Podcasts about Naropa

A new podcast episode is out: A Look at Career & Life. Curious what Career & Life Services at Naropa has to offer you as a student or alumnx? Jessica DelCastillo, Senior Director of Academic Advising and Career & Life Development, and Danielle Swaser, Associate Director of Career & Life Development, sat down with MindfulU podcast host, David Devine, to share what career & life support looks like and what they offer—from interviewing and negotiations skills to strengths assessments, career workshops, and career change exploration. This episode helps you understand what's available to you as student, future student, or alumnx looking for support in developing an aligned career. Special Guests: Danielle Swaser and Jessica DelCastillo.

Luego de sus terribles visiones, Naropa por fin encontró a su maestro, el yogui Tilopa, quien se mostraba dispuesto a arrojar luz sobre la confusión interior de su discípulo.Tilopa confortó a Naropa, explicándole que los procesos destructivos internos nacidos del enfrentamiento con uno mismo y la atenta observación de la mente propiaconstituían pasos imprescindibles en el conocimiento del ser interior. También le aclaró que gracias a ellos se lograba la extinción de las impresiones mentales indeseables, convertidas en hábitos enraizados, fuente de sufrimiento y esclavitud. Asimismo le dio las instrucciones necesarias para deshacerse de la dualidad conceptual, lo que constituye el fundamento del Tantrismo. De esta forma, Naropa adquirió la maduración de su conocimiento, hasta entonces teórico, logrando una comprensión intuitiva de los fenómenos mentales yalcanzando el más puro estado trascendente.Prestemos atención al informe …

El Yoga del Sueño.Con el fin de hacer que el tiempo que pasamos soñando sea más significativo, en primer lugar debemos reconocer que estamos soñando. Ese es el ejercicio inicial. El siguiente paso es la transformación del llamadosueño, la tercera se conoce como la multiplicación. De acuerdo con esta enseñanza, existe una correspondencia entre los estados de sueño y nuestra experiencia cuando morimos. Aunque existen diferentes condicionamientos en el estado de vigilia y los sueños, ambos tienen en común la impermanencia y la vacuidad.El Yoga de los Sueños engloba diferentes prácticas meditativas enfocadas en la persistencia de la consciencia durante el tiempo en que se duerme, logrando así el pleno control sobre las experiencias oníricas. Esto sin embargo, se consigue paso a paso, primero tomando conciencia de uno mismo durante el sueño, y luego llevando a cabo prácticas específicas para latransformación del sueño, como la obtención del cuerpo ilusorio o la práctica de la luminosidad..Distingamos el suceso …

BardoYoga del Estado Intermedio. Es algunas veces tratado como una extensión del Yoga del Cuerpo Ilusorio. Es un estado muy puro de mente y ánimo cercano al de los inmortales. En el caso de todos los seres sintientes, el proceso de la existencia se manifiesta en base a los fenómenos materiales y mentales. La entidad individual queda por tanto definida en base al “cuerpo físico” y al “cuerpo mental”, expresados a través de los cinco agregados: la materialidad, la percepción, la sensación, los objetos mentales y la conciencia.De acuerdo a las leyes que rigen estos dos tipos de fenómenos, en el momento de la muerte, el “cuerpo físico” queda limitado por el devenir del tiempo y llega al final de su ciclo. Mientras que el llamado “cuerpo mental” permanece intacto y queda sumido en un estado como de suspensión, en espera de volver a encarnar en un nuevo cuerpo. Es precisamente en el periodo de transición entre la pasada etapa existencial y la siguiente reencarnación física, cuando el “cuerpo mental” revela todos suscontenidos.Que serán los que, en base al último pensamiento y a las impresiones kármicas, determinen las características del próximo nacimiento. En resumen, el Yoga del Estado Intermedio, también conocido como bardo, proporciona en detalle instrucciones de meditación que permiten utilizar ellapso del devenir entre el morir y el volver a nacer, para suprimir las impurezas del “cuerpo mental”..Oigamos lo narrado…

Dr. Judith Simmer-Brown is Professor Emeritx of Religious Studies at Naropa University, where she has been on the faculty since 1978. She has practiced Tibetan Buddhism for almost 50 years and is a direct student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She serves on the steering committee of the American Academy of Religion's Contemplative Studies Group, and has published widely on Tibetan Buddhism, women in Buddhism, interreligious dialogue, and contemplative studies. In this episode, we explore the ins-and-outs of interreligious dialogue, the historic Buddhist-Christian Dialogues at the Naropa Institute, the retreats held before and after those dialogues, the dialogue of theology and devotion, public and private dialogue, ‘interreligious' and ‘interspiritual' dialogue, the development of the first course in Interreligious Dialogue at Naropa and its skills-based approach, the cultivation of good dialogues and dialoguers, as well as personal cultivation of one's spiritual life.Charis FoundationGolden Turtle SoundSupport the show

Today on Sense of Soul today we have Dr Tamra Sattler, MFT she is a therapist, professor, and entrepreneur who started her career in marketing and technology with managerial positions at companies like Salesforce, Excite and Monster.  She the author of Too Much and Not Enough Healing for the Enneagram Four or Borderline-Style Personality, a therapeutic memoir and an explorative narrative about a particular type of personality structure known as Enneagram 4 and its borderline characteristics and emotional dis-regulation. This population has been known to be difficult for therapists to treat and families to tolerate and, most importantly, to accept and embody. Often asked to consult and work with these clients, Dr. Sattler knows this personality from the inside. She then pivoted to being a therapist and learning about how people change more deeply and permanently through psycho-spiritual theories, namely the Enneagram. She has taught at Naropa for the past few years and received her PhD at CIIs in East-West Psychology. Her passion is to bring her two paths together to develop technology platforms to help humanity and the planet awaken.   Order her book here Visit her website www.tamrasattler.com  www.awakenly.com Visit SOS at www.senseofsoulpodcast.com Please consider donating to Shanna's coffeee fund https://www.mysenseofsoul.com/sos-our-podcast Check out  https://newrealitytv.com/

Marpa  Lotsawa – Parte I MARPA LOTSAWA, fue uno de los grandes maestros del Tibet, que viajó a la India en diferentes ocasiones. Recibió muchas enseñanzas Budhistas: sutras y tantras, así como prácticas secretas del gran maestro Indio NAROPA, y otros. Tuvo la iniciación directa de los SEIS YOGAS DHARMA del propio Naropa, volvió al Tibet y las introdujo. Tradujo así mismo numerosos sutras, tantras y textos médicos, e introdujo la nueva tradición de Yoga Tártrico en el Tibet, plantando fuertes raíces den las tradiciones Kagyupa y Gelukpa. Su aportación más interesante es la unión de la meditación del Tantra Yoga de Naropa, junto a la meditación tibetana.. Sintamos el relato …

TUMMO Yoga del Calor Interno. El tumo se relaciona con la descripción de las sensaciones de intenso calor en el cuerpo. Se dice ser un efecto parcial de la circulación del prana por los chakras. Consiste en "generar", con la "visualización". En tal caso, se suele imaginar una esfera luminosa y cálida en el interior del cuerpo. La esfera es imaginada como constituida por el prana que se aspira y se deberá saber distribuirla mediante "técnicas" precisas basadas en el ejercicio de la respiración, la relajación y la concentración de la atención en determinadas partes del cuerpo. El calor psíquico o Tumo se considera la base fundamental para la apertura de los chakras y debe ser capaz de absorber la mayor enseñanza de los seis yogas de Naropa. Desde el punto de vista de la religión budista tibetana la disciplina puede tener una función ascética. Y supone que el tu-mmo se genera en una bindu (‘semilla') ubicada en los chakrás. Ese tummo es prana que se distribuye en el cuerpo mediante la red de nadís (canales).. Enterémonos de la historia...

GYULU Yoga del Cuerpo Ilusorio. Descripción La práctica de Gyulu es la segunda fase de transformación tántrica, dónde se crea un cuerpo mental muy refinado por medio de la unión del prana sutil y la mente sutil dentro del organismo. Este Gyulu proporciona una base adecuada para la manifestación del cuerpo de luz y por lo tanto puede ser creado en vida a través de la práctica. La práctica de Gyulu nos da las herramientas para abrirnos paso a través de la ilusión. Con esta enseñanza aprendemos a quitar las capas de la ilusión de forma que podamos vernos realmente. Nos volveremos conscientes de cuánto nos vemos afectados por la emoción y el aferramiento al yo. La mayor fuente de nuestra ilusión es el concepto de yo. Creemos en la idea de un yo separado y a cada momento actuamos según esta creencia, lo que generalmente significa que actuamos desde un lugar de enfado y apego. Cuando lo buscamos nos damos cuenta que no podemos encontrarlo. Pero sólo nos damos cuenta de esto cuando buscamos de verdad.. Advirtamos la cronología …

In this 3-part series, Danadasa covers the "Three Great Turnings" of the wheel of the dharma that resulted in the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions.In this final talk, he explores the Vajrayana tradition's emphasis on holistic self-acceptance and using all aspects of experience—including anger—as part of the spiritual path. He discusses the contrast between early Buddhism's emphasis on self-liberation, Mahayana's interconnectedness, and Vajrayana's transformative approach that integrates even difficult emotions. By reframing anger as energy that can be directed toward wisdom or compassion, Vajrayana encourages acceptance and the practice of self-love as a pathway to freedom.Danadasa also reflects on the cultural influences shaping different Buddhist practices, such as Tibetan Buddhism's devotional aspects compared to Western Buddhism's rationalist tendencies. He shares his personal journey through conflict and how Vajrayana practices helped him transform anger and grief into deeper wisdom. Central to his teaching is the idea of surrender—letting go of control and embracing impermanence, which leads to the unworldly bliss of freedom from attachment. Through cognitive dissonance and contemplative affirmations, Danadasa encourages trusting the process of transformation, fostering forgiveness, and connecting with higher wisdom.______________Danadasa (he/him) began meditating and practicing Buddhism in 1993 and was ordained in the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2011 at the San Francisco Buddhist Center. At his ordination, he received his Buddhist name Danadasa which, in Sanskrit, means “servant of generosity”. In 1995, he developed a heart connection with the archetypal Buddha Amitabha, rooted in the Japanese Pure Land tradition Jodo Shinshu (known in the Western world as Shin Buddhism), and has been practicing an Amitabha sadhana (devotional practice) since 2011.Danadasa is deeply passionate about teaching meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism in a somatic and embodied way, bringing the Buddha's teachings to life in our imaginations through images and storytelling. Embodied practice is the path of getting out of our heads and into our bodies, for it is in our bodies that liberation reveals itself.Over the past 20 years, Danadasa has held various administrative and leadership roles within the San Francisco Buddhist Center (SFBC). And in 2023, he resigned from all of his formal SFBC roles, as well as taking a break from teaching for a period of wandering in the wilderness, free from the external responsibilities, expectations and social norms of the monastery, following in the footsteps of the great “crazy wisdom” Mahasiddhas of the past. Since then, many lineage Masters and archetypal Buddhas have provided Danadasa with guidance and inspiration, including Tilopa, Naropa, Padmasambhava, Vajrakilaya, and Machig Labdron. In 2024, Danadasa received Vajrayogini initiation and empowerment. Through Vajrayogini, the Mother of All the Buddhas, the meaning of the Buddha's words is beginning to reveal itself. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

In this 3-part series, Danadasa covers the "Three Great Turnings" of the wheel of the dharma that resulted in the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions.Here in Part 2, he explores how Mahayana Buddhism builds on early Buddhist teachings to emphasize interconnectedness and engagement with the world. He contrasts embodied imagination—a tool for liberation—with fantasy, which is mere escapism. Through imagination, we can transform harmful narratives into those fostering peace and well-being. Danadasa highlights the Mahayana method of creating archetypal symbols, like Amitabha Buddha, to inspire and guide practitioners, encouraging reliance on higher wisdom rather than individual control.He also addresses balancing inner peace with active engagement in a polarized world. By using meditation to cultivate an inner “bounded space,” individuals can replenish emotional resilience and learn to let go of toxic tendencies, such as mental proliferation and polarization. Danadasa emphasizes that true freedom arises not from avoiding the world but from embracing impermanence and interconnectedness, offering practical steps for thriving in challenging circumstances.______________Danadasa (he/him) began meditating and practicing Buddhism in 1993 and was ordained in the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2011 at the San Francisco Buddhist Center. At his ordination, he received his Buddhist name Danadasa which, in Sanskrit, means “servant of generosity”.  In 1995, he developed a heart connection with the archetypal Buddha Amitabha, rooted in the Japanese Pure Land tradition Jodo Shinshu (known in the Western world as Shin Buddhism), and has been practicing an Amitabha sadhana (devotional practice) since 2011. Danadasa is deeply passionate about teaching meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism in a somatic and embodied way, bringing the Buddha's teachings to life in our imaginations through images and storytelling. Embodied practice is the path of getting out of our heads and into our bodies, for it is in our bodies that liberation reveals itself. Over the past 20 years, Danadasa has held various administrative and leadership roles within the San Francisco Buddhist Center (SFBC). And in 2023, he resigned from all of his formal SFBC roles, as well as taking a break from teaching for a period of wandering in the wilderness, free from the external responsibilities, expectations and social norms of the monastery, following in the footsteps of the great “crazy wisdom” Mahasiddhas of the past. Since then, many lineage Masters and archetypal Buddhas have provided Danadasa with guidance and inspiration, including Tilopa, Naropa, Padmasambhava, Vajrakilaya, and Machig Labdron. In 2024, Danadasa received Vajrayogini initiation and empowerment. Through Vajrayogini, the Mother of All the Buddhas, the meaning of the Buddha's words is beginning to reveal itself. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

In this 3-part series, Danadasa covers the "Three great turnings" of the wheel of the dharma that resulted in the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions.Here in Part 1, Danadasa touches on Theravada perspectives, emphasizes the original teachings of the Buddha from the Pali canon, such as the concept of the "two darts": physical pain as inevitable (the first dart) and the additional suffering we create through our mental reactions (the second dart). He explains that liberation lies in recognizing these reactions as echoes from the past rather than intrinsic truths, allowing us to let them naturally fade. This practice shifts our perspective from intellectual understanding to embodied wisdom. He also connects these teachings to social polarization, highlighting the need to balance inner peace with outer engagement. By setting boundaries, cultivating resilience, and embracing impermanence, Danadasa urges us to navigate modern challenges compassionately, breaking free from habitual suffering and fostering harmony within ourselves and with others.______________Danadasa (he/him) began meditating and practicing Buddhism in 1993 and was ordained in the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2011 at the San Francisco Buddhist Center. At his ordination, he received his Buddhist name Danadasa which, in Sanskrit, means “servant of generosity”.  In 1995, he developed a heart connection with the archetypal Buddha Amitabha, rooted in the Japanese Pure Land tradition Jodo Shinshu (known in the Western world as Shin Buddhism), and has been practicing an Amitabha sadhana (devotional practice) since 2011. Danadasa is deeply passionate about teaching meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism in a somatic and embodied way, bringing the Buddha's teachings to life in our imaginations through images and storytelling. Embodied practice is the path of getting out of our heads and into our bodies, for it is in our bodies that liberation reveals itself. Over the past 20 years, Danadasa has held various administrative and leadership roles within the San Francisco Buddhist Center (SFBC). And in 2023, he resigned from all of his formal SFBC roles, as well as taking a break from teaching for a period of wandering in the wilderness, free from the external responsibilities, expectations and social norms of the monastery, following in the footsteps of the great “crazy wisdom” Mahasiddhas of the past. Since then, many lineage Masters and archetypal Buddhas have provided Danadasa with guidance and inspiration, including Tilopa, Naropa, Padmasambhava, Vajrakilaya, and Machig Labdron. In 2024, Danadasa received Vajrayogini initiation and empowerment. Through Vajrayogini, the Mother of All the Buddhas, the meaning of the Buddha's words is beginning to reveal itself. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

Niguma is considered one of the most important and influential yoginis and Vajrayana teachers of the 10th or 11th century in India. Born in Kashmire, she was a dakini, and one of the two female founders of the Shangpa Kagyu school of Vajrayana Buddhism, along with dakini Sukhasiddhi. Her birth name was Shrijnana (or Palgyi Yéshé in Tibetan). From the perspective of the spiritual lineage, it is said that Niguma's spiritual realisation originates directly from the Buddha Vajradhara, rather than from any living human teachers. The great meditation master and translator, Marpa Lotsawa received teachings from Niguma on at least two occasions. Marpa is said to have visited Niguma each time he traveled to India. Sources say that he sought out Niguma on the advice of Naropa, Niguma's brother. The elusiveness of Niguma is typical of the lore of the dakini, the very embodiment of liminal spiritual experience. Music: State Azure - Foundations 1

Marpa y Maitripa Mientras viajaba en la India del sur, Marpa repetidamente lanzó fuertes deseos de hallar a Maitripa, un sostenedor del linaje de Nagarjuna y el gran Brahman Saraha, cuya posterior encarnación sería conocida como el Karmapa. En un sueño, una bella mujer se le apareció a Marpa como una mensajera de Maitripa, dándole fuertes bendiciones al colocarle una vasija en el tope de su cabeza. Él despertó sintiéndose gozosamente feliz. En su retorno a Pullahari en el norte para revisar a Naropa, Marpa fue alentado para buscar a Maitripa en persona. Este gurú también vivía en un lugar inconveniente. Muchos de sus amigos disuadieron a Marpa de proseguir la difícil y peligrosa búsqueda de Maitripa. Su respuesta hacia ellos fue: …"Yo no estoy buscando riqueza en esta vida, sea que muera o no, yo debo buscar el Dharma"… Eventualmente Marpa encontró a Maitripa sentado bajo un árbol en un monasterio en una alta montaña llamada "Montaña de las Llamaradas de Fuego". Maitripa jugó el papel de un padre espiritual en el desarrollo de Marpa, casi tan significante como aquel de Naropa. De Maitripa, Marpa recibió el nombre secreto Vajracitta junto con la transmisióoral del Mahamudra, enseñanzas de la más alta realización. Al mismo tiempo Maitripa introdujo a Marpa en los dohas, o canciones poéticas espontáneas para las cuales Marpa y su futuro estudiante Milarepa se harían tan famosos.. Evaluemos el planteamiento …

El Discípulo Maitripa Maitripa es una figura importante tanto en el budismo mahayanacomo en el vajrayana . Es a través de él que el trabajo crucial de Maitreya y Asanga sobre la naturaleza de Buda, el Uttara Tantra Shastra, fue ampliamente seguido en el Tíbet . También transmitió el aspecto esotérico de la naturaleza de Buda, encarnado en las enseñanzas del mahamudra, que tratan el tema de la mente con gran detalle y proporcionan una amplia gama de meditaciones progresivas y altamente refinadas. Fue llevado a su propia iluminación a través de mahamudra bajo Savari y, lo más importante, se convirtió en el gurú de Marpa, el antepasado tibetano del linaje Kagyu, y de Khyungpo Naljor, el fundador del linaje Shangpa. Se dice que había sido alumno de Naropa, cuando este último era director de la universidad monástica de Nalanda. Más tarde pasó un tiempo en Vikramasila, que disfrutaba de su cenit de fama . El gran Atisa fue su jefe de disciplina. A pesar de conocer la preeminencia de Maitripa como erudito y yogui, se vio obligado a expulsarlo cuando sus actividades yóguicas, relacionadas con el alcohol y una mujer; provocaron chismes.. Dominemos la explicación …

El Legado de Naropa También destacaron como acólitos: 800 sidas, 54 yoguis con votos específicos, y 100 yoguinis con evidentes signos de logro espiritual. Así mismo, Naropa es considerado como uno de los Patriarcas del linaje Kagyu, que se originó en el Tibet en el siglo 10. Su aportación se unió al de otras eminentes figuras del conocimiento Tántrico teles como: Milarepa, Gampopa, Tsum Gienpa. Este último sería el primer Karmapa o guía supremo de esta tradición. En la actualidad, su líder es el decimoséptimo Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje; exilidado del Tibet cuando contaba con 14 años de edad y en la actualidad afincado en el norte de la India.. Oigamos lo narrado…

Ejercicios  Básicos Naropa, fue capaz de establecer comunicación con su gurú humano Tilopa y con el propio Buddha Vajradhara. La Conexión realizada mediante forma de deidades tántricas de meditación como Hevajra, Heruka o Vajra Yoguini. Así pues la práctica de los Seis Yogas de Naropa, no son invenciones de lamas tibetanos o yoguis indios. Sino que se encuentran enraizadas en logros de seres iluminados y han sido transmitidas hasta nuestros días en un linaje ininterrumpido de practicantes realizados. En una clase básica hay seis ejercicios básicos, que no tienen relación con los seis Iogas; y 39 secundarios. Se practican los seis niveles de ejercicios básicos y se introduce en la restauración de las funciones energéticas de los vientos interiores, los cinco vientos principales y los cuatro chakras. Los beneficios de la práctica de los Seis Yogas de Naropa son los siguientes: 1.         Prolonga la vida 2.         Limpia los canales y los chakras 3.         Previene desordenes psíquicos y energéticos 4.         Cura los diferentes desordenes psíquicos mediante ejercicios 5.         Potencia el despertar de la mente 6.         Mejora la memoria 7.         Proporciona una experiencia espiritual. Escuchemos la narración …

Molly Giles is an award-winning fiction writer. Her first collection of stories, ROUGH TRANSLATIONS won the Flannery O'Connor Prize for Short Fiction, the Boston Globe Award, and the Bay Area Book Reviewers award. Four subsequent collections—CREEK WALK, BOTHERED, ALL THE WRONG PLACES, and WIFE WITH KNIFE, have also won awards, including the Small Press Best Fiction Award, the California Commonwealth Silver Medal for Fiction, the Spokane Short Fiction Award, and the Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize.  She published her first novel, IRON SHOES, in 2000, and twenty-three years later, published its sequel, THE HOME FOR UNWED HUSBANDS. Giles has taught fiction writing at San Francisco State University, University of Hawaii, San Jose State University, the National University of Ireland at Galway, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and at numerous writing conferences, including The Community of Writers and Naropa. Her work has been included in many anthologies including the O.Henry and Pushcart Prize (three times), and she has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arkansas Arts Council. She has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Book Reviewing, been awarded residences at MacDowell, Yadoo, and The House of Literature in Paros, Greece. Life Spans is her first memoir.

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In this episode, we do a retrospective on a dialogue that took place in 1974 during the first summer session of the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. The dialogue was called “Psychology East and West” and explored a number of differences in understanding and approach to the notion of ego between so-called “Western psychology” and what were then thought of as “Eastern” spiritual traditions. The participants included the well-known spiritual teachers, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Ram Dass, as well as the co-founder and Vice-President of Naropa, John Baker, and the therapist, Jim Green. The dialogue was moderated by Duncan Campbell. The full dialogue can be heard on the Ram Dass — Here and Now podcast: Ep. 112, The Notion of Ego with Chogyam Trungpa RinpocheCharis FoundationGolden Turtle SoundSupport the Show.

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Reflections on practicing with breath and awareness: readings from Ajahn Chah and Tilopa's song to Naropa. Mantra "may I be filled with loving kindness"

Molly Giles remembers when her father came back after WWII in 1945. Her memoir, Life Span (WTAW Press, 2024) opens when she is three years old, sitting in the front seat of a moving van as her father drives from San Francisco to their new home in Sausalito. Well-known editor and author of four story-collections and two novels, Giles referenced the journals she began writing at age nine to create a memoir filled with moments and thoughts from her eight decades so far. The Bay area is the backdrop for much of her life, although she spent fourteen years teaching in Arkansas. She delves into family relationships, husbands and lovers, siblings and children, teaching and editing, and the struggles of a being a single mother before women were accepted into the work force. In brutally honest prose, Molly dissects her life with a critical eye, never sugar-coating her failures or glorifying her successes, of which there were many. Molly Giles's first collection of short stories, ROUGH TRANSLATIONS won the Flannery O'Connor Prize for Short Fiction. Four subsequent story collections—CREEK WALK, BOTHERED, ALL THE WRONG PLACES and WIFE WITH KNIFE, have also won awards, including the San Francisco Commonwealth Silver Medal for Fiction, the Spokane Short Fiction Award, and the Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize. She published her first novel, IRON SHOES, in 2000, and, twenty-three years later, published its sequel, THE HOME FOR UNWED HUSBANDS. Her work has been included in numerous anthologies including the O.Henry and Pushcart Prize (three times), and she has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Marin Arts Council, and the Arkansas Arts Council. Molly Giles has taught fiction writing at San Francisco State University, University of Hawaii in Manoa, San Jose State University, the National University of Ireland at Galway, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and at numerous writing conferences, including The Community of Writers and Naropa. She has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Book Reviewing, been awarded residences at MacDowell, Yadoo, and The House of Literature in Paros, Greece, and has edited many published writers, including Amy Tan. Molly enjoys cooking, but she doesn't love it, what she loves is reading cookbooks in bed, licking salt off her fingers after a light supper of Fritos. She also enjoys gardening (the watering part not the weeding) and watching the resident fawns graze what's left of her lawn. Molly is a passionate reader and though she often forgets both keys and wallet, she never travels without a book in her purse. She lives in Woodacre, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Molly Giles remembers when her father came back after WWII in 1945. Her memoir, Life Span (WTAW Press, 2024) opens when she is three years old, sitting in the front seat of a moving van as her father drives from San Francisco to their new home in Sausalito. Well-known editor and author of four story-collections and two novels, Giles referenced the journals she began writing at age nine to create a memoir filled with moments and thoughts from her eight decades so far. The Bay area is the backdrop for much of her life, although she spent fourteen years teaching in Arkansas. She delves into family relationships, husbands and lovers, siblings and children, teaching and editing, and the struggles of a being a single mother before women were accepted into the work force. In brutally honest prose, Molly dissects her life with a critical eye, never sugar-coating her failures or glorifying her successes, of which there were many. Molly Giles's first collection of short stories, ROUGH TRANSLATIONS won the Flannery O'Connor Prize for Short Fiction. Four subsequent story collections—CREEK WALK, BOTHERED, ALL THE WRONG PLACES and WIFE WITH KNIFE, have also won awards, including the San Francisco Commonwealth Silver Medal for Fiction, the Spokane Short Fiction Award, and the Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize. She published her first novel, IRON SHOES, in 2000, and, twenty-three years later, published its sequel, THE HOME FOR UNWED HUSBANDS. Her work has been included in numerous anthologies including the O.Henry and Pushcart Prize (three times), and she has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Marin Arts Council, and the Arkansas Arts Council. Molly Giles has taught fiction writing at San Francisco State University, University of Hawaii in Manoa, San Jose State University, the National University of Ireland at Galway, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and at numerous writing conferences, including The Community of Writers and Naropa. She has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Book Reviewing, been awarded residences at MacDowell, Yadoo, and The House of Literature in Paros, Greece, and has edited many published writers, including Amy Tan. Molly enjoys cooking, but she doesn't love it, what she loves is reading cookbooks in bed, licking salt off her fingers after a light supper of Fritos. She also enjoys gardening (the watering part not the weeding) and watching the resident fawns graze what's left of her lawn. Molly is a passionate reader and though she often forgets both keys and wallet, she never travels without a book in her purse. She lives in Woodacre, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

TAMRA SATTLER, PhD, MFT, is a therapist, professor, and entrepreneur. She started her career in marketing and technology with managerial positions at companies like Salesforce, Excite and Monster.  She then pivoted to being a therapist and learning about how people change more deeply and permanently through psycho-spiritual theories, namely the Enneagram. She has taught at Naropa for the past few years and received her PhD at CIIs in East-West Psychology. Her passion is to bring her two paths together to develop technology platforms to help humanity and the planet awaken. Too Much and Not Enough: Healing for the Enneagram Four or Borderline-Style Personality, is her new book which is designed to help those and loved ones who suffer from emotional dis-regulation. Tamra discusses: What is Borderline-Style Personality (BPD)? Why are borderline characteristic individuals difficult to treat? In working with these individuals what do you love the most? Tamra talks about her own struggles with BPD and the powerful healing experience she had with the use of a gueded MDMA journey and subsequent experiences with mushrooms. These experiences were able to reach parts of the brain which talk therapy cannot and help her heal pre-verbal infant trauma.  www.tamrasattler.com

Do you or someone you love suffer from emotional dysregulation? Do you feel things so deeply you almost get lost in these emotions? Do you suffer from anger and longing that threatens to burn you up from the inside with its heat? Do you often struggle with self-harm, substance abuse, self-hatred, interpersonal issues, and intense rage? Too Much and Not Enough, written by today's special guest, Tamra Sattler, Ph.D. is a therapeutic memoir and an explorative narrative about a particular type of personality structure known as Enneagram 4 and its borderline characteristics and emotional dis-regulation. This population has been known to be difficult for therapists to treat and families to tolerate and, most importantly, to accept and embody. Often asked to consult and work with these clients, Dr. Sattler knows this personality from the inside. Dr. Sattler is a therapist, professor, and entrepreneur. She started her career in marketing and technology with managerial positions at companies like Salesforce, Excite and Monster. She then pivoted to being a therapist and learning about how people change more deeply and permanently through psycho-spiritual theories, namely the Enneagram. She has taught at Naropa for the past few years and received her PhD at CIIs in East-West Psychology. Her passion is to bring her two paths together to develop technology platforms to help humanity and the planet awaken

A Tonglen teaching and meditation led by the guest from our last episode, Charlotte Z. Rotterdam. Hear her full Scaling Deep interview here. Follow her work @ SkyMind --- Charlotte Z. Rotterdam is a contemplative educator, Buddhist teacher, and meditation instructor. She is the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education at Naropa University and an Instructor in Naropa's Core College, World Wisdom Department, and Graduate School of Psychology. She co-developed and teaches Naropa's Mindful Compassion Training, a secular program to cultivate compassion in personal, professional and societal contexts. She is the Lead Teacher of the Mother Lineage (Magyu Lopön) at Tara Mandala Retreat Center. Charlotte received a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. The mother of two boys, she has published essays on the intersection of spiritual practice and daily life in Lion's Roar, Buddhadharma, Mandala and Fearless Nest, an anthology. --- Learn more about ⁠The System Sanctuary⁠ where Tatiana Fraser and her team teach and train leaders on systems change. We work with individuals, teams and ecosystems to support learning and inform wise action. ⁠⁠Sign up for The Systems Sanctuary Newsletter⁠⁠

Nataraja Kallio is a scholar-practitioner of Yoga and Hindu tantra. He is the Chair of the B.A. Yoga Studies program at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and the co-designer of Naropa's M.A. Yoga Studies program.In this episode, we discuss Kallio's upbringing in an American Hindu spiritual community, his travels in India and meetings with his guru, the origins of Hindu tantra (utilizing “the fecund material of our existence”), the spectrum of tantric deities, the transformation of intense emotions to crack the shell of identity, the pros and cons of asceticism, desire, the story of Shankaracharya and the exploration of the flesh, the story of Shiva and the forest ascetics, authentic and inauthentic tantra, neo-tantra and the western obsession with sex, cultural appropriation, epicureanism and sacralization, the ‘tantric' dimension of all religions, and the treasure of spiritual friendship.Charis FoundationGolden Turtle SoundSupport the show

A reading of the timeless teaching of Naropa's - "The Summary of Mahamudra". English version by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Erik Pema Kunsang Nāropā (1016-1100) was an Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha. He was the disciple of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say partner and pupil, of Niguma. As an Indian Mahasiddha, Naropa's instructions inform Vajrayana, particularly his six yogas of Naropa relevant to the completion stage of anuttarayogatantra. He was also one of the gatekeepers of Vikramashila monastery which is located in Bihar. Mahāmudrā (Sanskrit: महामुद्रा, Tibetan: ཕྱག་ཆེན་) literally means "great seal" or "great imprint" and refers to the fact that "all phenomena inevitably are stamped by the fact of wisdom and emptiness inseparable". Music: David Parsons - 'Abode of Shiva'

Charlotte Z. Rotterdam is a Buddhist teacher, meditation instructor and contemplative educator. She received the title of Magyu Lopön, lead teacher of the Mother Lineage at Tara Mandala Retreat Center, by Lama Tsultrim Allione in 2016. She is the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education at Naropa University and an Instructor in Naropa's Core College, World Wisdom Department, and Graduate School of Psychology. She co-developed and teaches Naropa's Mindful Compassion Training, a secular program to cultivate compassion in personal, professional and societal contexts. Charlotte received a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. The mother of two boys, she has published essays on the intersection of spiritual practice and daily life in Lion's Roar, Buddhadharma, Mandala and Fearless Nest, an anthology.  --- Learn more about ⁠The System Sanctuary⁠ where Tatiana Fraser and her team teach and train leaders on systems change. We work with individuals, teams and ecosystems to support learning and inform wise action. Sign up for The Systems Sanctuary Newsletter

Talking points: parenting, children, attachment, psychology You may have heard me mention Duey before. He co-facilitates the ManTalks Men's Weekends with me, and his work is absolutely incredible. I was thrilled to sit down with him last week, just before our sojourn to Texas. We dive into all things attachment. How children and adults experience it, when it starts forming, and how my own son has taught me some incredible lessons on it. Also, listen in for Thunderbutt. No, I'm not kidding. (00:00:00) - Intro and Duey's take on why real elders don't seek power (00:10:08) - How do we begin to truly understand our partner? (00:15:49) - On the importance of curiosity and not assuming you know someone—especially your partner (00:21:28) - What are the building blocks of really healthy attachment? (00:30:52) - Attachment is somatic, and how children are inherently, incredibly sensitive (00:45:27) - What “interrupts” attachment? Duey Freeman, MA, LPC is co-founder of the Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies, director of the Gestalt Institute of the Rockies, and owner of his psychotherapy private practice. After teaching for 24 years at Naropa University he has decided to move in a more creative direction. Most recently, in collaboration with Kimberly Beck M Ed, he has created: The Coming Home Project and Relational Rewilding Retreats. A licensed psychotherapist, teacher, and consultant, Duey has extensive training and experience in gestalt therapy, equine therapy, family therapy, bioenergetics, and counseling with children and adolescents. Duey joined Naropa in 1992 and has been extensively involved in the creation of the Gestalt, Human Development, and Family Systems programs. He has helped to develop the Equine section of the Wilderness Therapy certification and degree. He taught for the University of Northern Colorado, traveling across Colorado teaching and working with schools systems supporting teachers to better understand and work with the children they teach. Throughout the year, Duey partners with professional therapists and skilled horsemen and women worldwide to provide psychotherapy, Gestalt Equine Psychotherapy, parenting and human development workshops, and Relational Horsemanship classes. Some of Duey's partners include Joan Rieger, Duane Mullner, Erika Friess, Megan Powers, Rosemary Wyndham-Jones, Rob Pliskin, Kristi Moon, Kimberly Beck, and Amy and Steve LeSatz. *** Build brotherhood in person. Join a Men's Weekend Pick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Check out some free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship Build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance.  Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In this compelling episode of the Inscape Quest podcast, host, Trudi Howley, welcomes dressage trainer and passionate advocate for equine welfare, Diana Mukpo. A veteran in the field, Diana enlightens us with her insights on the discipline of dressage while advocating for a more mindful and compassionate relationship with our equine partners. Diana's journey in dressage began in England before she moved to the U.S in the 1970s, where she deepened her passion and understanding of the extraordinary bond between a horse and its rider. Her unique perspective blends her total dedication to dressage and her spiritual devotion rooted in Buddhist teachings and brings a fresh outlook on the discourse around horse welfare. Dive into her richly layered discussion with Trudi about the importance of empathy in equine training and competition. Drawing from her extensive experience and philosophical perspectives, Diana advocates for a transformative approach in training horses. Diana also calls attention to the urgent crisis prevailing in the dressage community and suggests revisiting classical practices within dressage. The episode is a deep dive into the world of equestrianism, presenting an opportunity to question the status quo and champion an empathic model of horse training. The conversation also highlights the unique bond horses provide, stepping into the expansive world of dressage. Diana navigates topics through her diverse experiences in the world of Shambhala, Naropa, and marriage to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. In an increasingly divided world, the podcast showcases the potential for growth and change. The conversation also illuminates the crucial issues of horse welfare and abuse in the sport, escalating competition costs, and the challenges facing trainers in disseminating traditional dressage training. Listen in to discover fascinating topics in a conversation that seeks to create a nurturing environment for our beloved horses. The participants in this conversation have no personal involvement or knowledge associated with recent allegations of equine abuse in the dressage community. Shambala Publications Shambala Publications is dedicated to creating books, audios & courses to improve lives. Disclaimer  

In this episode, guest co-host Brynn Anderson and I talk to the author, activist, and legendary herbalist... Brigitte Mars. Brigitte has an over 60 year career as an herbalist and plant specialist, and was one of the pioneers of modern herbalism. An absolute legend.. We start by talking about her early life, then we dive into the re-release of her incredible book, 'Natural Remedies for Mental and Emotional Health: Holistic Methods and Techniques for a Happy and Healthy Mind', which details the many natural remedies for the ailments humanity may be currently facing.. As we continue we talk about; the nature of how herbs heal, the mission of herbs, the many modes of healing, the value of western medicine, the history of natural medicine, exoplanetary herbs, psychedelic legalization, and so much more.. An amazing episode, drop in!www.brigittemars.comBrigitte Mars Bio:Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., is an herbalist and nutritional expert for more than sixtyyears, is a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild and teaches herbal medicine at NaropaUniversity. An international lecturer, she is the author of several books, including Addiction-FreeNaturally, and the creator of an app, iPlant. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear from Harmony Kwiker on the magic that is gestalt therapy. Harmony is a visiting professor of Naropa's master's program in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling. She shares about how the gestalt therapy model has helped her bridge her spiritual path with a practical way to help others and provides a framework to treat patients as equals who are empowered in their own healing journey to come into contact with the deepest parts of themselves. Special Guest: Harmony Kwiker.

Our latest podcast with Jen Berlingo, MA, LPC, ATR is out today! Jen is a Naropa Alumnx of the MA Transpersonal Therapy program, a practicing coach, licensed therapist and author of her new book Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire. In this episode you'll hear about her Naropa experience and how getting a degree in counseling served her true calling of art, therapy and coaching after leaving the corporate world. She also shares her journey of coming out as queer in midlife and what it looked like to alchemize her midlife transition into a Midlife Emergence of true authentic living. Special Guest: Jen Berlingo .

Second épisode avec mon ami Leonardo Pelagotti de INSPIRE Potential, avec lequel on explore la partie mystique spirituelle et ésotérique du yoga et des traditions orientales, mais également différentes manières d'utiliser la respiration Wim Hof pour de la guérison naturelle, la gestion de la douleur, pour atteindre des états modifiés de conscience, et pour la longévité. Une très belle conversation dans laquelle j'ai tenté de mettre en lumière, un nouveau visage de Leonardo, celui d'un véritable explorateur du vivant et un éternel apprenant.Chapitres :00:00 Introduction03:18 Sponsors04:42 La reprise après le marathon de Leonardo08:17 Respirer par le nez pendant un marathon permet-il de mieux récupérer physiquement ?17:08 Qu'espère Leonardo des résultats de ses expérimentations ?22:19 Qu'est-ce qui se cache derrière “respiration anti inflammatoire” ?27:52 Peut-on appliquer la technique avant une opération chirurgicale ? 36:15 Que Leonardo peut-il nous dire du monde des rêves ? Sortie de corps et rêves lucides43:43 Pourquoi Leonardo pense-t-il que personne en France ne pratique le yoga Toumo ? 49:28 Pourquoi tout le monde ne peut-il pas accéder aux rêves lucides ?51:00 Y a-t-il un moyen de faire un lien entre respiration, émotions et processus de guérison?57:35 Quels sont les chemins renfermés dans le mot “Ashtanga” ? Quel est l'objectif du véritable “Yoga” ?01:03:12 Qu'est-ce que le yoga tantrique blanc ? Quelle différence avec le rouge et le noir ?01:05:11 Qu'est-ce que l'Univers ? Y a-t-il une conscience collective ? 01:11:54 L'avenir est-il déjà écrit ou sommes-nous responsables de ce qui nous arrive ? Avons-nous du libre-arbitre ? 01:17:43 S'il existe une conscience collective, pourquoi y a-t-il des humains inconscients ?01:23:47 Pourquoi faut-il le Mal pour faire le Bien ?  01:29:12 Sommes-nous à un niveau inférieur d'autres types de civilisation ?01:33:51 Qu'est-ce que le “Je” ?01:38:27 Pourrait-on communiquer avec d'autres entités, d'autres mondes ? 01:44:57 En quoi nos visions du monde matérialistes ou spirituelles forgent nos croyances et nos vérités ?01:50:02 Sommes-nous sur le point d'accéder à plus de conscience ?01:51:41 Fin de l'échange, passage aux questions01:51:55 Un livre recommandé de Leonardo01:52:52 Le message à l'humanité de Leonardo01:53:25 L'objet de moins de 100€ qui a changé la vie de Leonardo01:54:54 Qu'est-ce un pistolet pour les fascias ?01:55:50 La routine matinale parfaite de Leonardo01:58:35 Est-ce que Leonardo pourrait intégrer cette routine à son quotidien ?02:03:13 Les dernières paroles de LeonardoNotes, liens, ressources de cet épisode :➡️ https://nomadslim.com/podcast/08-11-2023-leonardo-pelagotti/Support the show

Dustin chats with Jeremy about the various factors at play currently when it comes to off-campus student housing and how institutions can better support these students. He also discusses his unusual journey to his current position as Dean of Students at Naropa, a very unique institution in Colorado.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy practitioner and clinical supervisor Karen King joined me to discuss the use of ketamine and MDMA in psychotherapy, as well as the infiltration of ideology into the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy.Karen explains the proper set, setting, use, and administration of ketamine in psychotherapy. We delved into the dissociative effects of ketamine and its potential benefits and contraindications for patients. We also discussed the research conducted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) on the use of MDMA for PTSD, the upcoming FDA approval of MDMA as a therapeutic treatment, and the potential for insurance coverage.The conversation then shifted to the infiltration of ideology, specifically critical social justice or "woke" ideology, into the psychedelic community. Karen expressed concerns about the impact of ideological influences on therapy and the need for a balanced and open-minded approach. We explored the distinction between personal and professional ideologies and the potential challenges they may pose in the therapeutic setting.Karen King, LMHC has been a licensed psychotherapist for 17 years. In 2015 she founded Emerge Clinic, an integrative wellness clinic offering individual, family, and group counseling as well as traditional psychiatric evaluations and med management. Karen has also been a practicing Ketamine Assisted Therapist since adding Ketamine treatments to the clinic in 2020. She is a trainee in MAPS MDMA Assisted Therapy and also completed the year-long MAPS Psychedelic Assisted Therapy training through Naropa. Karen currently supervises KAP therapists in her clinic, and in 2024, will be offering a five part certification course in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy. Karen hopes to provide one of the first clinics in the Pacific Northwest to legally offer MDMA Assisted Therapy once approved by the FDA.Karen King website Clarify Consultation GroupInstagram @thepsychedeliccounselorBooks mentioned in this episode: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander Other resources mentioned in this episode:  Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)  American Society of Ketamine Practitioners  Mindbloom  Near Death Experience Research  Michael Persinger - Researcher known for the "God Helmet"  Naropa University [00:02:01] Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.[00:06:03] Ketamine and near-death experiences.[00:08:00] Oral surgery and sedation.[00:12:02] Discovery of ketamine-assisted therapy.[00:18:26] The mystical experience.[00:22:44] Near-death experiences and psychedelics.[00:24:05] Therapeutic benefit of gaining perspective.[00:29:47] MDMA for PTSD trials.[00:34:09] A five to six hour CPT code.[00:36:33] MDMA-assisted therapy efficacy.[00:39:44] Stimulating the amygdala.[00:44:38] Intrusion of woke into psychedelics.[00:48:23] Impact of therapist assumptions.[00:54:09] Psychedelic community cancel culture.[00:57:20] Machine elves and racism.[01:00:56] Interpretation of disempowerment.[01:06:18] Over-victimizing therapy clients.[01:09:47] Impact of pandemic on psychology.[01:13:32] Join my community for dialogue. To support this show, please leave a rating & review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, like, comment & share via my YouTube channel. Or recommend this to a friend!Take $200 off your EightSleep Pod Pro Cover with promo code SOMETHERAPIST at EightSleep.com.Take 20% off all superfood beverages with code SOMETHERAPIST at Organifi.Check out my shop for book recommendations + wellness products.Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.Have a question for me? Looking to go deeper and discuss these ideas with other listeners? Join my Locals community! Members get to ask questions I will respond to in exclusive, members-only livestreams, post questions for upcoming guests to answer, plus other perks TBD. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome to the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver, Colorado! In this episode, we delve into Belinda's background story and what brought her to working with the medicine. We touch on serious matters such as cultural segregation and discuss the diverse topics she addressed at the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver, Colorado. Our conversation also delves into the integration of trauma-informed therapy in retreat settings, the merging of indigenous wisdom with modern science, and the concern of indigenous tribes losing contact with the medicine. Additionally, we cover insights from the MAPS MDMA training and so much more! 00:00 - Introduction 01:51 - Belinda's Background 03:49 - Cultural Segregation 05:13 - Various Topics She's Spoken On 10:17 - Recent Workshops 15:07 - Trauma-Informed Therapy 18:53 - Profound Ketamine Experience 22:55 - Causal Layered Analysis 27:09 - Losing Contact With The Medicine 29:53 - Caroline Myss, Religion vs Spirituality 31:16 - Approaching Medicine With Respect 33:41 - MAPS MDMA Training 36:49 - Upcoming Projects 39:04 - Outro About Belinda: Belinda is of Dine' (Navajo) and A:shiwi (Pueblo of Zuni) descent. She is the wisdom carrier, healer, and founder of Kaalogii, LLC focused on cultural and traditional teaching, inner healing, and an international speaker on various topics impacting Native American communities in the United States. In addition, is a Program Advisor for Naropa's Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Certificate Program and a Native American Engagement Coordinator for SoundMind. She is also a board member of the Church of the Eagle and the Condor. Belinda holds degrees in Health Sciences, Technology, and Public Health. In addition, Belinda has participated in the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, MDMA People of Color, Eye Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy and Ketamine Training Programs. Her most recent work includes a chapter in “How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World: Visionary & Indigenous Voices Speak Out” edited by Stephen Grey. She is the author articles that are available on charuna.net such as: Considerations for Psychedelic Therapist when working with Native American People and Communities”, “ Guidelines for Inclusion of Indigenous People into Psychedelic Science Conferences”. Connect with Belinda: Website: https://kaalogii.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindap.eriacho Thank you so much for joining us! Psychedelic Conversations Podcast is designed to educate, inform, and expand awareness. For more information, please head over to https://www.psychedelicconversations.com Please share with your friends or leave a review so that we can reach more people and feel free to join us in our private Facebook group to keep the conversation going. https://www.facebook.com/groups/psychedelicconversations This show is for information purposes only, and is not intended to provide mental health or medical advice. About Susan Guner: Susan is a trained somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and empathetic self-exploration to increase self-awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development. Connect with Susan: Website: https://www.psychedelicconversations.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/susan.guner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-guner/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/susanguner Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/susanguner Blog: https://susanguner.medium.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/susan-guner #PsychedelicScience2023 #SusanGuner #BelindaEriacho

Dear Listeners, This Podcast series on the Windhorse practice of Basic Attendance explores the discipline as an expression of the wisdom, compassion and resulting reciprocity that can manifest in ordinary human relationships when cultivated within a ground of openness and relational warmth. I came to the Windhorse approach after graduating from the Naropa Institute—now University—in 1980, and I had the good fortune to be around when this was being envisioned with other Naropa graduates. My attraction to this vision and practice had to do with the emphasis on a person being fundamentally sane and healthy, as well as to the importance placed on having an engaging and supportive social environment as they work with their current life challenges. It also met my need to continue working with others in a setting where I could include my practice and understanding of Contemplative Psychotherapy. My exposure to the first Windhorse Team that had formed was at a social event in the therapeutic household of the “client”, and I was struck by the mutuality of connection among all members of the Team, including the so-called “client”. There was such a felt sense of closeness and camaraderie among everyone, as well as warmth and acceptance. It felt so wholesome to be in this environment. As a result, I became involved with this approach and was fortunate to be an active member of Maitri Psychological Services (as the Windhorse organization was named then) through its duration in the 1980's. The presentations and ensuing discussions included in this Podcast represent a window into the range of experiences that can occur when a Team member and “client” are spending time together for their Basic Attendance shifts. I have always felt that the possibilities of what can arise and be included during a shift is only limited by the collective and mutual imagination of the Team member and the “client” at that time, given that the entire community where it is taking place is available as a support and inspiration for their engagement. As a result, they can engage in household activities like attending to the physical environment, food preparation, or making art, to name a few possibilities. Also, activities can occur outside of the household, which could include taking classes together, going to the gym or for long hikes. The examples shared in the Podcast quite beautifully express the invitation to be present to what is arising within oneself and the “client” in the environment. This, to me, is the ground of the Basic Attendance practice, as an experience and expression of the co-presence between the Team member and the “client”. And given the Team member's sensitivity, this can unfold into very poignant and intimate relational sharing. So, the Art of this Practice—and it is precisely that, rather than a recipe or list of techniques to apply—is a very human endeavor which can bring out the best in each person. The invitation there also is to face the full range of one's experiences—i.e. fears and joys—as this unfolds, in a relational environment that supports this. We hope you enjoy this Podcast about these intimate and potentially healing encounters. Thank you for joining us, Kathy Emery

Join Marcus Antebi and Ralph Sutton on their journey to better health! On this episode of the goodsugar podcast Ralph and Marcus are joined by Author,  and psychotherapist Chelsea Harvey Garner!  A past fellow with the American Psychological Association, Chelsea holds degrees from Boston College and Creighton University. She has trained and collaborated with MIT's Consortium of Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality, the Justice Resource Institute, the LEND Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, Authentic Relating Go, The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Omaha Girls Rock, The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa, and others. Enthusiastic, genuine, and difficult to discourage, Chelsea is always eager to collaborate with other artists and organizers working toward social progress. Her debut book, A PITY PARTY IS STILL A PARTY (July ‘23) is available for preorder now. In her spare time, she can be found starting impromptu dance parties in public and hosting cuddle puddles at her home in NYC. Find Chelsea Here  http://chelseaharveygarner.com/ Check out the menu here  https://ilovegoodsugar.cohttps://ilovegoodsugar.com/pages/menum/pages/about Check out our merchandise: https://www.ilovegoodsugar.com/   Follow on Social Media:  Marcus Antebi https://www.instagram.com/marcusantebi Ralph Sutton https://www.instagram.com/iamralphsutton

In this rich talk, punctuated with wise quotes, David Lewis examines the nature of the mind and shares that our practice can be much easier than we make it out to be. Often we just need to relax and settle in to what is happening in the moment.Tilopa, the teacher of Naropa who founded the Vajrayāna tradition, offered these simple practice instructions: "Don't recall, imagine, think, examine, or control; just relax."David advises that the mind is not one thing, but comprised of two processes: emptiness and cognition. However, the empty nature of the mind won't be revealed by thinking about it. It is only available through our own direct experience of the present moment. Meditation is about letting go of the cognitive aspects of the mind so that we can access the luminous, spacious qualities of the mind by relaxing into it. If we trust our thinking mind but not our intuition and awareness, it can put us off meditation and mindfulness altogether. He encourages us to trust our own experience more than books and talks. "Listening only to others can become like perusing a menu without ever tasting the food." ______________ David Lewis has been following the dharma path for 50 years and has a degree in comparative religious studies.  He teaches at several Buddhist sanghas around the Bay Area and offers a weekly meditation group for seniors (currently on Zoom) at OpenHouse, a nonprofit serving LGBTQI+ seniors.  He's always happy to return to the Gay Buddhist Fellowship, where he gave his first dharma talk around 15 years ago. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

This is a guided meditation based on the famous teaching of Tilopa - the 6 words of Advice. Tilopa is one of the most authoritative and renowned Indian mahasiddhas and masters of mahamudra and tantra. He received various tantric teachings, unified them, and transmitted them to his disciple, Naropa. Tilopa (988–1069) was born in Bengal in India. He was a tantric practitioner and mahasiddha. He practised Anuttarayoga Tantra, a set of spiritual practices intended to accelerate the process of attaining Buddhahood.

Valeria McCarroll, PhD, joins us to discuss Somadelics, Pursuing Life with Psychedelic Support & Intentional Integration in this thought-provoking episode. Also discussed is being in 'right relationship' with the medicine, trauma responses, honoring the medicine's lineage, and transformational justice. After the episode, find more on ValeriaMcCarroll.com and Somadelics.com. "I am deeply curious about, you know, there's now studies that are emerging, or that have been emerging around using psychedelics to heal racial trauma and using psychedelics to address the impact of injustice in our society. I am particularly curious about because I like taking these frameworks and bringing them inside, what would it be to — to take principles and understandings of restorative justice and — and transformative justice and scaffold bodies of work so that people can do that work internally so that they can transform the parts of themselves that oppress and have been oppressed into right relationships so we can be in right relationship inside ourselves? Because I think that's really, you know, if we sort of look at all of what's happening in the world is the play of consciousness coming to know itself, we're just projecting our own undigested stuff around power out there. And so if we can do that work internally, then maybe we can do that with other people in a good way." - Valeria McCarroll "Somadelics is a contemporary path of spiritual awakening, a weaving that is inspired and informed by the traditions of classical nondual Tantra, modern psychedelic medicine, and somatic psychology. Somadelics synthesizes luminous practices for awakening radiant embodiment." -ValeriaMcCarroll.com Special Guest: Valeria McCarroll.

Dr. Jennifer Bacon is a strong proponent of taking action in activism. That is why she created the course "Sacred Activism" at Naropa - to empower a community to make strides in equality, anti-racism, and social justice. Her children's book, I Am an Antiracist Superhero! will be published by Bala Kids in 2023. Pre-order her book HERE (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729592/i-am-an-antiracist-superhero-by-jennifer-nicole-bacon-illustrated-by-leticia-moreno/) Special Guest: Dr. Jennifer Bacon.

In this episode I host a dialogue between doctor of Tibetan Medicine and Buddhist spiritual teacher Dr Nida Chenagtsang and Dr Ian A. Baker, author, scholar, and initiate of Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu Tantric lineages. Drs Nida and Ian explore the theme of Vajrayana in the 21st century, including issues such as tradition and innovation, mass empowerments vs 1-1 discipleship, and what is essential for successful practice. Drs Nida and Ian discuss common mistakes in practicing the 6 Yogas of Naropa, religious syncretism, and dark triad traits of narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism in spiritual teachers. Drs Nida and Ian also discuss the role of religious institutions in the history of Vajrayana and explore the tensions between the critical historical approach of academia with traditional views often held by religious teachers and practicing Buddhists.
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Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - The Vajra Path 03:42 - Tradition and innovation 08:25 - Mass empowerments 10:24 - 84 Mahasiddhas and individualised practice 13:14 - Vajrayana is experiential 14:52 - Correcting misunderstandings 16:53 - What is essential for Vajrayana to be effective? 19:11 - The role of empowerment 21:00 - Listen, study, meditate 23:19 - The power of place 25:03 - Discerning effective methods for contemporary audiences 28:23 - Secrecy and education 32:18 - How much practice is needed for Varjayana? 36:30 - Struggles with dream yoga and tummo 40:14 - Working with your talents 42:34 - 6 Yogas study mistakes 44:05 - Misguided attitudes to ngondro, preliminary practices 47:06 - Spiritual cocktails and narcissism 49:02 - How to relate to other traditions 50:49 - Syncretism the critical historical perspective 54:51 - Fundamental values 58:12 - Dark triad traits in spiritual practitioners and teachers 01:02:12 - Vajrayana and institutions 01:03:35 - Distilling the essence or taking out of context? 01:05:00 - Dr Nida's vision of Vajrayana institutions 01:06:38 - Cultural trappings vs the essence of Buddhism 01:12:49 - Dr Ian on religious institutions and the evolution of Vajrayana 01:16:41 - Essence of Vajrayana 01:20:45 - Who does Vajrayana belong to? 01:22:25 - Critical historical vs traditional perspectives 01:26:39 - Dr Nida reflects on the power of simplicity 01:30:09 - Friendship and collaboration 01:31:33 - Hijacking of Buddhism 01:34:47 - Deelaboration and the beautiful adventure 01:36:40 - Future trips, courses, and activities … Previous episodes with Dr Nida Chenagtsang: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=nida 
 Previous episodes with Dr Ian A. Baker: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=baker … To find out more about The Vajra Path, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088040336775 - https://www.instagram.com/thevajrapath/ … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com/ Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James

I was thrilled to have Lucy Wallace, the founder of Dance to be Free, as a guest. I strongly support her mission of bringing dance to incarcerated women to help heal trauma. I share a little about my own experience growing up with a father who was in prison and my own volunteer work teaching kids in an orphanage in Nepal so they could teach their peers. This coincides with Lucy's program, as she identifies the importance of the teacher training program for the prisoners rather so they can continue to help people instead of going in to “save” them.  In addition, we talk about how this mission found her and unfolded with dedication despite all of the bureaucracy inside the prison system and how this transformative program has grown into over 15 prisons nationally. We also explore a variety of other topics that align with Lucy's work and her program including how trust is earned, holding space versus preaching, and how freedom is a perception and state of mind.   We end the episode with a practice Lucy uses with her students that you can also use.

En el episodio #189 conversamos con Josemaría Bernal, psicoterapeuta, meditador zen, maestro en renacimiento y respiración terapéutica.Josemaría es un gran observador del mundo, sabe actuar con inmediatez y prudencia, y comprende que los humanos tenemos una sensibilidad que va más allá de nuestro intelecto. Estudió filosofía con énfasis en religiones comparadas, y psicología en Carolina del Norte. También hizo una Maestría en Psicoterapia Transpersonal en la Tibetana Universidad de Naropa, en Boulder, Colorado. Tiene una amplia experiencia en el uso de medicinas sagradas como herramienta clínica y acompañando a personas y parejas en sus procesos vitales.Esta vez estuvimos conversando sobre el fascinante mundo de las medicinas ancestrales. Josemaría nos explicó, desde algunos contextos históricos y desde su propia experiencia, cómo ha sucedido que nos hemos alejado de conocimientos milenarios que están llenos de beneficios que ignoramos. Josemaría nos invita a romper con los estigmas que se han construido gracias a ciertas instituciones e industrias farmacéuticas. La medicina ancestral nos permite reconectar y descubrirnos desde dentro, porque amplía esa espiritualidad y sabiduría interna que todos llevamos con nosotros.Acompáñame en un nuevo episodio de Máximo desempeño con Josemaría Bernal.

This is a reading for meditation of the Vajra Song of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Drubwang Tsoknyi (the first), Padma Drimé Özer (1828/49-1904) was born in Nangchen, Eastern Tibet, in the first half of the 19th century and was a contemporary of the three great lamas of the time: Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Jamgön Kongtrul and Chokgyur Lingpa. He fully mastered the practices of the Six Yogas of Naropa and became the principal guru for the Sixth Khamtrul Rinpoche, Tenpé Nyima (1849-1907), and the great master Tokden Shakya Shri. He excelled in the yogas of the Nyingma tradition of Ratna Lingpa as well, which laid the foundation for establishing many nunneries of this special lineage, which was unique in Tibet.

In this episode, Kimberly and Barbara discuss Barbara's iconic career as a dancer and performer in the 1960s, her work as a founder and President of Naropa University, and her pedagogy which combined dance and performance with mindboby practices and various spiritual traditions. She also discussed the early days of Naropa University which symbolized the creative and expansive, alternative movements that were happening culturally at the time. Barbara then shares her reflections on aging, sickness, and internalized ageism as well as creative ways for aging people to live and embrace the end of life.   Bio Barbara Dilley (Lloyd) (born 1938) is an American dancer, performance artist, improvisor, choreographer and educator, best known for her work as a prominent member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and The Grand Union, from 1969 to 1976. She has taught movement and dance at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, since 1974, developing a pedagogy that emphasizes what she calls “embodied awareness,” an approach that combines dance and movement studies with meditation, “mind training” and improvisational composition. She served as the president of Naropa University from 1985 to 1993.   What She Shares: —Early career as a dancer —Performing as a young mother —First President of Naropa University —Origins of Mind-Body practices in 60s and 70s —Ageism in spiritual and New Age communities —Kindness through sickness, aging, and death   What You'll Hear: —Being the “first” in various fields —First President of Naropa University —Transition from ballet into modern dance —Pregnancy and mothering while performing —Shadow-side of touring the world as a young mother —Modern dancing in India in the 1960s —Strain on family life while  touring —Leaving marriage and family during 60s —Personal drive to pursue performing career —Cultural environment of new thoughts, opportunities, creativity, avant-garde world —Origins of Movement Studies work  —Improvisation performance technique styles emerging —Began teaching at Naropa in 1974 —Created dance program at Naropa and leaving NYC —Teaching alongside Ram Dass and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche —Contemplative Education from East and West at Naropa —Incorporating Mind-Body practices into Dance courses —Spiritual appointment of serving as President at Naropa —Transitioning to retirement from writing and teaching —Feeling emotionally and physically drained leading to health issues —Learning through aging and cultural ageism —Working through cultural imprints around aging —Feeling in competition with younger self —Ageism in spiritual and New Age communities —Kindness through aging which is inevitable —Accepting inevitability of aging and death instead of turning away —”Spiritual materialism” —Becoming invisible as an aging woman —No cultural appreciation for elders —Holistic understanding of human journey including aging and death —Multicultural and multigenerational living instead of nuclear families —Finding small community to discuss sickness, old age, and death —Stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness, and death

Tantalize, Memory: Our kiki with David Trinidad continues! Buy David's new book, Digging to Wonderland, at your favorite indie bookstore -- or buy it here from Loyalty Books, a Black-owned independent bookseller in Washington, DC.Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act whose memory was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy. You can watch here some footage of her performing an abbreviated (and very clean) version of her famous routine, "The Psychology of a Stripteaser" in the 1943 film Stage Door Canteen (~5 min).John Yau's new book, Joe Brainard: The Art of the Personal, will be released September 2022 from  Rizzoli International Publications. For more about Brainard, visit the website dedicated to his work here. A great retrospect about Joe Brainard appeared in Artforum. Larry Rivers has a great portrait of Frank O'Hara here. According to this website Roger (1954 - 1982) was an American gay porn star who appeared in pornographic movies in the 1970s. After an early career as a model and go-go boy from age 17, he appeared as a "Discovery" centerfold in "Blueboy" magazine, Roger appeared in many film loops of the pre-condom era, co-starring with other notable porn stars of the time, including Al Parker, Jack Wrangler, Chuck Samson, and Bruno. Roger was also a popular stage performer in gay nightclubs and theaters. Roger left the adult film industry in 1980 and in 1982, en route to Las Vegas, perished in a car accident. In 2000, an imposter posing as Roger appeared on a number of Yahoo! groups, but was soon exposed as a fraud. He told stories of having attended Al Parker's memorial service in 1992, remaining in touch with co-star Jack Wrangler, and maintaining a monogamous relationship since the late 1980s while living in a suburb of Chicago. All of this information was completely false.Hear David read his poem "Ode to Dick Fisk" here  (at Naropa).Read more about Elaine Equi here. Watch Rachel Blau DuPlessis talk about the "exuberant sexual and lexical energy and gay will to power" of Frank O'Hara's Second Avenue here (~6 min)Sei Shōnagon (清少納言, c. 966–1017 or 1025) was a Japanese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no sōshi).Want to read more about Sexton, faith, and love? Your wait is over. Read Sylvia Plath's poem "Edge" here. If you want to know what Hart Crane looks like, click here.