sit Down to Rise Up   The Daily Helping is produced by Crate Media

Rhonda V. Magee (M.A. Sociology, J.D.) is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally-recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law, and social change work. she is A prolific author, she draws on law and legal history to weave storytelling, poetry, analysis, and practices into inspiration for changing how we think, act and live better together in a rapidly changing world. She teaches mindfulness-based interventions, awareness, and compassion practices from a range of traditions. Rhonda's teaching and writing support compassionate conflict engagement and management; holistic problem-solving to alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable and injured; presence-based leadership in a diverse world, and humanizing approaches to education. Rhonda has served as a guest teacher in a variety of mindfulness teacher training programs, including those sponsored by the Mindfulness Awareness Research Center, the Engaged Mindfulness Institute, and the Center for Mindfulness (2017), She serves as retreat co-leader and solo teacher at centers including Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the Garrison Institute, the Shambhala Mountain Center, the Omega Institute, and New York Insight Meditation Center. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Shawna Emerick is a Yoga instructor, Thai Body-worker, and Somatic therapies integrator. She is a Life Coach for Transformation, is Reiki attuned, and holds a B.S. in Dance. Shawna has been teaching yoga and practicing her healing modalities for nearly 20 years. She has hosted numerous retreats including those at the world famous Garrison Institute [...] The post The Powerful Question that Will Lead You to Your Purpose appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Lisa is solo today and is joined by Rhonda V. Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulnes. Rhonda V. Magee (M.A. Sociology, J.D.) is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally-recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law and social change work. A prolific author, she draws on law and legal history to weave storytelling, poetry, analysis and practices into inspiration for changing how we think, act and live better together in a rapidly changing world.Born in North Carolina in 1967, Rhonda experienced a childhood of significant trauma and challenge. Yet, she was gifted with the insight that through a life of caring engagement, self-development, and service with others, she could find a way up and out. She has dedicated her life to healing and teaching in ways that support others in a journey to wholeness and justice. A student of a variety of Buddhist and other wisdom teachers, including Norman Fischer, Joan Halifax and Jon Kabat Zinn, she trained as a mindfulness teacher through the Oasis Teacher Training Institute of the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. She teaches mindfulness-based interventions, awareness, and compassion practices from a range of traditions. A former President of the board of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, Professor Magee is a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, where she recently completed a two-year term on its steering council. She is a member of the board of advisors of the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness and the board of directors for the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.A professor of Law for twenty years (tenured since 2004), Rhonda teaches courses dealing civil actions for personal injury and insurance recovery; courses dealing with race and inequality; and a course she co-created on mindfulness and lawyering, Rhonda is experienced in interpersonal dynamics-informed small group facilitation (supported by training, retreats, and practice through a variety of programs, including Stanford University's Interpersonal Dynamics Facilitator Program and Gregory Kramer's Insight Dialogue). Rhonda's teaching and writing support compassionate conflict engagement and management; holistic problem-solving to alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable and injured; presence-based leadership in a diverse world, and humanizing approaches to education. She sees embodied mindfulness meditation and the allied disciplines of study and community engagement as keys to personal, interpersonal, and collective transformation in the face of the challenges and opportunities of our time.Rhonda has served as a guest teacher in a variety of mindfulness teacher training programs, including those sponsored by the Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (2017, 2018), led by Diana Winston, the Engaged Mindfulness Institute, led by Fleet Maull (2017, 2018), and the Center for Mindfulness (2017), led by Saki Santorelli and Judson Brewer. She serves as daylong or retreat co-leader and solo teacher at centers including Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the Garrison Institute, the Shambhala Mountain Center, the Omega Institute, Esalen and New York Insight Meditation Center.Rhonda is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on mindfulness in legal education, and on teaching about race using mindfulness, including “Educating Lawyers to Meditate?” 79 UMKC L. Rev. 535 (2011), “The Way of ColorInsight: Understanding Race and Law Effectively Using Mindfulness-Based ColorInsight Practices”, 8 Georgetown J. of Mod. Crit. Race Perspectives 251 (2016), “Teaching Mindfulness with Mindfulness of Diversity,” in McCown et al, Resources for Teaching Mindfulness: An International Handbook (Springer, 2017), and “Community Engaged Mindfulness 

This episode is a conversation with Elisabeth Preisinger, LMSW, on the role contemplative practices can play in building resilience. Elisabeth is the Contemplative-Based Resilience (CBR) Program Coordinator at The Garrison Institute and Pastor Nate's sister.

Summary by creator Haley: My podcast is about the history of travel. I will be talking about the multiple different ways on how travel has transformed. I also will explain the ways that the travel industry has shaped our society. References: Introduction: Transportation in America and the CarriageAge. (n.d.).https://parkcityhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Teacher-Background-Information.pdf. Lambert, T. (2020).A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRANSPORT.A History of Transportation.http://www.localhistories.org/transport.html. Miles, M. (2018, February 23).On the Virtues of Traveling by Foot. Garrison Institute.https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/blog/virtues-traveling-foot/. Robertson, M. (2021, April 1).Planes, Trains andAutomobiles: The History ofTransportation. Leland.https://www.lelandwest.com/planes-trains-automobiles-the-history-of-transportation.cfm

Sander Tideman joins my from his home in The Netherlands to discuss a wide range of subjects related to shifting the mindset and consciousness of business and finance towards well-being and what some call consciousness capitalism. Sanders and I first met at his home in Holland where we discussed shifts in economic consciousness with some of Holland's leading thinkers. We subsequently met at the Garrison Institute on the Hudson River in upstate New York at a gathering called Climate, Mind and Behaviour along with other leading economists, journalist, bankers and thought leaders like Paul Hawken (author of the Ecology of Commerce). Sander Tideman is a leadership educator, social & sustainability entrepreneur, author and humanitarian, motivated by fostering the human capacity to address the unprecedented societal and ecological challenges of this age. Sander integrates insights from Eastern philosophy and psychology with Western science and practices of management, business and economics. He has held senior leadership roles himself, in many complex stakeholder fields, co-founded several sustainable enterprises, worked on three continents with leading companies and organizations. Sander's academic training reflects his interest in East-West integration: he studied International Law at University of Utrecht and International Economic Law at London School of Economics (LSE), while also completing a degree in Asian Legal Systems at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). He deepened his understanding of the East by studying Chinese philosophy, language and culture in Taiwan, and Buddhist philosophy in Nepal and India. In his subsequent career as lawyer, banker, social entrepreneur and management & leadership consultant, he developed a theory and practice for sustainability leadership, which he calls Triple Value Leadership. He is currently Executive Director at Garrison Institute International, Senior Faculty at Mobius Executive Leadership in Boston, Faculty Member Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and Board Director at the European Platform for Compassionate Leadership for Climate & Peace (EUPCL) in Luxembourg. Sander authored several books and articles. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Economist, NRC Handelsblad and the Journal for Corporate Citizenship. For more information: www.sandertideman.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-anielski/message

SPEAKERS Jenara Nerenberg Reporter, UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center; Reporter, the Garrison Institute; Founder, the Neurodiversity Project; Author, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed For You Mina Kim Anchor and Host of Forum, KQED—Moderator In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed from The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on June 11th, 2020.

An expert and author in the field of mindfulness and positive habit change, senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) and Garrison Institute’s Contemplative-Based Resilience (CBR) for humanitarian aid workers responding to refugee crisis across the Middle East, Hugh Byrne's mindfulness and meditation offerings are driven by the vision of helping people shift from autopilot toward behaviors that create greater happiness and freedom of the heart.Hugh has been practising, teaching and guiding trainings, workshops and intensive retreats for 20 years within the U.S. and internationally. Hugh is trained in, and teaches, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and mind-body somatic experiencing approach to healing. Hugh also has a law degree from London University and a PhD from UCLA, and worked for more than two decades in the field of human rights and social justice.Hugh is the author of The Here-and-Now Habit, and Habit Swap: Trade in Your Unhealthy Habits for Mindful Ones.Visit Hugh's website here, where you can also purchase his books.If you want to join this incredible community, and begin your 1000 days Sober Experience then head to 1000 Days Sober and sign-up for your free month.

While topics such as ADHD, autism, bipolar and dyslexia are often discussed in the context of children, what happens after these children grow up, and what happens when they don't receive such diagnoses until their 50s, 60s or later? Jenara Nerenberg offers practical takeaways and surprising scientific discoveries on how families, society and medicine can better meet the needs of those with mental and sensory processing differences. Nerenberg, an award-winning reporter with the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center and the Garrison Institute, is the founder of The Neurodiversity Project. Her work appears in CNN, Fast Company, KQED, Healthline and Time. She is a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health and UC Berkeley. Nerenberg was named a brave new idea speaker by the Aspen Institute for her work in destigmatizing and celebrating mental differences among adults later in life. Her new book is: Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed For You. MLF ORGANIZER Denise Michaud NOTES MLF: Grownups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have habits we'd like to change. Teacher and author Hugh Byrne will explain how mindfulness is a key to changing habits, and how we can release unhealthy behaviors and develop more beneficial ones. Hugh Byrne, PhD, is a senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and has been teaching mindfulness meditation since 2000. Hugh worked for more than two decades in the field of human rights and social justice and is the lead meditation teacher in Garrison Institute's program to strengthen the resilience of aid workers supporting Syrian and other refugees in the Middle East and beyond. He has a law degree from London University and a doctorate in political science from UCLA and is the author of two books on mindfulness and habit change, including his new book Habit Swap: Mindful Skills to Change Habits for Good. Find out more about Hugh and his work at hugh-byrne.com.

From their spacecrafts to their APIs, Andrew Zolli shares how his company, Planet, services the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites in orbit and scales a 7+ petabyte imagery archive to monitor the world's ecosystems, improve humanitarian action and disaster response, transform sustainable development, and advance scientific discovery and artistic expression. These satellites image our whole planet every day in high resolution, and Andrew's team makes sure this data is used to its highest and best purposes for humanity. In this episode, we also get a chance to discuss Andrew's role at The Garrison Institute as the Chief of Board.  Their work as a not-for-profit non-sectarian organization is rooted in the cultivation of caring, insight and courage in individuals, as well as shifts in collective values and worldviews needed to achieve positive social change using contemplative methods. This episode is truly an inspiring conversation of how traditional wisdom and Aerospace know-how meets Silicon Valley ingenuity!

David I. Rome is a teacher, writer and editor focusing on applications of contemplative methods in personal and social change. He has directed development of the Garrison Institute's Transforming Trauma initiative as well as programs applying contemplative methods in K-12 education and environmental change work. Earlier, he was senior vice president for planning and development […]

At overcrowded and underfunded public schools across the country high suspension rates are exacerbating existing achievement gaps. Often, chaosb in the classroom is to blame, keeping students from concentrating on their classes. On this edition we'll hear excerpts from Russell Long's film “Room to Breathe” which takes us to a middle school in San Francisco, California, that began teaching mindfulness in the hopes of giving students the skills they need to focus on learning. Featuring: Ling Busch, guidance counselor at Marina Middle School; Megan Cowan, mindfulness teacher, students and teachers at Marina Middle School in San Francisco. For More Information Mindful Schools http://www.mindfulschools.org/ Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn on Mindfulness http://youtu.be/fEINtdXIqns Reproducing Social Inequality through School Security http://www.edweek.org/media/kupchikward-02security.pdf “Mindfulness” meditation being used in hospitals and schools http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-06-07-meditate_N.htm In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/16/us/16mindful.html?ex=1183608000&en=3d87faf9c47eb9f2&ei=5070 The Garrison Institute http://www.garrisoninstitute.org UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center http://marc.ucla.edu Books: Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness: A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/display.lasso?-KeyValue=33081&-Token. The Mindful Child http://books.simonandschuster.com/Mindful-Child/Susan-Kaiser-Greenland/9781416583004   The post Making Contact – Room To Breathe: From Chaos to Peace in the Classroom appeared first on KPFA.