Podcast appearances and mentions of jan phillips

In this powerful episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen interviews visionary author and spiritual teacher Jan Phillips about her latest book, Stop Seeking, Start Finding: A Book of Hours for Spiritual Evolutionaries. Jan opens up about her transformative life journey—from being a Catholic nun to a global peace pilgrim—and shares how true spiritual awakening comes not from external seeking, but from remembering and reconnecting with what's already within us. They explore themes like spiritual creativity, building a personal faith outside institutional religion, and how to stay present in a noisy world. Whether you're on a spiritual path or just beginning to question old beliefs, this conversation offers deep insights and a gentle call to presence. Learn more about Jan Phillips: https://janphillips.com Topic Discussed: -Jan Phillips' book: Stop Seeking, Start Finding -The difference between religion and faith -The power of presence and creating sacred daily rituals -Letting go of outdated beliefs and embracing spiritual independence -How art, poetry, and silence guide us to inner truth Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ https://gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ ➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Today on our show, we bring you a story by Maxine Poupko. Maxine's story is a great example of character development, showing the tiny details in a complex relationship, and bringing the reader into a different world. Maxine wrote this story for the Writing Class Radio retreat in February 2023. The story was workshopped and refined with feedback and encouragement from the group. If you have a strained relationship with a member of your family, this episode is for you!Maxine Poupko is a writer, a registered nurse, and a health advocate. She teaches writing workshops at the International Women's Writing Guild summer conferences. Her stories have been published in The Sun and the book, A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind, by Jan Phillips. Maxine is a student of Writing Class Radio, which she says is her favorite thing to do.Writing Class Radio is hosted by Allison Langer and Andrea Askowitz. Audio production by Matt Cundill, Evan Surminski, Chloe Emond-Lane, and Aiden Glassey at the Sound Off Media Company. Theme music is by Marnino Toussaint.There's more writing class on our website including stories we study, editing resources, video classes, writing retreats, and live online classes. Join our writing community by following us on Patreon.If you want to write with us every week, you can join our First Draft weekly writers groups. You have the option to join me on Tuesdays 12-1 ET and/or Thursdays with Eduardo Winck 8-9pm ET. You'll write to a prompt and share what you wrote. If you're a business owner, community activist, group that needs healing, entrepreneur and you want to help your team write better, check out all the classes we offer on our website, writingclassradio.com.Join the community that comes together for instruction, an excuse to write, and most importantly, the support from other writers. To learn more, go to www.Patreon.com/writingclassradio. Or sign up HERE for First Draft and receive a FREE Zoom link.A new episode will drop every other WEDNESDAY. A Transcript of this episode is available here. There's no better way to understand ourselves and each other, than by writing and sharing our stories. Everyone has a story. What's yours?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Using Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic by Jan Phillips as the inspiration for her lesson, Rev. Debra will encourage you to think through and perhaps deconstruct your perceptions about God in order to experience deeper spiritual maturity and healing.

Phillips, a gay, former novice of the Catholic Church, reveals her religious crucible and the wisdom she's gained along the way. She says, “I'm no longer a seeker, I'm a finder. Every morning, I find my source. As I say in one of my poems, ‘I eat God for breakfast, and all day long. I metabolize love. ‘” Jan Phillips is an award-winning photographer, writer, multimedia artist, and workshop leader. She's a co-founder of the Livingkindness Foundation, a global network for grassroots philanthropists. Early in her life she entered a convent as a novice to become a nun at the Catholic community of nuns at St. Joseph's Provincial House in Latham, New York. After three years she was abruptly and surprisingly dismissed which led her on a life-quest to seek her personal spiritual truth. Jan Phillips is the author of many CDs and books including The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader (9th Element Press 2006), Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity (Quest Books 1997), God Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing Art (Quest Books 2000), Born Gay: Images & Reflections of an Ordinary Lesbian (Jan Phillips 2003), No Ordinary Time: The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and Evolutionary Creativity (Livingkindness Foundation 2011) and Still On Fire: Field Notes of a Queer Mystic (Unity Books 2021)Interview Date: 4/25/2022 Tags: Jan Phillips, Sister Robert Charles, Margaret Lalor, nun, Father Grabys, homosexuality, Teilhard de Chardin, Catholic confession, photography, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Father Oshida, Meister Eckhart, Memoir, Social Change/Politics, Spirituality, Religion, Buddhism, meditation

Jan Phillips is an award-winning photographer, writer, multimedia artist, and workshop leader. She's a co-founder of the Livingkindness Foundation, a global network for grassroots philanthropists. Early in her life she entered a convent as a novice to become a nun at the Catholic community of nuns at St. Joseph's Provincial House in Latham, New York. After three years she was abruptly and surprisingly dismissed which led her on a life-quest to seek her personal spiritual truth. Jan Phillips is the author of many CDs and books including The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader (9th Element Press 2006), Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity (Quest Books 1997), God Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing Art (Quest Books 2000), Born Gay: Images & Reflections of an Ordinary Lesbian (Jan Phillips 2003), No Ordinary Time: The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and Evolutionary Creativity (Livingkindness Foundation 2011) and Still On Fire: Field Notes of a Queer Mystic (Unity Books 2021)Interview Date: 4/25/2022 Tags: Jan Phillips, faith, dismissal from a convent, homosexuality, coming out as gay, Catholicism, Catholic Mass, Earth as original source, car accident, activism, pacifist, we are the help that is on the way, Memoir, Religion, Spirituality

You are in for a TREAT! Today's guest is the incomparable Diana von Welanetz Wentworth. This vibrant, wise octogenarian has learned to ask all the right questions as she habitually pays attention to her “inner knowing”, GIVES VOICE to insights & suggestions she hears, is sensitive to follow through, and validates the actualization. This process of awareness and preparedness has led Diana to be in the right place, at the right time, over and over, and she openly shares tips and techniques with us. You will ALSO not want to miss her amazing stories of connection and intention!! Spoiler alert: Elvis may be mentioned Diana continues to live her most inspiring life sharing her passions for personal evolution, spreading joy, and community building. She is a private coach as well as facilitator of group endeavors. Her Encore Projects focus on women in their master years (after 60). Find out more here: www.WisdomCircles.com She also invites you to join her for a Soul Stories Retreat in September of 2022 at the fantastic Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica.More information here: https://imiloainstitute.com/retreat/soul-stories/Diana Wentworth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diana.wentworth/ Instagram: @diana.w.wentworth Websites: www.DianaWentworth.com; www.InsideEdge.org Contact: diana@dianawentworth.comDiana's Favourite album: Think of Yourself, by Jan Phillips

Our special guest today is author and speaker Jan Phillips. Jan recently published a book called, "Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic." She is a thought leader and will be sharing details about her intriguing new book that is a memoir of spiritual healing. Deepak Chopra, M.D. called her book, "an evolutionary work that connects spiritual consciousness with global action. A prophetic work of prose, prayer, and poetry."Stay tuned after the discussion for a meditation by ellie hutchison.Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, June 5 @8:45a (MST)To watch the video podcast: CLICK HERE__________Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay

Author Jan Phillips was a devoted Catholic who wanted nothing more than to be a nun and who joyously entered the convent at 18. Two years later, she was dismissed for “a disposition unsuited to religious life, with excessive and exclusive friendships.” She was lesbian. She had always known it. “It was being homosexual that made me want to kill myself [at 12],” she writes. “As far as I knew, there was nothing worse than being queer. They were perverts, sinners, hated by God, hated by just about everyone. Lezzies, bull dykes, fags, queers, lesbos—all damned, and there I was, one of them.” Phillips tells the sometimes heartbreaking story of her life with compassion and humor, while also sharing her poetry, songs, and photos along the way. Over the years, she created a life of love, service, community, and prayer. She evolved her understanding of God and came to see herself—and all of us—as the light of the world. “Had I not been born gay … my heart would not have broken in half, would not have opened itself to Love Supreme, would not have been tenderized by life's bitter pounding.” Phillips traveled the globe on a one-woman peace pilgrimage, raised the consciousness of women, faced her privilege on a trip to India, and is working today to dismantle structural racism. Her Living kindness Foundation supports schoolchildren in Nigeria. “Any spirituality that does not bring about more justice, more social awareness, more right action in the world is a lame and impotent excuse for faith … My action for justice is my spirituality.

Jan Phillips' quest has taken her into and out of a religious convent, across the country on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Livingkindness Foundation, which created a Learning Center in Nigeria and supports anti-racist creative projects by black women in the U.S. Jan is the author of eleven award-winning books and a thought leader who bridges spiritual intelligence, evolutionary creativity, and social transformation. She has taught in over 25 countries, and has published work in the New York Times, Ms., Newsday, People, Parade Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Spirituality and Health, Science of Mind, National Catholic Reporter, Sun Magazine. Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic is her first memoir. For more information about Jan Phillips and her work visit her website at www.janphillips.com.   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION About the book and her inspiration for writing it. Being Gay. And Catholic. And Suicidal Experiences in the Convent Religion vs. Spirituality Marginalization and Homophobia What is a Queer Mystic? What's next for Jan Phillips?   STILL ON FIRE: FIELD NOTES FROM A QUEER MYSTIC Jan Phillips was a devoted Catholic who wanted nothing more than to be a nun and who joyously entered the convent at 18. Two years later, she was dismissed for “a disposition unsuited to religious life, with excessive and exclusive friendships.” She was lesbian. She had always known it. “It was being homosexual that made me want to kill myself [at 12]. As far as I knew, there was nothing worse than being queer. They were perverts, sinners, hated by God, hated by just about everyone. Lezzies, bull dykes, fags, queers, lesbos―all damned, and there I was, one of them.” Still on Fire is a memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing, of judgment and forgiveness, and of social activism in a world that is in our hands. Phillips traveled the globe on a one-woman peace pilgrimage, raised the consciousness of women, faced her privilege on a trip to India, and is working to dismantle structural racism. Her The Livingkindness Foundation supports schoolchildren in Nigeria. “Any spirituality that does not bring about more justice, more social awareness, more right action in the world is a lame and impotent excuse for faith … My action for justice is my spirituality.” Over the years, Phillips created a life of love, service, community, and prayer. She evolved her understanding of God and came to see herself―and all of us―as the light of the world. “Had I not been born gay … my heart would not have broken in half, would not have opened itself to Love Supreme, would not have been tenderized by life's bitter pounding.” She tells the story of her life with humor and compassion, sharing her poetry, songs, and photos along the way.

Jan Phillips was a devoted Catholic who wanted nothing more than to be a nun and who joyously entered the convent at 18. Two years later, she was dismissed for “a disposition unsuited to religious life, with excessive and exclusive friendships.” She was lesbian. She had always known it. “It was being homosexual that made me want to kill myself [at 12]. As far as I knew, there was nothing worse than being queer. They were perverts, sinners, hated by God, hated by just about everyone. Lezzies, bull dykes, fags, queers, lesbos―all damned, and there I was, one of them.” Still on Fire is a memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing, of judgment and forgiveness, and of social activism in a world that is in our hands. Phillips traveled the globe on a one-woman peace pilgrimage, raised the consciousness of women, faced her privilege on a trip to India, and is working to dismantle structural racism.  The Livingkindness Foundation supports schoolchildren in Nigeria. “Any spirituality that does not bring about more justice, more social awareness, more right action in the world is a lame and impotent excuse for faith … Her action for justice is my her spirituality.” Over the years, Phillips created a life of love, service, community, and prayer. She evolved her understanding of God and came to see herself―and all of us―as the light of the world. “Had I not been born gay … my heart would not have broken in half, would not have opened itself to Love Supreme, would not have been tenderized by life's bitter pounding.” She tells the story of her life with humor and compassion, sharing her poetry, songs, and photos along the way.

Jan Phillips was a devoted Catholic who wanted nothing more than to be a nun and who joyously entered the convent at 18. Two years later, she was dismissed for “a disposition unsuited to religious life, with excessive and exclusive friendships.” She was lesbian. She had always known it. “It was being homosexual that made me want to kill myself [at 12]. As far as I knew, there was nothing worse than being queer. They were perverts, sinners, hated by God, hated by just about everyone. Lezzies, bull dykes, fags, queers, lesbos―all damned, and there I was, one of them.” Still on Fire is a memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing, of judgment and forgiveness, and of social activism in a world that is in our hands. Phillips traveled the globe on a one-woman peace pilgrimage, raised the consciousness of women, faced her privilege on a trip to India, and is working to dismantle structural racism.  The Livingkindness Foundation supports schoolchildren in Nigeria. “Any spirituality that does not bring about more justice, more social awareness, more right action in the world is a lame and impotent excuse for faith … Her action for justice is my her spirituality.” Over the years, Phillips created a life of love, service, community, and prayer. She evolved her understanding of God and came to see herself―and all of us―as the light of the world. “Had I not been born gay … my heart would not have broken in half, would not have opened itself to Love Supreme, would not have been tenderized by life's bitter pounding.” She tells the story of her life with humor and compassion, sharing her poetry, songs, and photos along the way.

Jan Phillips was a devoted Catholic who wanted nothing more than to be a nun and who joyously entered the convent at 18. Two years later, she was dismissed for “a disposition unsuited to religious life, with excessive and exclusive friendships.” She was lesbian. She had always known it. “It was being homosexual that made me want to kill myself [at 12]. As far as I knew, there was nothing worse than being queer. They were perverts, sinners, hated by God, hated by just about everyone. Lezzies, bull dykes, fags, queers, lesbos―all damned, and there I was, one of them.” Still on Fire is a memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing, of judgment and forgiveness, and of social activism in a world that is in our hands. Phillips traveled the globe on a one-woman peace pilgrimage, raised the consciousness of women, faced her privilege on a trip to India, and is working to dismantle structural racism.  The Livingkindness Foundation supports schoolchildren in Nigeria. “Any spirituality that does not bring about more justice, more social awareness, more right action in the world is a lame and impotent excuse for faith … Her action for justice is my her spirituality.” Over the years, Phillips created a life of love, service, community, and prayer. She evolved her understanding of God and came to see herself―and all of us―as the light of the world. “Had I not been born gay … my heart would not have broken in half, would not have opened itself to Love Supreme, would not have been tenderized by life's bitter pounding.” She tells the story of her life with humor and compassion, sharing her poetry, songs, and photos along the way.

In Season 10 of Healing Arts Podcast, Shelley interviews spiritual teachers, healers, writers and artists. Today she welcomes Jan Phillips to discuss Still on Fire https://www.amazon.com/Still-Fire-Field-Notes-Mystic/dp/0871594161 Visit Jan online: https://janphillips.com/ Watch the show on YouTube on Past Life Lady Channel! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! https://www.youtube.com/c/PastLifeLady Order Shelley's new book! Blast from the Past: Healing Spontaneous Past Life Memories: https://www.amazon.com/Blast-Past-Healing-Spontaneous-Memories/dp/0738768502 Visit Shelley online: https://pastlifelady.com/ Follow her on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pastlifelady https://www.facebook.com/shelleykaehr Instagram: @shelleykaehr Twitter: @shelleykaehr Online school: https://healingarts.thinkific.com/ Words and images copyright © 2022 by Shelley A. Kaehr, Ph.D. Products and services are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always check with a medical professional for your health concerns. By accessing and using this website and its related goods, services, and other connected sites, links, and resources, you agree and accept that Shelley A. Kaehr and any other party involved with creation or management of this site is not liable for any damage or loss in any form arising out of your access or use of this site and its related content and services. You accept all responsibility for your interpretations, decisions, uses, actions, and consequences resulting from your access to this site and its related content in all forms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/healingarts/message

Paul talks with Jan Phillips, photographer, blogger, traveler, musician, and author of Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic. Her book is a compelling memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing.

Paul talks with Jan Phillips, photographer, blogger, traveler, musician, and author of Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic. Her book is a compelling memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing.

Today's interview is with Jan Phillips who is an author of 10 other books, TedxTalk, artist, activist, advocate, and musician!Jan Phillips wrote her Memoir, "STILL ON FIRE. Field Notes from a Queen Mystic". In this interview, Jan Phillips discusses with Betsy Wurzel her experiences growing up gay, being dismissed from the Convent, and traveling the world.  Jan Phillips also has the Living Kindness Foundation that supports schoolchildren in Nigeria.  "Around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage"Jan Phillips welcomes people to visit her website for more information about her advocacy, books, music, and YouTube videos and to receive a newsletter.

Today's interview is with Jan Phillips who is an author of 10 other books, TedxTalk, artist, activist, advocate, and musician! Jan Phillips wrote her Memoir, "STILL ON FIRE. Field Notes from a Queen Mystic". In this interview, Jan Phillips discusses with Betsy Wurzel her experiences growing up gay, being dismissed from the Convent, and traveling the world.  Jan Phillips also has the Living Kindness Foundation that supports schoolchildren in Nigeria.  "Around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage" Jan Phillips welcomes people to visit her website for more information about her advocacy, books, music, and YouTube videos and to receive a newsletter.

Today's interview is with Jan Phillips who is an author of 10 other books, TedxTalk, artist, activist, advocate, and musician! Jan Phillips wrote her Memoir, "STILL ON FIRE. Field Notes from a Queen Mystic". In this interview, Jan Phillips discusses with Betsy Wurzel her experiences growing up gay, being dismissed from the Convent, and traveling the world.  Jan Phillips also has the Living Kindness Foundation that supports schoolchildren in Nigeria.  "Around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage" Jan Phillips welcomes people to visit her website for more information about her advocacy, books, music, and YouTube videos and to receive a newsletter.

Today's interview is with Jan Phillips who is an author of 10 other books, TedxTalk, artist, activist, advocate, and musician! Jan Phillips wrote her Memoir, "STILL ON FIRE. Field Notes from a Queen Mystic". In this interview, Jan Phillips discusses with Betsy Wurzel her experiences growing up gay, being dismissed from the Convent, and traveling the world.  Jan Phillips also has the Living Kindness Foundation that supports schoolchildren in Nigeria.  "Around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage" Jan Phillips welcomes people to visit her website for more information about her advocacy, books, music, and YouTube videos and to receive a newsletter.

Today's interview is with Jan Phillips who is an author of 10 other books, TedxTalk, artist, activist, advocate, and musician! Jan Phillips wrote her Memoir, "STILL ON FIRE. Field Notes from a Queen Mystic". In this interview, Jan Phillips discusses with Betsy Wurzel her experiences growing up gay, being dismissed from the Convent, and traveling the world.  Jan Phillips also has the Living Kindness Foundation that supports schoolchildren in Nigeria.  "Around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage" Jan Phillips welcomes people to visit her website for more information about her advocacy, books, music, and YouTube videos and to receive a newsletter.

Today's interview is with Jan Phillips who is an author of 10 other books, TedxTalk, artist, activist, advocate, and musician! Jan Phillips wrote her Memoir, "STILL ON FIRE. Field Notes from a Queen Mystic". In this interview, Jan Phillips discusses with Betsy Wurzel her experiences growing up gay, being dismissed from the Convent, and traveling the world. Jan Phillips also has the Living Kindness Foundation that supports schoolchildren in Nigeria. "Around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage" Jan Phillips welcomes people to visit her website for more information about her advocacy, books, music, and YouTube videos and to receive a newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan Phillips shares her story from her new book, Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic. Jan was a devoted Catholic who wanted nothing more than to be a nun and who joyously entered the convent at 18. Two years later, she was dismissed for “a disposition unsuited to religious life, with excessive and exclusive friendships.” Realizing that she was gay, Jan went on a journey to acceptance and created a life of love, service, and prayer.

According to Pew Research, about one-quarter of Americans identify as spiritual, but not religious. It is becoming apparent that communicating with the divine need not be done in a church or a place that identifies with one religion, as many have done in the past. As universal consciousness awakens, how will our relationship with God transform? Will we be able to embrace stillness and quiet moments to allow God, the Divine, Source, or the Universe to speak to us in a way that lights the way toward compassion and love? To seek out guidance on how we can redefine our spiritual practice, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two theologists who have contemplated ethics, evolution, and the divine. Rabbi Wayne Dosick is the host of Spirit Talk Live!, a visiting professor at the University of San Diego, and the author of many books including Radical Loving: One God, One World, and One People, which he discusses during the conversation. Jan Phillips is a speaker and award-winning author. She was excommunicated from the catholic church for her lifestyle choices. Jan recounts her life experiences as a former nun, an activist, a spiritual guide, and a writing coach in her memoir, Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic. She shares stories from the book and the spiritual journey of following her truth.

Current Program 885 Week Commencing November 19th 2021 Jan Phillips – Field Notes From A Queer Mystic Website: janphillips.com  download the MP3 PROGRAM 885 Also available  as an Apple Podcast… https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/welcome-to-radiooutthere-com/id1444988978       

This is not the first time that I am interviewing author and thought leader Jan Phillips.  She's been in the show a couple of times and have become a very good friend of mine.  In my recent interview with Jan, we speak about her new book entitled "Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic" Jan is a  natural story teller who provides insipiration to her audience and in this interview she shares an inspirational story for the teens and the  community who wants to find out how to create a vital and inspired spiritual life for themselves, which will inform all their actions in the world. Still on Fire is a memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing, of judgment and forgiveness for people to read, to understand what they went through, and to then relate that to things they might be going through in their life, where they're having similar reactions to it.

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#192 My wonderful guest today is Jan Phillips. Jan is an activist, thought leader, award-winning author and speaker. During our conversation today, we discuss the effects of polarization due to opposing beliefs, the freeing effects of a regular spiritual practice, how other people's negativities can dim our lights, and how we can find our true purpose in life by leaning into our pain. We also discuss Jan's latest book, Still on Fire, and how it raises awareness about the LGBTQ community. If you've been struggling with the beliefs and dogmas pushed on to you by your surroundings and are looking for ways to create your own original beliefs, then this episode is for you. “To me, the spiritual practice moves us closer and closer to that sense of union with the very thing we can't touch.” About Jan: Jan Phillips is a thought leader, award-winning author and dynamic speaker. She is co-founder and executive director of the Livingkindness Foundation. Jan has worked in 23 countries presenting keynotes, workshops, and retreats. She creates a unique multi-sensory experience, weaving humor, storytelling, video and music to inspire and ignite insights for life-changing action. Jan shows people how to access their wisdom, activate their creative energy and communicate with passion and power. Her own quest has led her into and out of a religious community, across the U.S. on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. Blending east and west, art and activism, reflection and ritual, Jan's presentations are transformative, uplifting and soul-stirring. Jan's Website: janphillips.com Jan's Books: janphillips.com/shop-cat/books Key points with time stamp: The meaning of unity and being the servant of unity (00:12) How can we start to connect to the deeper aspects of ourselves? (04:58) The role of meditation in creating balance (09:25) To what extent do our traumas allow for spiritual exploration? (12:29) How can we become unburdened by other people's mental debris? (18:38) What if we alienate people based on their beliefs? (21:20) Feeling spiritually adrift and how to find your way (30:51) Co-Creation and our purpose on Earth (38:15) Personal responsibility in improving the future (39:55) Realizing and overcoming old beliefs (41:55) Raising awareness of the LGBTQ community: a goal of Still on Fire (44:48) “What keeps you from a spiritual practice?” (49:16) Mentioned in this episode: Still on Fire, Jan's latest book About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

Jan Phillips shares her memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing. A devoted Catholic, Jan wanted nothing more than to be a nun. She entered the convent at 18 but was dismissed for being gay. Phillips tells her sometimes heartbreaking story with compassion and humor. This is for anyone who has felt like an outsider and who has questioned their place in the world.

"Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic", a memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing, of judgment and forgiveness, and of social activism in a world that is in our hands. Jan Phillips is a visionary thought leader, award-winning author and dynamic speaker. She is co-founder and executive director of the Livingkindness Foundation. Jan has worked in 23 countries presenting keynotes, workshops, and retreats. She creates a unique multi-sensory experience, weaving humor, storytelling, video and music to inspire and ignite insights for life-changing action. Jan shows people how to access their wisdom, activate their creative energy and communicate with passion and power. Her own quest has led her into and out of a religious community, across the U.S. on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. Blending east and west, art and activism, reflection and ritual, Jan's presentations are transformative, uplifting and soul-stirring.

"Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic", a memoir of religious wounding and spiritual healing, of judgment and forgiveness, and of social activism in a world that is in our hands. Jan Phillips is a visionary thought leader, award-winning author and dynamic speaker. She is co-founder and executive director of the Livingkindness Foundation. Jan has worked in 23 countries presenting keynotes, workshops, and retreats. She creates a unique multi-sensory experience, weaving humor, storytelling, video and music to inspire and ignite insights for life-changing action. Jan shows people how to access their wisdom, activate their creative energy and communicate with passion and power. Her own quest has led her into and out of a religious community, across the U.S. on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. Blending east and west, art and activism, reflection and ritual, Jan's presentations are transformative, uplifting and soul-stirring.

What is on fire within you? Living life as our authentic self in full expression can take us on many journeys and life will continue to serve as a teacher to us along that path.Award winning Author, Activist, Artist, and executive and co-founder of The Living Kindness Foundation, Jan Phillips will take us through jouney as we discuss her touching and powerful new memoir, Still on Fire, Field Notes from a Queer Mystic. From rejection, to self-discovery and redemption, this is an inspirational conversation that will leave you feeling lit up and expansive.

Barbara Gaughen-Muller Interviews Jan Phillips, Author, Artist, Musician by Barbara Gaughen-Muller

Jan Phillips is a visionary thought leader, award-winning author and dynamic speaker. She is co-founder and executive director of the Livingkindness Foundation. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, Sun, Newsday, People Magazine, and the Christian Science Monitor. She is co-founder and executive director of Livingkindness Foundation. Jan has worked in 23 countries presenting keynotes, workshops, and retreats. She creates a unique multi-sensory experience, weaving humor, storytelling, video and music to inspire and ignite insights for life-changing action. Jan shows people how to access their wisdom, activate their creative energy and communicate with passion and power. Her own quest has led her into and out of a religious community, across the U.S. on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. Blending east and west, art and activism, reflection and ritual, Jan's presentations are transformative, uplifting, and soul-stirring. Since the interview, Jan was a TEDx speaker. Visit Jan's website: https://janphillips.com/

Jan Phillips is an award-winning photographer, writer, multimedia artist, and national workshop leader. She's co-founder and Executive Director of the Livingkindness Foundation, a global network for grassroots philanthropists. She is the author of many books and CDs, including The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader (9th Element Press 2006), Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity (Quest Books 1997), God Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing Art (Quest Books 2000), Born Gay: Images & Reflections of an Ordinary Lesbian (Jan Phillips 2003), No Ordinary Time: The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and Evolutionary Creativity (Livingkindness Foundation 2011)Interview Date: 11/4/2011    Tags: Personal Transformation, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality

How can we practice mindfulness to mend our hearts? Can our own creativity and exploration of our internal landscape offer us solace in times of loss? As an artist, educator, and spiritual practitioner, Jan Phillips has worked with countless people who are facing major loss and transition, to help them find a way through their heartache by bringing grief outward, making room for comfort inward. Jan will share her story and her teachings with us, showing us how mindfulness has helped her and those she works with.

How can we practice mindfulness to mend our hearts? Can our own creativity and exploration of our internal landscape offer us solace in times of loss? As an artist, educator, and spiritual practitioner, Jan Phillips has worked with countless people who are facing major loss and transition, to help them find a way through their heartache by bringing grief outward, making room for comfort inward. Jan will share her story and her teachings with us, showing us how mindfulness has helped her and those she works with.

The Call to Beauty— Jan Phillips is an author, creator, and facilitator who ignites original thinking and inspires action. For her, it's all Beauty. In her events, she uses images, music, poetry, and storytelling to evoke deep, nondualistic creative thinking and merge the heart and the mind. Jan is cofounder and executive director of the Livingkindness Foundation.  

Tami Simon speaks with Jan Phillips, an award-winning writer, artist, photographer, and workshop leader. Jan is a cofounder of Syracuse Cultural Workers, and is the author of the books God Is at Eye Level and Marry Your Muse. With Sounds True, she has produced the 12-session audio learning program, The Marry Your Muse Workshop: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity. In this episode, Tami speaks with Jan about the Artist's Creed, a manifesto she wrote to support aspiring writers when they confront their blocks and fears. She also speaks about the connection between creativity and leadership, and why Jan believes creativity is the ultimate act of faith. (49 minutes)

Jan Phillips, Author of The Art of Original Thinking—The Making of a Thought Leader , is one of the founders and principal members of the 9th Element Group, an organization dedicated to promoting thought leadership by providing compelling keynote speakers, educational programs, products, workshops and seminars. Her own quest has led her into and out of a religious community, across the U.S. on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. Blending east and west, art a