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On Tuesday's show: A new statewide health care poll finds nearly two thirds of Texans are skipping or postponing care because it costs too much. We discuss that and other findings from the Episcopal Health Foundation's annual poll on health care access and affordability.Also this hour: Does Houston get snubbed? We certainly host our share of big events, but when it comes to popular culture -- films, television, concerts -- why is Houston sometimes bypassed? We revisit our conversation about that subject from last year.Then, author Clint Smith talks about how Hurricane Katrina forced him to relocate from his home in New Orleans to Houston and how that experience shaped him as a writer. And he talks about his award-winning book, How the Word Is Passed, which examined historical sites across the country and how they do -- and often do not -- reckon with our nation's history of slavery. Smith speaks in Houston March 18 at a fundraising event for The Jung Center of Houston.And we talk with comedian Russell Howard ahead of his March 18 show in Houston.
In this profound episode, Dr. Jennifer Reid speaks with renowned Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis about personal growth, life transitions, and the journey of self-discovery. Dr. Hollis, a distinguished faculty member at the Jung Center of Houston and author of over 20 books, shares deep insights about finding one's authentic path and understanding the messages our psyche sends us.The Journey from Academia to Depth PsychologyDr. Hollis shares his personal story of transformation, beginning with a midlife depression while working as a humanities professor. This crisis led him to retrain as a Jungian analyst in Zurich, Switzerland, ultimately discovering that his true calling lay in helping others explore their psychological depths.Understanding the Soul's JourneyDr. Hollis explains how we often lose touch with our authentic selves in childhood and must work to recover this connection in adulthood. He emphasizes that this recovery isn't self-indulgent but rather essential for both personal growth and our relationships with others.The Two Halves of LifeThe conversation explores how life's first half focuses on adaptation and fitting in, while the second half calls us to deeper questions of meaning and authenticity. Dr. Hollis discusses how this transition often emerges during midlife or significant life changes.On the Soul's Journey:"The soul is intuited in childhood, pushed aside by the adaptive choices of consciousness and recovered in adulthood only when we are willing to open to it."On Childhood's Impact:"Jung said the greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of the parent. And what he meant by that was wherever the parent is stuck, the child sooner or later is going to internalize that as a roadmap and either repeat that, which is very common, or spend a lifetime trying to get away from it."On Finding Your Path:"You're not here to live someone else's pattern. That's already taken. You're here to learn yours, find your path."On Self-Understanding:"It's not so much what we do or think or feel or believe or desire. It's what that is in service to inside of us that makes a difference."On Personal Growth:"Something inside of each of us knows what's right for us. How do you access that? How do you pay attention to that?"Dr. Reid on Instagram: @jenreidmd and LinkedInAlso check out Dr. Reid's regular contributions to Psychology Today: Think Like a Shrink.Thanks for reading A Mind of Her Own and listening to The Reflective Mind! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Seeking a mental health provider? Try Psychology TodayNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Dial 988 for mental health crisis supportSAMHSA's National Helpline - 1-800-662-HELP (4357)-a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.Disclaimer:The views expressed on this podcast reflect those of the host and guests, and are not associated with any organization or academic site.The information and other content provided on this podcast or in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this website is for general information purposes only.If you or any other person has a medical concern, you should consult with your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something that have read on this website, blog or in any linked materials. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services (911) immediately. You can also access the National Suicide Help Line at 1-800-273-8255 or call 988 for mental health emergencies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amindofherown.substack.com
Welcome to the Spirituality Now! podcast. Today, we have a very special guest joining us: Sebastian Siegel.Sebastian is a British-American filmmaker, author, and Integral therapist whose work centers on themes of courage, consciousness, and transcendence. He is highly regarded by leaders in various fields, including Dr. James Hollis, founder of the Jung Center; don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements; visionary artist Alex Grey; and John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods. His acclaimed film, Grace and Grit, adapted from Ken Wilber's true story, delves into love that transcends life itself. It's currently trending as one of the most-watched movies in Latin America and is also available for streaming in the U.S. on Amazon and Apple. In addition to his filmmaking, Sebastian is the founder of Lucid Dreaming Adventure and works with a range of high-functioning clients in his practice in Santa Monica.In today's episode, we'll be diving into the topics of:Grace and GritThemes of Courage and TranscendenceLucid Dreaming AdventureIntegral TherapyThe Intersection of Art and SpiritualityWith this episode, you can gain a deeper understanding of how courage and transcendence can be woven into your daily life. If you've ever faced the challenge of seeking meaning or navigating personal transformation, this conversation will provide the insight and inspiration to guide you, especially in that regard.Listen and subscribe now on Spotify or your preferred podcast platform. Watch, subscribe, and share on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/yDLQ6kjtUek You can follow and learn more about Sebastian's work through the following links:Official Website: sebastiansiegel.comInstagram: @sebastiansiegel1 Facebook: Sebastian SiegelJoin us for this enlightening discussion as we explore the depths of consciousness and the transformative power of transcendence & storytelling.Podcast produced by Brilliant Futures Productions. Sponsored by Delaflor Teachings Int.
This guided practice, recorded for the Jung Center of Houston's MBSI Power of Community series, invites you to turn your attention inward with kindness and understanding. As you listen, allow yourself to be held in a space of warmth and acceptance. This meditation offers an opportunity to connect with parts of ourselves that might feel uncomfortable.
To say Dr. Sean Fitzpatrick helped The Rose navigate the pandemic would be an understatement. As the Executive Director of The Jung Center, he's not only given our community hope in the darkest of times, but he's also done so for countless others in the Houston area. During this conversation, Dorothy and Dr. Fitzpatrick talk about the past four years and how they've impacted the breast cancer community. He'll talk about the need for caregivers to embrace self-care and encourages breast cancer patients to engage in self-acceptance. But back to self-care. We get a brief history lesson when Dr. Fitzpatrick discusses Audre Lorde. He said, “She was faced with this decision early 80s. She was a black woman, single mother, uninsured, trying to make the difficult decision of whether she was going to just live out what life she had left serving her values, which really was serving the needs of black women, or if she was going to take the step back to seek treatment.” Learn more about Sean's work and The Jung Center at www.junghouston.com. Help us share the mission of The Rose by subscribing to Let's Talk About Your Breasts on your favorite podcast platform, and by sharing with your family and friends. Please consider supporting us at therose.org. Your donation could help save the life of an uninsured woman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Title: Are We Living in A Simulation? Testing Tom Campbell's Consciousness-Based Simulation TheoryThis hour-long audio clip is a collection of excerpts from a three-hour long conversation with guest Eliott Edge that can be found on my Patreon page. A new option of a one-time purchase is now available as well, if you'd like to listen to the whole episode! Please visit my Patreon to learn more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rr-patreon-tier-111609568 As listed on Eliott's website bio, he "is a critically-acclaimed author, artist, and international speaker. Eliott has published and presented through The Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies, The University of Melbourne, Stevens Institute of Technology, Anthology Film Archives, The C.G. Jung Center, The Fenris Wolf, The Museum of Computer Arts, VRTO, Block Seoul, and Disinformation. His work has been included in university curricula as well as cited in Masters' theses and Doctoral dissertations. Edge's interests include cyborg anthropology, simulation theory, media theory, consciousness and psi research, liminality, psychoanalysis, psychedelics, western occultism, contemporary folklore, as well as AI, culture and film criticism. Edge is a member of Das Unbehagen: Free Association for Psychoanalysis, and a Media & Arts Advisory Board member for The Lifeboat Foundation."In this discussion, Eliott shares his insights and views surrounding the work of Thomas Campbell, a former NASA physicist who specialized in technology development and complex-system risk analysis for both government and industry. In addition, for more than 50 years, he conducted scientific, drug-free research into altered states of consciousness. Out of this work came My Big TOE, or Theory of Everything, a scientific model of reality based on the insight that consciousness is fundamental to all existence. Eliott is currently working on his own book that discusses Campbell's simulation theory, which posits that our idea of reality is actually a virtual simulation. According to Campbell, consciousness is the fundamental basis of what we consider reality, and the physical universe is a virtual construct created by this consciousness.In our discussion, Eliott talks as well about another simulation theory called the ‘ancestor simulation hypothesis' and the problems associated with this. We also talk about how paranormal, or supernatural experiences such as out-of-body experiences, remote viewing, ghosts, UFOs, etc., play into this concept. As Eliott is not only interested in the scientific side of the story, he also talks about how occult practitioners, such as those found in ritual magick and chaos magick, as well as religious practitioners from any path can also benefit from learning about Campbell's work. He explains everything in a down-to-earth manner so that anyone from any walk of life can understand the principles.Eliott Edgewriting | EliottedgeOddEdges - YouTubeEliott Edge and Tom Campbell in Conversation Part 1 of 2 (youtube.com)Eliott Edge and Tom Campbell in Conversation Part 2 of 2 (youtube.com)Home | Testing the Simulation Hypothesis (testingthehypothesis.com)My Big TOE (my-big-toe.com)Tom Campbell - My Big TOE (my-big-toe.com)My Big TOE Trilogy : Thomas Campbell : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveExperiential Expanded Consciousness Meditation Programs and Research – The Monroe InstituteThe Monroe Explorer Tapes - YouTubeExplorer Series: Compiled Audio Files (1-32) : The Monroe Institute : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveTheme Music: Daniel P. Shea
To say Dr. Sean Fitzpatrick helped The Rose navigate the pandemic would be an understatement. As the Executive Director of The Jung Center, he's not only given our community hope in the darkest of times, but he's also done so for countless others in the Houston area. During this conversation, Dorothy and Dr. Fitzpatrick talk about the past four years and how they've impacted the breast cancer community. He'll talk about the need for caregivers to embrace self-care and encourages breast cancer patients to engage in self-acceptance. But back to self-care. We get a brief history lesson when Dr. Fitzpatrick discusses Audre Lorde, poet, author and professor. He describes how she was a black woman, single mother, uninsured, trying to make the difficult decision of whether she was going to continue serving her values, specifically serving the needs of black women, or if she was going to take a step back to seek breast cancer treatment and share her experience with others. Learn more about Sean's work and The Jung Center at www.junghouston.org. Help us share the mission of The Rose by subscribing to Let's Talk About Your Breasts on your favorite podcast platform, and by sharing with your family and friends. Please consider supporting us at therose.org. Your donation could help save the life of an uninsured woman. Key Questions Answered 1.) Why is must we nurture our well-being, especially in the face of adversity? as the isolation brought on by the pandemic. 2.) How is breast cancer tied to the origin of self-care? 3.) What can we do to foster better support networks in our community? 4.) What are Dr. Fitzpatrick's tips for managing self-care? Chapters 00:00 Self-care in pandemic: simplified approach for all. 03:51 Infants have instinct to notice surroundings instinctively. 07:47 Paying attention to body signals for calm. 12:55 Well being defined as happiness and contentment. 15:04 Well-being through relationships, including self and community. 18:38 Commute time transformed during pandemic, newfound appreciation. 23:46 Audrey Lord, influential writer, faced cancer decision. 24:48 Self-care as political act for black woman. 28:11 Recognize interdependence, create spaces for connection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Tuesday's show: With news of the city-wide boil water notice being lifted, we bring you the latest on what caused it and the coming review of how it happened. And the next session of the Texas Legislature doesn't begin until January, but plenty of bills for the session have been filed. While plenty of them are very serious, there are some that are filed simply for political theater in order to score points with constituents. We talk about both kinds with Rice University's Mark Jones. Also this hour: A startup called Greentown Labs wants to train the next generation of entrepreneurs to address the threat of climate change – while making a lot of money along the way -- through its new TEX-E program. Then, we learn how a researcher Luis Medina is using a new telenovela to help Latinos dealing with Alzheimer's disease. And stories of grief and healing inspire (w)Hole, a new exhibit combining audio storytelling and visual art at The Jung Center through Dec. 20.
John Ross Palmer is a wonderful Houston artist whose artwork is in places like Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, the Jung Center, and amazing restaurants. His work is a part of the collections of the Dalai Lama, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. He clearly sees how the science of behavior is a part of art. Have a listen to how he has used his passion to help others artist be able to pursue their passion. Enjoy and stay for the question.
Dr. Ann Friedman, Director of Curriculum for the Mind Body Spirit Institute of The Jung Center of Houston joins us for a discussion on how to live a joy-filled life. Hear the distinction between joy and happiness and learn the value of bringing your joy to work with you!
Guest, Mila Golovine Graduate of the first class of the University of Houston (UH) Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship (WCE) at Bauer College of Business, Ludmila (Mila) Rusakova Golovine, years later, runs the global language solutions company she presented in her class business plan and then started in 1993. She has grown MasterWord into a world-ranked Top 50 multi-million-dollar company that delivers language access and enables success of international organizations, projects, and initiatives in over 400+ languages. Golovine, who speaks Russian, French and English, is the driving force behind MasterWord's mission to Connect People Across Language and Culture. She is respected nationally and internationally for her innovative management processes and industry-leading client solutions. As a professional translator, interpreter and business leader, she has guided MasterWord's scope and capabilities, understanding the complexities of the global marketplace and providing her teams the tools to hone razor-sharp plans of action that generate successful results. She excels at providing clients innovative solutions based on creative thinking, strategic planning, the latest in technology and doing business with heart. After graduating with a double major in Finance and Marketing from UH Bauer College, Golovine completed her Masters coursework in Entrepreneurship at the UH Wolff Center, where she continues to participate as a mentor and guest lecturer. She was recognized with the Outstanding Young Alumni of UH Award in 1997 and decades later featured as a most prominent alumnus of the UH Bauer College in the Bloomberg Business Week profile. In 2014 she was the first WCE alum to endow a scholarship at her alma mater and in 2014 and 2015 achieved the Houston Business Journal (HBJ) “Cougar 100” for Top 100 UH Alumni businesses. Her work has been recognized by the following awards and rankings: HBJ Outstanding CEO of a Medium-Sized Company (2017); EY Entrepreneur of the Year Gulf Coast Area Finalist (2017); Enterprising Women magazine “Enterprising Women of the Year” (2016), Certificate of Congressional Recognition G7 “Excellence in International Service award (2015), Houston Woman magazine “Savvy Sister Award” (2013), “Houston's 50 Most Influential Women of 2017” Houston Woman Magazine, “Top 100 Women Owned Businesses” in Texas and “Top 500 Women-Owned Businesses” in the U.S. (DiversityBusiness.com), one of “15 Largest Language Services Providers in North America” and one of “50 Largest Language Services Providers Worldwide” (Common Sense Advisory). Throughout her career Golovine has prioritized community service by heading initiatives and generating support for Friends of Integrative Medicine at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Greater Houston Partnership, Jung Center – Houston, Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research and Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators (founding member). She serves on the Board of the Rothko Chapel, Advisory Board for the Mind, Body, Spirit Institute of the Jung Center, chairs the Advisory Subcommittee for the Translation and Interpretation Program at the Houston Community College, is the Chapter Manager for the Texas Chapter of Women in Localization and a member of the International Women's Forum, Charter 100, and Women's Business Enterprise Alliance. Golovine contributes to the arts and fields of mindful leadership, multicultural workplaces, entrepreneurship and social justice/human trafficking as a patron, speaker and writer for UH Bauer College, The Entrepreneurship Institute Presidents' Forum, national and local professional interpreter & translator associations, among others, and as a member of the National Speakers Associatio
Claire Villareal is a Buddhist dharma teacher with a focus on bringing Tibetan wisdom into modern life. She began meditating in 1997 and has spent much time in both personal and group retreat since 1999, making trips to Thailand, India and Nepal to study and meditate in traditional settings in those countries, with pilgrimages to Tibet. She earned her doctorate in Religious Studies from Rice University in Houston with a dissertation that explored contemplative ways of knowing and how they speak to the contemporary academic study of mysticism. Claire is a former Programs Director for Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism in Houston; TX and she is also a former board member for Compassionate Houston. She is currently a member of the Gen X dharma teachers' community and a faculty fellow at the Jung Center in Houston, TX. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/griefandrebirth/support
Claire Villareal is a Buddhist dharma teacher with a focus on bringing Tibetan wisdom into modern life. She began meditating in 1997 and has spent much time in both personal and group retreat since 1999, making trips to Thailand, India and Nepal to study and meditate in traditional settings in those countries, with pilgrimages to Tibet. She earned her doctorate in Religious Studies from Rice University in Houston with a dissertation that explored contemplative ways of knowing and how they speak to the contemporary academic study of mysticism. Claire is a former Programs Director for Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism in Houston; TX and she is also a former board member for Compassionate Houston. She is currently a member of the Gen X dharma teachers' community and a faculty fellow at the Jung Center in Houston, TX. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/griefandrebirth/support
In this episode, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul, PhD, Founder and Director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute in Houston, Texas, sits down with host Angel Tapia to chat about his work teaching mindfulness at UTHealth Medical School/ MD Anderson as well as his real-life applications with chronic illness patients. Some highlights from this episode: 7:55: Stress vs Stressors 16:20: It’s not just about the disease; it’s about the illness experience 18:09: Cultural implications in chronic illness treatment 29:43: Importance of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) research to advance chronic disease treatment 34:10: BONUS: STOP (stop, take a deep breath, observe, proceed) technique Be sure to listen to our breathing break exercise “Understanding Meditation vs Deep Breathing” that accompanies this episode. Contact Our Hosts Angel Tapia, Patient Advocate, Hispanic Community Outreach Manager: atapia@ghlf.org Danielle Ali, Systems Analyst: dali@ghlf.org We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to wellnessevolution@ghlf.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When I first interviewed mindfulness expert Micki Fine on People-Pleasing, it quickly became one of our most listened to podcast episodes! She's back, this time talking about finding Unshakable Equanimity in the midst of the inevitable storms of life and relationships. We explore how to work with our human nature to get pulled off center and push against things in life that we don't want (or grasp at things we do!), how to cultivate soft, wise, resilience in these difficult moments, and the surprising ways it makes our relationships better when we do. Micki is the founder of Mindful Living, offering certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instruction through her private practice, Rice University, MD Anderson and the Jung Center. She is author of The Need to Please: Mindfulness Skills to Gain Freedom from People Pleasing and Approval Seeking and her children's book May All People and Pigs Be Happy. Her new course Equanimity: Greeting the Moment Wholeheartedly begins soon.
Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Jungian/Depth psychology provides a wonderful framework for exploring questions related to meaning and the self that can at time fall outside of boundaries of what is typically explored in cognitive behavioural therapy. However, each perspective can offer tools and insights which may enrich the application of the other. Dr. Sean Fitzpatrick, psychotherapist, author and executive director of The Jung Center in Houston, Texas joins us for a conversation in which we explore: the origin story of Dr. Fitzpatrick's foray into Jungian/Depthy psychology as well as his experience/training with CBT during his graduate studiesa brief overview of core principles of Jungian/Depth Psychology, including the pivotal role of the self vs. ego, meaning as well as unconscious psychological processesthe role that imagery, fantasy and dreams may play with respect to helping to verbalize emergent ideas about the selfhow CBT clinicians can effectively leverage the use of imagery and fantasy in psychotherapy to explore the emergent selfthe definition of the "shadow" within the Jungian frameworkworking with the "shadow" within psychotherapy to promote actualization of the selfexploration Jung's notion of the midlife passage as a critical developmental process to the actualization of the selfhelping clients to develop flexibility in tolerating aspects of the self which are incongruent with that of the egothe role of symbolism within fantasy/imagery and how to operationalize within the reality of one's own lifeComments or feedback? Email the show: oicbctpodcast@gmail.comSean Fitzpatrick is a psychotherapist in private practice and the executive director of The Jung Center in Houston, Texas. His book The Ethical Imagination: Exploring Fantasy and Desire in Analytical Psychology was published by Routledge in August 2019. Sean holds masters degrees in religious studies from Rice University and in clinical psychology from the University of Houston — Clear Lake. He received his PhD in psychology, with a specialization in Jungian studies, from Saybrook University. He is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum. Sean serves on the board of the Network of Behavioral Health Providers in Houston. He teaches at The Jung Center in Houston and has presented lectures and workshops with a wide range of organizations.
Elizabeth and I chat about our Favorite Books of Fall 2021. We discuss: Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson and illustrated by Jay Cooper The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens On Animals: Susan Orlean These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People by Rick Bragg The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten Dear William: A Father's Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss by David Magee Once Upon A Wardrobe by Patti Callahan The Selfless Act of Breathing by JJ Bola (recently moved to February 2022) Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Kelly Hooker's Fall Reading Guide can be found here, Thanks to the Jung Center for sponsoring this episode. Click here to learn more about the Delia Ephron event on October 5th. Use "Thoughts from a Page" to get $10 off your ticket price. Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jayne and I discuss her unusual and ultimately rewarding publishing journey, her new role at Zibby Books, how her background involves working in industries at a time of significant upheaval, her trilogy, and much more. Jayne's recommended reads are: In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom What Passes As Love by Trisha Thomas Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. Thanks to the Jung Center for sponsoring this episode. Click here to learn more about the Delia Ephron event on October 5th. Use "Thoughts from a Page" to get $10 off your ticket price. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Suzanne Park, Meg Tilly, Lyn Liao Butler, Emiko Jean, or Madeleine Henry. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nathaniel and I discuss Travels with George, why and how Nathaniel, his wife, and his dog recreated George Washington's travels during the first two years of his presidency, how people tend to idealize the past, wading through the myths and traditions surrounding Washington, the book's fabulous cover, and much more. Nathaniel's recommended reads are: Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and off the Tracks by Victor Maymudes Adam Bede by George Eliot Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Thanks to the Jung Center for sponsoring this episode. Click here to learn more about the Delia Ephron event on October 5th. Use "Thoughts from a Page" to get $10 off your ticket price. Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Ty Seidule. Travels with George can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We discuss their new book Finding the Right Words, deciding on what format to use, writing together, differentiating the various diseases that cause memory loss, the importance of reading to retaining language, and much more. Cindy's recommended reads are: White Noise by Don DeLillo A Tattoo on My Brain by Daniel Gibbs Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenridge Bruce's recommended read is: The Wind Blows Away Our Words by Doris Lessing Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Thanks to the Jung Center for sponsoring this episode. Click here to learn more about the Delia Ephron event on October 5th. Use "Thoughts from a Page" to get $10 off your ticket price. Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Ty Seidule. Finding the Right Words can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elizabeth and I discuss Good Apple, how her love affair with New York City began, raising kids in Manhattan, how the term evangelical has become political, the loss of any middle ground in the United States today, her hilarious book cover story, and much more. Elizabeth's recommended reads are: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Thanks to the Jung Center for sponsoring this episode. Click here to learn more about the Delia Ephron event on October 5th. Use "Thoughts from a Page" to get $10 off your ticket price. Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Ty Seidule. Good Apple can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Julie and I discuss Eva and Eve, how she discovered her mother's secret history, her fascination with chance encounters and the sometimes long-lasting impacts, things that did not make it into the book, following her in her parents' footsteps as a book cover designer, and much more. Julie's recommended reads are: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Thanks to the Jung Center for sponsoring this episode. Click here to learn more about the Delia Ephron event on October 5th. Use "Thoughts from a Page" to get $10 off your ticket price. Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Ty Seidule. Eva and Eve can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kim and I chat about her bookstore, Intermission Bookshop, in Brownwood, Texas. During World War II, the shop was a theater known as the Queen Theater. Open all night, soldiers would find rest here when hotels were all full. Fully renovated, the store is now home to gently used and new books. It is a great space to find a new book to read, make new friends, and where real stories are shared. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Thanks to the Jung Center for sponsoring this episode. Click here to learn more about the Delia Ephron event on October 5th. Use Thoughts from a Page to get $10 off your ticket price. Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I sat down with Micki Fine, M.Ed., L.P.C., founder of Mindful Living and certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher for more than 20 years. She's taught mindfulness and loving-kindness meditations in private practice and other places, including Rice University, M.D. Anderson and the Jung Center. She is the author of The Need to Please: Mindfulness Skills to Gain Freedom from People Pleasing & Approval Seeking and someone I find absolutely inspiring to talk to. Together, we explored the need to “people-please,” where it comes from, its impact on our relationships and how to free ourselves (and our relationships) from it.
In this talk given in San Antonio on May 15, 1998 at the C.G. Jung Center of San Antonio, Pittman McGehee, D.D. describes a new way of looking at darkness as containing a place for transformation as becoming conscious is not an easy thing to do. The Self is using our mistakes, failures and suffering as opportunities for our increased consciousness and urging us towards wholeness. This teleological world view recognizes the power in our suffering is just our process and something we need to enter into rather than avoid.
In this episode I am joined by Alejandro Chaoul PhD, author, meditation teacher, Huffington Foundation Endowed Director of the Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center of Houston. Alejandro is an expert in tsa lung trulkhor, also known as Tibetan Yoga, and in this episode we discover the practices and encounters that kindled Alejandro’s fascination with this subject. We learn about Alejandro’s travels through India and encounters with gurus such as UG Krishnamurti, Namkhai Norbu, and the exorcist and weather maker Ngakpa Yeshe Dorje. Alejandro reveals the details of his path and practice, tells stories of his personal relationships with many great teachers, and his entry into academia. Alejandro also discusses the inner heat practice of tummo and I ask him about traditional dietary recommendations for yogis and the tantric practice of breath retention. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep92-dr-alejandro-chaoul-magical-movements-of-tibet/ Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Learning yantra yoga from Namkhai Norbu 03:55 - Studying trulkhor in Nepal 08:34 - The teacher-student relationship and what attracted Alejandro to the Bön religion 13:02 - Converting to Buddhism 14:14 - From Buddhism to Bön 17:08 - Being dismantled by UG Krishnamurti 21:15 - Studying with exorcist and weather maker Ngakpa Yeshe Dorje 30:55 - Stories of personal relationship with Namkhai Norbu 38:13 - Converting to Buddhism from Judaism 40:59 - Becoming a rug buyer 42:53 - Learning Tibetan and becoming an academic 46:01 - Studying Tibetan with Jeffrey Hopkins 49:07 - Alejandro’s pHD in Bön trulkor and joining academic study with practice 53:56 - The teacher-student relationship 58:20 - Interpersonal clashes with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche 1:00:21 - The magical movements of Tibetan Yoga 1:03:19 - Tummo ‘inner heat’ yoga 1:04:33 - Kum Nye 1:06:23 - Upcoming book on Tibetan Yoga 1:07:46 - Diet and semen retention 1:08:53 - Diet recommendations for yogis 1:12:25 - S3xual practices and semen retention 1:14:02- Working with Alejandro ... To find our more about Alejandro Chaoul, visit: - www.alechaoul.com - www.ligmincha.org - www.mbsihouston.org For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
There is power in looking into the darkness as we recognize the parts of us that we repress, collectively and individually especially our cultural obsession with the body and human sexuality. Anything repressed doesn’t go away, it comes out in a distorted form hence perversion and obsession so prevalent around us. He talks about our shadow needing to be loved and how in order to get us to our wholeness, the Self within us will do so even if it creates havoc for the ego and the shadow will importune consciousness. Pittman describes the anxiety that becoming conscious entails, the wounding as we encounter the Self but also that there is meaning in our suffering and to have the faith that nothing will destroy our relationship with God/the imago dei/the Self. This took place at the San Antonio, C.G. Jung Center on May 15, 1998.
Part 1 of a talk given to the Jung Center in San Antonio, Tx on May 15, 1998, McGehee lays the groundwork for ego development as it is the beginning of our becoming conscious human beings. Reframing our failures, our mistakes, even illness and accident, any crisis that leads to suffering is the Self’s way (the God image within) to lead us to greater consciousness. We are accustomed to seeing light as positive and dark as negative but from the Self’s position, darkness is a process we need to enter into instead of avoid or distract from in order to become complete.
Please note the meditation recording is choppy for the first 40 seconds. For the month of November, the Rothko Chapel presented a meditation in the Bön Buddhist tradition, led by Tibetan Lama Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and Tibetan meditation teacher, Alejandro Chaoul of Ligmincha Texas. This session of Tibetan meditation used seed syllables, comprised of three vocalized sounds that connect and awaken your body, speech, and mind. Each seed sound is explored first individually then combined to promote clarity and balance amidst the stressors of a pandemic, hurricanes, wildfires, and election season. Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is the founding director of The Jung Center's Mind Body Spirit Institute (MBSI) and holds a doctoral degree in religious studies from Rice University. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at UT Medical School and MD Anderson Cancer Center, where since 1999, he has been leading people with cancer and their family members through mind/body/spirit techniques aimed at reducing stress and facilitating healing. He has also engaged in research to assess the benefits of these practices in different populations. Dr. Chaoul is the author of Tibetan Yoga for Health and Well-Being and Chöd Practice in the Bön Tradition. Dr. Chaoul has personally studied Buddhist practices and traditions with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Löpon Tenzin Namdak and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. He brings over 20 years of experience as a teacher of Bön Buddhism and Tibetan yoga. His affiliation with the Ligmincha Institute has given him the opportunity to instruct throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe. He is also a senior teacher of the 3 Doors program and has been recognized as a Fellow of the Mind & Life institute. Dr. Chaoul serves as an advisor of the Rothko Chapel. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. Geshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery, India, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings, initiations and transmissions in sutra, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, the 33rd Menri Trizin, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. When he became a senior student, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. Geshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition, from the time he graduated until 2008, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home, which houses many children in Dolanji, India, providing them with food, healthcare and free education.
https://www.lightingthevoid.comLive Weeknights Mon-Fri 9 pm, PacificOn The Fringe FMhttps://thefringe.fmLaura London studied experimental psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle and earned her degree in neuropsychology from John Carroll University in Cleveland.After working in the fields of neurology, neuroimaging and nuclear medicine, she entered into a lengthy analysis which led her to delve deeply into the work of Carl Gustav Jung. She attended a wide variety of lectures and workshops with notable Jungian analysts and authors and worked closely with the Jung Association of Central Ohio and the C.G. Jung Center in Chicago.Laura is an avid practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and Kundalini Yoga, and has been a student of astrology for over 20 years. After receiving extensive training in remote viewing from a prominent member of the US government's StarGate program, she worked briefly for a time as an operational remote viewer. Recently, she spent three years traveling with Tibetan Buddhist monks on the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour and is an avid supporter of Drepung Loseling Monastery in South India.She is the creator and host of the podcast, Speaking of Jung: Interviews with Jungian Analysts, which led her to Zürich, Switzerland, to visit the places where Jung lived and worked. Her hope is to bring the theories and applications of Jungian analysis to a wider segment of the public. Laura is an avid traveler with a wide range of interests including the space program and NFL football. Her website, All Things Bill Belichick, was created in 2000.https://speakingofjung.com/Music By: Chronox at https://chronoxofficial.comDj By Steezy Stevie
https://www.lightingthevoid.comLive Weeknights 9 PM-Midnight PTMichael J. Daine, Ph.D. is a Psychologist licensed in Colorado (#3231). He has trained at C.G. Jung Institute of Colorado. Dr. Daine received a Counseling Psychology doctorate from the University of Houston's APA approved program which included specialized training in psychopathology, family systems, and addictions. He has 20 years of international leadership and faculty experience in counseling, psychology, and health services in higher education (Colorado State University, Sonoma State University, St. George's University Medical School, Clemson University, The Citadel, The College of Charleston, and the University of Houston). Outside of the academy, Dr. Daine has provided and directed, clinical services at in-patient substance abuse and psychiatric hospitals, out-patient mental health centers, and private practice. He is a past board member of the Larimer Center for Mental Health and Island Grove Treatment Center. His current specialties include addictions, analytical psychotherapy, psychological assessment, adult LD/ADHD evaluations, as well as other mental health evaluations. Dr. Daine has had years of post-doctoral training in a variety of areas including two years of advanced training in psychopharmacology. He is past Assistant Director of the C.G. Jung Center of Houston and actively involved in Jungian local and international communities. Dr. Daine also has a radio show on 88.9 FM Fort Collins, COMMUNICATION MATTERS, focusing on the psychology of adulthood.Dr. Daine is a member of the International Associate of Jungian Studies and the International Association of Neuro-psychoanalysis. Recently Dr. Daine is proud to have joined JUNGIAN ONLINE to provide education and coaching from an analytical perspective.http://www.dainepsychservices.com/https://www.jungianonline.com/Music By Chronox at https://www.chronoxofficial.comGuitar By Bundy
Chell is a terrific, thoughtful artist located here in Houston. She has a studio in Silver Street Studio located at 2000 Edwards Street Studio 323 where she is a prolific portrait artist. Before Chell followed the professional artists' path she was a chemical engineer. Please join us on the podcast to hear her story in its entirety, she is engaging and sincere and I really had a good time getting to know her better. I already was a fan of her work, but now I enjoy it more, getting to know what a cool person she is. Chell recently had a solo show at the prestigious Jung Center of Houston, and has work in private collections across the country and world. Visit her during open studios every 2nd Saturday 12-5 or reach out to Chell for appointment and to discuss a potential commission. Please listen and enjoy this awesome podcast with this beautiful person, Ms. Chell Vassallo. Thank you Chell for being on the podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Guests: Patrick Stockwell Literary Programs Director for Gemini Ink & Poet Lupe Mendez Poets & Writers Houston Coordinator. Featuring music by Mex Step. And find out about the Free Tuition Movement. Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9CPLMM88TF5BS Bios: Patrick Stockwell is a native of Houston, Texas and holds an MFA in Creative Writing-Fiction from New Mexico State University where he served as an assistant editor for Puerto del Sol and a coordinator with La Sociedad para las Artes and the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series. Stockwell currently works as Literary Programs Director for Gemini Ink, San Antonio's Literary Arts Center. His literary debut, The Light Here Changes Everything, was the winner of the 2018 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize and will be published Fall 2019 by Texas Review Press. Originally from Galveston, TX, Lupe Mendez (Writer//Educator//Activist) works with Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, Brazilian Arts Foundation and other organizations to promote poetry events, advocate for literacy/literature and organize creative writing workshops that are open to the public. He is the founder of Tintero Projects and works with emerging Latinx writers and other writers of color within the Texas Gulf Coast Region. Lupe co-hosts INKWELL, a collaborative podcast on regional, national and international Latinx writers and other writers of color. Mendez is a CantoMundo Fellow, a Macondo Fellow and an Emerging Poet Incubator Fellow. Mendez has nearly 20 years of experience as a performance poet, having opened up for such notable writers as Dagoberto Gilb, Esmeralda Santiago and the late Raul Salinas. He has shared his poetry across the country in places such as the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Jung Center, MECA (Houston), the Mission Cultural Center For Latino Arts (San Francisco), the National Hispanic Cultural Center (Albuquerque) and the Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin). A keynote speaker/poetry performer across Texas, Mendez hosts writing workshops across the country, most recently NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www.KPFT.org. More podcasts at www.NuestraPalabra.org. The Nuestra Palabra Radio Show is archived at the University of Houston Digital Archives. Our hard copy archives are kept at the Houston Public Library’s Special Collections Hispanic Archives. Producers: Leti Lopez & Marlen Treviño. Board operator: Terrell Quillin Tony Diaz Sundays, Mondays, & Tuesdays & The Other Side Sun 7am "What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston Mon Noon "The Cultural Accelerator" at www.TonyDiaz.net Tues 6pm NP Lit Radio 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston www.NuestraPalabra.org 24/7 The Other Side TV www.TheOtherSideTele.com
Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women
In celebration of Father’s Day, Women In- Depth is looking back at some of our previous episodes focusing on men and masculinity. Episode 86: Reflections on Fatherhood in the 21st Century with Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC, the Executive Director of the Jung Center in Houston, spoke with me about what it means to be a father and how the presence, or lack thereof, of a father influences one’s life. Episode 40: The Secrets Men Carry with James Hollis, PhD James Hollis, PhD, a licensed Jungian analyst in private practice in Washington, D.C., joined us to discuss why it’s important to share the secrets of men; the pressure men face from being evaluated by their ability to produce; and how men long for a positive connection with their fathers. Episode 77: Manhood, Masculinity, & Meaning with Boysen Hodgson Boysen Hodgson is the Communications and Marketing Director for the ManKind Project USA, a nonprofit mentoring and training organization that offers powerful opportunities for men’s personal growth at any stage of life. He talked with me about the meaning of masculinity, why it matters, and why the biggest journey a man can take is the 18 inches from his brain to his heart.
Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to poet Jo Reyes-Boitel, Poet Lupe Mendez, Houston Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Fox 26 Houston anchorman José Griñan. Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra. Donate today and we’ll list you among our summer muses on our website through Hispanic Heritage Month and we’ll give you a shout out on the air: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm…_id=9CPLMM88TF5BS Bios: Poet Leslie Contreras Schwartz utters her first sentence after being officially announced as Houston's new poet laureate! Jo Reyes-Boitel is a poet, playwright, and essayist. A novice hand percussionist. Jo is also a rabid music listener and former music researcher. She is a Texas transplant by way of Minnesota, Florida, Mexico, Cuba. Lupe Mendez discusses his new book "Why I Am Like Tequila". Originally from Galveston, TX, Mendez (Writer//Educator//Activist) works with Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, Brazilian Arts Foundation and other organizations to promote poetry events, advocate for literacy/literature and organize creative writing workshops that are open to the public. He is the founder of Tintero Projects and works with emerging Latinx writers and other writers of color within the Texas Gulf Coast Region. Lupe co-hosts INKWELL, a collaborative podcast on regional, national and international Latinx writers and other writers of color. Mendez is a CantoMundo Fellow, a Macondo Fellow and an Emerging Poet Incubator Fellow. Mendez has nearly 20 years of experience as a performance poet, having opened up for such notable writers as Dagoberto Gilb, Esmeralda Santiago and the late Raul Salinas. He has shared his poetry across the country in places such as the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Jung Center, MECA (Houston), the Mission Cultural Center For Latino Arts (San Francisco), the National Hispanic Cultural Center (Albuquerque) and the Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin). A keynote speaker/poetry performer across Texas, Mendez hosts writing workshops across the country, most recently as a teaching artist for the Poetry Foundation’s Teacher Poetry Summits. NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www.KPFT.org. More podcasts at www.NuestraPalabra.org. Board operator: Terrell Quillin. Producers: Leti Lopez & Marlen Treviño. Co-hosts: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Lupe Mendez, and Fox 26 Houston anchorman José Griñan. The Nuestra Palabra Radio Show is archived at the University of Houston Digital Archives. Our hard copy archives are kept at the Houston Public Library’s Special Collections Hispanic Archives. Tony Diaz Sundays, Mondays, & Tuesdays & The Other Side Sun 7am "What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston Mon Noon "The Cultural Accelerator" at www.TonyDiaz.net Tues 6pm NP Lit Radio 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston www.NuestraPalabra.org 24/7 The Other Side TV www.TheOtherSideTV.com
3/1/19 Toward a Better Future: Transforming the Climate Crisis "Impact of Climate Change on Mind, Body, and Spirit" Panel Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Founder, Host, and Executive Producer of First Voices Indigenous Radio and member of the Cheyenne River Lakota of South Dakota Christie Manning, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Psychology at Macalester College Umair A. Shah, Executive Director and Local Health Authority for Harris County Public Health Department Moderator: Alejandro Chaoul, Director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute and Director of Education at the Integrative Medicine program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center The impact of climate change is vast—impacting our countries, cities, communities, homes and each of us on a personal level. This conversation will explore the physical, psychological and spiritual effects of the changing climate, engaging the perspectives of a public health official, a research psychologist, and an Indigenous leader from the Lakota Tribe. This program was a part of "Toward a Better Future: Transforming the Climate Crisis." The Rothko Chapel and University of St. Thomas hosted a three day symposium exploring the current climate crisis, its impact on vulnerable communities, and mitigation efforts being implemented locally and nationally. Given the global interconnectedness of the climate crisis, the symposium explored how best to move to a zero emission, low carbon economy through the engagement of presenters from religious, Indigenous, public health, energy, government, philanthropic, academic and arts sectors and communities. A central focus was on individual and institutional actions, practices and policies that must be taken to create a more livable and equitable future.
This conversation favors the irrational over the rational. Kate has made it her mission, both in her professional life and personal life to study the pathways on which people travel through their lives. She states, “The paths that people are called to are often socially unacceptable.” She is referencing how often each of us has to sacrifice either a part of ourselves for the security of the outer world, or the security of the outer world so that one can “live on the edge” and discover who they are and what really matters to that individual. When Kate was 4 years old, a poisonous snake bit her, a story that had not entered into her awareness until she was much older and in analysis herself. Once she recalled the event she began to have dreams that included snake motifs and she began to study rites of passage, initiation, and rituals that people had been writing about throughout human history. We discuss the seven aspects she identifies and articulates through her book. Kate has made it her mission to help people place their struggles and conflicts into meaningful narratives. And, how is one to know the direction that the narrative is providing? Bio: Kate Burns is a Jungian analyst with a private practice in Houston, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics, she worked as a geophysicist until a downturn in the oil industry sent her back to school for an MBA from Rice University. A desire to explore spiritual issues led her to pursue a master's degree in counseling, followed by studies at the International School of Analytical Psychology, Zurich. She has taught classes at the Jung Center in Houston since 2005 and has devoted herself to the practice of yoga since 2000. She serves on the board of directors for Jungians in Training Zurich, an organization raising awareness about C.G. Jung, his life and work. Kate is the author of "Paths to Transformation: From Initiation to Liberation and "Soul's Desire to Become New" in Jung's Red Book for Our Time, volume 2. Website: Theme music provided by: http://www.modernnationsmusic.com Band of the week: Lauren Fine Music page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lauren-fine/30889026 Learn more about this project at: http://www.thesacredspeaks.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesacredspeaks
Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is a Senior Teacher at The 3 Doors. He has studied in the Tibetan tradition for over 25 years with His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. He has completed the seven-year training at Ligmincha Institute and holds a Ph.D. in Tibetan Religions from Rice University. Dr. Chaoul is director for research of Ligmincha International and the founding director of the Mind, Body, Spirit Institute at The Jung Center of Houston. He is the author of Chöd Practice in the Bon Tradition, and you can visit him online at alechaoul.com. ---------------------------------------- Discounted tickets to the 2018 Afterlife Awareness Conference are still available. Visit Path11productions.com/ac2018 to register, so you can watch some of the top speakers and presenters talk about life after death from the comfort of your own home, live! This is an event you won't want to miss.
The Rothko Chapel presented a contemplative practice and invitation to share stories one year after Hurricane Harvey. Dr. Alejandro Chaoul of Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center led participants in a meditation, and Leslie Gauna of Houston Playback Theatre led participants in reflective story telling. Participants shared their stories with others who were impacted by the storm. About the presenters: Dr. Alejandro Chaoul, the founding director of The Jung Center's Mind Body Spirit Institute (MBSI), holds a doctoral degree in religious studies from Rice University. He is a faculty member in the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center, where, since 1999, he has used mind, body, and spirit techniques to facilitate healing in cancer patients and their families and reduce stress and promote work-life balance among support staff. Dr. Chaoul is on the Board and is a meditation and Tibetan yoga teacher of the Ligmincha Texas Institute for the Tibetan Meditative and Healing Arts. He is also an advisor for the Rothko Chapel. Dr. Leslie Gauna, is an Assistant Professor in Bilingual and Multicultural Studies at the University of Houston Clear Lake and member of Houston Playback Theatre. She has extensive experience in teaching at all grade levels in multilingual schools with bilingual, dual language, and English as a Second Language programs in Texas. She has worked with urban schools and migrant populations in projects related to multicultural and bilingual education, violence prevention, gender, and community participation both in the U.S. and in Argentina. About the series: Since September 2005, on the first Wednesday of each month at 12pm, the Rothko Chapel hosts a contemplative practice focusing on different spiritual or faith traditions featuring teachers and religious leaders from throughout the greater Houston community. This series provides opportunities for visitors to learn more about specific spiritual and faith traditions and experience a contemplative practice.
Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women
Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC, holds master's degrees in religious studies (Rice University) and clinical psychology (University of Houston - Clear Lake) and received his doctorate in psychology through Saybrook University's program in Jungian studies. Sean is a psychotherapist in private practice and has been employed at The Jung Center since 1997. His research interests include the intersection of psychology and spirituality, ethics and the imagination, and vicarious trauma and the self-care needs of helping professionals and social service providers. He is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum and serves on the boards of the Houston Museum District Association and the Network of Behavioral Health Providers. For full show notes visit www.womenindepth.com
Episode 5: Religion and Psychology. A conversation with Pittman McGehee In today's episode, Pittman unpacks the definition of religion and broadens the traditional limiting assumptions many immediately experience in relationship to religion. We discuss how many of the actions that have been in the name of religion are not religious. We begin by defining religion, the philosophy of materialism, psychological wholeness, good and evil, individuation, and the Self. Pittman discusses where religion goes wrong and how the human stewards of the various traditions affect the search for wholeness with human impulses, ideologies, and dominance. He defines spirituality as the deep human longing to transfer the transcendent into the immanent through experience and reflection upon it. We explore the profoundly powerful sacred aspects of human sexuality and the assault by the organize structures and the misinterpretation of each tradition that has been destructive of sexuality. Biography: Pittman became was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1969, The Very Reverend J. Pittman McGehee served, for 11 years, as Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, located in the center of downtown Houston. Since moving to Houston in 1980, Mr. McGehee has been in demand as a lecturer and speaker in the fields of psychology and religion. He lectures regularly at the C. G. Jung Center and has published two papers through that Center: “Water as a Symbol of Transformation” (1985), and “The Healing Wound and the Wounded Healer” (1986). He is a regular book reviewer for The Living Church. Dr. McGehee has held many distinguished lectureships, including the 1987 Harvey Lecture at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, where he received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity; the 1988 Perkins Lecture in Wichita Falls; the 1990 Woodhull Lectures in Dayton, Ohio, and the 1991 St. Luke's Lectures in Birmingham. He was the 1994 Rockwell visiting Theologian at the University of Houston and 1996 Carolyn Fay Lecturer in Analytical Psychology also at the University of Houston. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Texas, an Adjunct Instructor at Saybrook University, and a Faculty Member of the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. His books are: The Invisible Church: Finding Spirituality Where You Are, Praeger Press, 2008; Raising Lazarus: The Science of Healing the Soul, 2009; Words Made Flesh: Selected Sermons by The Very Reverend J. Pittman McGehee, D.D., 2011; The Paradox of Love, (available 10/1/2011); and Slender Threads: An Interview with Robert Johnson (DVD). In addition to his teaching and prose writing, Mr. McGehee is known for his poetry. His work has been chosen for the juried Houston Poetry Fest (1985, 1987, 1988), and his poems “Ash Wednesday,” “Pegasus,” and “Semination” were published in the Poetry Fest Anthology. His poems also have appeared in the Cimarron Review, the Anglican Theological Review, the St. Luke's Journal, In Art magazine, Cite magazine, Windhover, and New Texas magazine. In 1991, Dr. McGehee resigned from Christ Church Cathedral to become the director of The Institute for the Advancement of Psychology and Spirituality. The Institute joins the disciplines of psychology and religion by exploring the concept that mental health comes with the integration of the biological, psychological, and spiritual elements of the human condition. In 1996, the C. G. Jung Institute of Dallas awarded him a diploma in Analytical Psychology. In addition, he is currently in private practice as a priest/psychoanalyst and teacher/lecturer. www.jpittmanmcgehee.com Music provided by: www.modernnationsmusic.com Learn more about this project at: www.thesacredspeaks.com www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/
Have you ever wondered if someone can help you understand ways to think about the wild and, at times, frightening fantasies that we all experience throughout our lives (and sometimes on a daily basis)? Do we have fantasies, or do they have us? In this episode, Sean Fitzpatrick and I discuss the imagination and how the way each of us interprets those images and affects that seem to emerge from places whose point of origin are unknown can often influence our daily lives. From Sean's perspective the attitude that we take to our fantasies is so important that he refers to this attitude as the ethics of the imagination; and he applies this to fantasies ranging from the murderous and the sexual to the mundane. Within this conversation Sean defines the terms “Jungian”, fantasy, imagination, spiritual, and ethical. Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC, holds master's degrees in religious studies (Rice University) and clinical psychology (University of Houston – Clear Lake) and received his doctorate in psychology through Saybrook University's program in Jungian studies. Sean is a psychotherapist in private practice and has been employed at The Jung Center since 1997. He has been an instructor at The Jung Center since 2001, and he lectures locally and nationally on a range of contemporary social and psychological issues. Learn more about Sean and The Houston Jung Center at: http://www.junghouston.org Music provided by: www.modernnationsmusic.com Learn more about this project at: www.thesacredspeaks.com
Presented in partnership with MasterWord Services, this program featuring Alejandro Chaoul and David Leslie explored techniques, tools and resources to create balance and minimize or mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma. MasterWord Services, a leading provider of language support solutions, sponsored this event as part of their third annual Wellness Connection Workshop for interpreters and anyone who experiences vicarious trauma in the course of their work. This was a special presentation by Dr. Alejandro Chaoul, Associate Professor and Director of Education at the University of Texas MD Anderson’s Friends of Integrated Medicine Program as well as a regular presenter at the Rothko Chapel, and David Leslie, Executive Director of the Rothko Chapel. This presentation introduced participants to techniques, tools and resources—including the healing space of the Rothko Chapel—to create balance within, help you adhere to professional standards or ethical requirements, and minimize or mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma. About the presenters: Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is an assistant professor and director of education at MD Anderson's Integrative Medicine program where he conducts research using mind-body techniques with cancer patients, holds group and individual meditation classes, and directs the education initiatives on integrative medicine. He is also an associate faculty member at the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Medical School, where he teaches medical students in the areas of spirituality, complementary and integrative medicine, and end of life care. Alejandro is also an advisor for the Rothko Chapel and lectures regularly at The Jung Center of Houston, the Asia Society, and the Esalen Institute. David Leslie joined the Rothko Chapel as Executive Director after serving for 18 years as Executive Director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Leslie received his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin before attending Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where he earned his Masters of Divinity. Throughout his career, Leslie has been devoted to human rights, interfaith relations, immigration reform, ending homelessness and addressing the societal impacts of climate change. He was recognized for this work with the Eugene Carson Blake Award for Ecumenism given by the National Council of Churches and Church World Service. He has published articles and spoken at international conferences on topics related to public policy, organizational development and cross-sector relations. About MasterWord: MasterWord Services, Inc. (MWS) is a woman-owned global language services provider founded in 1993. MWS supports over 300 clients, in over 250 languages, in projects touching over 50 countries worldwide. We offer translation, interpretation, language training and assessments, cultural intelligence training, and language compliance consulting. MWS is the first language service company in the region to obtain certificates of compliance to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13611:2014 standards and is WBEA / WBENC certified by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. We serve the world’s leading businesses, government entities, healthcare institutions, academic organizations, and non-profits across the globe. MasterWord’s mission is to connect people across language and culture.
Stephen Findley, Laughter Meditation July 5, 2017 During the months of July and August, the Twelve Moments Series will be tailored toward families and children. Join MD Anderson Chaplain and Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Stephen Findley for an exploration of the history and role of laughter and silence in this experiential family-friendly meditation. Together with Findley individuals of all ages will use laughter in a joyful meditation--attending to the sound and feel of laughter, and experiencing the letting-go of hang-ups, inhibitions, and worries. Through laughter one experiences pure joy that is silly, open and honest, uplifting to the spirit, and healing for the body and mind. Laughter Meditation has two lovely and simple parts; First, we laugh together, then we sit together in silence and are lead into a guided meditation to deepen our inner world. This meditation doesn’t require sitting in lotus position, or breathing in special ways. All ages and experience levels are welcome. About the presenter: Stephen Findley serves as the Primary Chaplain for the Leukemia and Pediatric Services at the U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. His major focus is providing spiritual care and support to patients, caregivers, and staff. Stephen is a Board Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains and is a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher through Laughter Yoga International. More recently Stephen has been named an Ambassador of Laughter for his selfless service to spreading laughter and wellness. Stephen holds the degree of Masters of Divinity from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry from Abilene Christian University. Stephen also an Ordained Minister through the Nondenominational Agape Christian Center. Stephen was instrumental in developing the Laughter for Health Program for outpatients and caregivers at the Integrative Medical Center at U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He shares his knowledge by speaking on topics related to Culture, Spirituality, Religion, and Wellness Issues. About Twelve Moments series: Twelve Moments: Experiencing Spiritual and Faith Traditions is a monthly series presented in partnership with Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel. Since September 2005, on the first Wednesday of each month from 12-1pm, the Rothko Chapel hosts a meditation or contemplative practice focusing on a different spiritual or faith tradition featuring teachers and religious leaders from throughout the greater Houston community. This series provides opportunities for visitors to learn more about a specific spiritual or faith tradition, and experience a related meditation or contemplative practice, such as prayer, chanting, etc.
Ryan Makhani and Shaida Adatia, Sufi meditation Wedensday, June 7, 2017 Ryan Makhani and Shaida Adatia discussed and led participants through a diverse range of Sufi meditative traditions with an emphasis on spiritual and mystical practices from around the world, highlighting the ideas of compassion and prayer. Participants were exposed to Islamic traditions from countries as far ranging as Turkey, Tajikistan, India, Indonesia, Iran and Morocco. The meditation was in three parts: -An introduction and brief on the richness of poetry and the oral tradition in Mecca in the 7th century. -Islamic Music as sung and played in public places or private devotions. Due to Islam being a multi-ethnic religion, the musical expression of its adherents is vastly diverse. The indigenous musical styles of these areas have shaped the devotional music enjoyed by contemporary Muslims. -The esoteric form of prayer known as Dikr, which is a Quranic term used for remembrance of Allah or repeating His name. About the meditation leaders: For the last decade, Ryan Makhani has served as a Religious Education Teacher for Ismaili Muslim youth focusing on ethics and humanities. Inspired by students in his Ethical Pathways to Human Development course, he founded BuildMyIdea.org, which aims to enable young people to be innovative leaders. As a teacher educator, Ryan has led sessions on mindfulness, self-awareness and servant leadership. He completed a Masters in Teaching and Masters in Muslim Societies and Civilizations from University of London's Institute of Education and the Institute of Ismaili Studies. Ryan has a keen interest in Sufism and mysticism. Shaida Adatia is a professional educator with more than two decades of experience in Central Africa, Canada and the United States. She is involved in work around the world that promotes empowerment in youth through education. She is also involved in Houston’s interfaith community circles focusing on bridge building. In her spare time she loves to read about and research various faith traditions. The Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, generally known as the Ismailis, belong to the Shia branch of Islam. The Shia form one of the two major branches of Islam, the Sunni being the other. The Ismailis live in over 25 different countries, mainly in Central and South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, as well as in Europe, North America and Australia. About Twelve Moments series: Twelve Moments: Experiencing Spiritual and Faith Traditions is a monthly series presented in partnership with Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel. Since September 2005, on the first Wednesday of each month from 12-1pm, the Rothko Chapel hosts a meditation or contemplative practice focusing on a different spiritual or faith tradition featuring teachers and religious leaders from throughout the greater Houston community. This series provides opportunities for visitors to learn more about a specific spiritual or faith tradition, and experience a related meditation or contemplative practice, such as prayer, chanting, etc.
Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin, Buddhist Meditation Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Current Bishop of the Nichiren Order of North America, Myokei Caine-Barrett is also Resident Priest and Guiding Teacher of the Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of Texas and Myoken-ji Temple. She is the first Western woman in the world, and first person of African-Japanese descent, to be ordained in the Nichiren Shu tradition as well as the first female Bishop in NONA. She is engaged in spreading the Dharma behind bars at TDCJ, as well as supporting the healing of emotional issues of military service with Vets Journey Home. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
Father Serge Veselinovich, Serbian Orthodox Tradition Wednesday April 5, 2017 Father Serge Veselinovich was born on October 5th, 1968, in Frankfurt, (West) Germany. He moved to Australia in 1969 with his parents Elijah and Bojka née Matovich whereupon he graduated Fairfield High School in 1986 in the western suburbs of Sydney. He moved to Chicago in 1987, where he entered into seminary at Saint Sava, and after four years of study, was ordained into the holy priesthood. He served briefly in Australia for a total of two years and then moved back to the States. He is currently the parish priest of Saints Constantine and Helen Orthodox Church in Galveston, Texas. Although records show that the Orthodox peoples of the Balkans, Middle East, and Russia had started congregating in the 1860s, Saints Constantine and Helen is the oldest Orthodox church in the state of Texas, dating back from 1895 when it was officially consecrated. Father Serge has served this small but ever faithful community for the past twenty-two years. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
Imam Mohammad Khan, Muslim Meditation Wednesday, March 3, 2017 Join us for an Muslim meditation with a focus on "Oneness." The meditation will include a recitation and discussion of verses, and instructions for prayer. Mohammad Ahmad Khan was born and raised in Houston, Texas. In 2007, he memorized the Qur’an. He then went on mastering the recitation and articulation of the Qur'an under the tutelage of the distinguished Reciter Muhammad Siddique. After learning the fundamentals and the art of Qur’anic recitation, He accepted the position of primary Imam at a local mosque and began teaching the principles that he appropriated from his teachers. After working closely with the community for many years, in 2012, Mohammad enrolled at Zaytuna College to further his studies in the Islamic Sciences. Zaytuna College has given him a holistic understanding of both the the Islamic and Western traditions. He seeks to be a dynamic community leader and a professor of Islamic Studies who engages with both the Muslim community and the greater community here in the West by presenting the Islamic sciences in a manner that gives access to the laity, Muslims, traditional students of Islam and Western academics alike. He is currently the Director of Religious affairs at ISGH Mercy Islamic Center in Baytown. The central focus of his mission is the enfranchisement of the disenfranchised, particularly women and young professionals. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
Imam Mohammad Khan, Islamic Meditation Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Join us for a Islamic meditation with a focus on "Oneness." The meditation will include a recitation and discussion of verses, and instructions for prayer. Mohammad Ahmad Khan was born and raised in Houston, Texas. In 2007, he memorized the Qur’an. He then went on mastering the recitation and articulation of the Qur'an under the tutelage of the distinguished Reciter Muhammad Siddique. After learning the fundamentals and the art of Qur’anic recitation, He accepted the position of primary Imam at a local mosque and began teaching the principles that he appropriated from his teachers. After working closely with the community for many years, in 2012, Mohammad enrolled at Zaytuna College to further his studies in the Islamic Sciences. Zaytuna College has given him a holistic understanding of both the the Islamic and Western traditions. He seeks to be a dynamic community leader and a professor of Islamic Studies who engages with both the Muslim community and the greater community here in the West by presenting the Islamic sciences in a manner that gives access to the laity, Muslims, traditional students of Islam and Western academics alike. He is currently the Director of Religious affairs at ISGH Mercy Islamic Center in Baytown. The central focus of his mission is the enfranchisement of the disenfranchised, particularly women and young professionals. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 1. In today's episode, psychologist and author Dr. Jerry Ruhl shares thoughts about the gravitational force that pulls individuals together: love. Pop culture movies, songs, and images stir notions of the ideal soul mate – a person who will fulfill all of our desires, produce happiness and harmony. Dr. Ruhl suggests that human-sized love between mere mortals is inherently filled with trouble, which inspires us to grow and become more conscious. Dr. Ruhl is a former trustee of the C.G. Jung Society of Colorado and served as Executive Director of the Jung Center of Houston. He is a psychologist in private practice and office at the Institute for Spirituality & Health, and conducts dream groups, seminars, and workshops across the nation.
Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D led a meditation in the ancient Bon-Buddhist tradition of Tibet, showing how it can be a "medicine" for our mind-wandering and emotional entanglements. Participants practiced simple techniques of "Meditation Precious Pills" for every day life, and focused on the importance of community support. Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is an assistant professor and director of education at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine program, where he conducts research using mind-body techniques with cancer patients, holds group and individual meditation classes, and directs the education initiatives on integrative medicine. He is also an associate faculty member at The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at University of Texas Medical School, where he teaches medical students in the areas of spirituality, complementary and integrative medicine, and end of life care. Alejandro is also on the Board and is a meditation and Tibetan yoga teacher of the Ligmincha Texas Institute for the Tibetan Meditative and Healing Arts as well as an advisor for the Rothko Chapel. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
Dana Shamas, New Year's Day Crystal Bowl Meditation Sunday, January 1, 2017 The Rothko Chapel honored the start of the New Year with the sound of crystal bowls resonating throughout the Chapel, led by yoga teacher and Bayou Bliss Yoga founder Dana Shamas. Twelve Moments: Experiencing Spiritual and Faith Traditions is offered monthly and is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
Sister Mary Adeline O'Donoghue, Christian Tradition Wednesday, December 7, 2016 An act of contemplation, Centering is a way to open oneself to the active presence of God within. Sr. Mary Adeline O’Donoghue, CCVI was born in Ireland to a family of farmers. From an early age, she had a deep sense of God’s presence and spiritual gifts that led to her vocation. She came to Houston to enter the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, at Villa de Matel. She was instrumental in opening the Ruah Center in 1987, an oasis of intentional silence and prayer whose mission is the renewal and healing of the human spirit. For more than 28 years, she has invited individuals burdened by the pressures of modern life to simply enter the quiet depths of their own being. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
SriNithya Muktiroopananda, Hindu Meditation Wednesday November 2, 2016 Suggested donation $10, click here to make a donation ahead of time Join us for Nithya Dhyaan, a meditation from the Hindu tradition designed to cleanse the mind of negative energy and energize the body. Nithya Dhyaan involves breathing, humming, and building chakra awareness to balance the body, spirit, and mind. Jayaraman Thiaga (rajan), known as SriNithya Muktiroopananda (Muktiroopa) was born and raised in India and currently lives in Sugarland, Texas. He is the city lead of the Nithyananda Aadheenam of Houston, part of a worldwide organization of Hindu temples established by the Avatar, Swami Nithyananda. Once opened, the temple will offer Puja, Yoga, and meditation workshops to contribute to the raising of consciousness and prosperity of all Houstonians. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss, Jewish Tradition Wednesday September 7, 2016 Change is one of the most ubiquitous calls of our time, but rarely are its concomitant requirements: presence, patience and love. Join Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss in a guided, silent, and reflective meditation on learning to love where we are now in order to love ourselves into the place we wish to be. Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss is the Spiritual Leader of Congregation Shma Koleinu. He served as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Emanu El, Houston, from 2009 to 2011. Rabbi Scott was ordained from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and received Masters Degrees in Hebrew Letters and Jewish Education. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.
We are endorsing this Classical Classroom guest — Rodney Waters — to replace the Most Interesting Man in the World, and not just because of his amazing beard. He’s a musician, a humanitarian, a photographer, and he’s currently training to become a Jungian analyst. In this Choose Your Own Adventure episode (listen for details), Rodney first explains Jungian theory, archetypes, myths, and fairy tales, and then walks us through pieces of classical music that exemplify those things. You’ll confront your Shadow Self, experience catharsis, and ultimately find spiritual wholeness just by listening. It’ll be a hoot! All music in this episode was performed by Rodney Waters (piano) and Judy Dines (flute), and recorded at the Jung Center by Todd Hulslander. Pan. Albert Roussel. “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka. (Antonin Dvorak/Waters) Syrinx. Claude Debussy. Undine Sonata for Flute and Piano. Carl Reinecke. Falling (Twin Peaks theme). Angelo Badalamenti. Audio production by Todd “Trickster” Hulslander with heroic journeys by Dacia Clay and editing by Mark DiClaudio.
Do you have a hard time saying no to others, no matter how outrageous their requests? If so, you might be a chronic people-pleaser. Unfortunately, because we live in a society that praises putting the needs of others before ourselves, it can be difficult to break this bad habit. And while thinking of others is always commendable, there is a fine line between sacrifice and senseless approval seeking. In The Need to Please, a leading mindfulness expert and psychotherapist provides compassionate, mindfulness-based techniques that will help chronic people-pleasers like you address and overcome your fears of failure, inappropriate self-sacrificing, loss of personal identity, and voracious need of approval. In addition, you will learn to put an end to the codependent behaviors that lie at the heart of being a people-pleaser. Change is hard—especially when it means going against years of social conditioning. But if you’re ready to “Just Say No,” to others’ demands and start saying, “Yes” to your own needs, this book can help. You can find out more about these mindfulness techniques atlivingmindfully.org. About the author: Micki Fine, MEd, LPC, is the founder of Mindful Living in Houston, TX and a certified mindfulness teacher. She was awarded this credential from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where Jon Kabat-Zinn founded the renowned Center for Mindfulness. She holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is licensed as a professional counselor. She has been in private psychotherapy practice since 1990, and currently teaches mindfulness in her private practice, The Jung Center, and Rice University. To find out more about Fine, visit livingmindfully.org.
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