Podcasts about Seva Foundation

Part 1 Part 2 Sometimes Brilliant is an autobiography about LARRY BRILLIANT‘s  life which turned into a quest to live well by seeking a truth and doing for others. Creating a life long friendship with Wavy Gravy and Ram Dass, eradicating small pox from India at Maharaji’s strong suggestion, co-founding the Seva Foundation and high […]

Using modern tools to support inner transformation, ServiceSpace founder Nipun Mehta offers innovative solutions for turning artificial intelligence into collective heart intelligence.Learn more about ServiceSpace's unique model of organizing small acts of service at servicespace.org.In this episode, Nipun and Raghu chat about: Nipun's upbringing and finding the infinity behind each momentLiving a life of serviceUsing artificial intelligence for inner transformation and the emergence of compassionFear of AI versus it's potential positive usesCollective heart Intelligence versus today's artificial intelligenceTaking care of others as others take care of youNipun and his wife's pilgrimage through IndiaLooking at what we can do to offer kindness to the worldBeing sustainable through being relatedThe physical and emotional rewards of being generousShifting from transaction into relationshipAbout Nipun Mehta:Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace (formerly CharityFocus), an incubator of projects that works at the intersection of volunteerism, technology, and the gift economy. What started as an experiment with four friends in Silicon Valley has now grown to a global ecosystem of over 400,000 members that has delivered millions of dollars in service for free. Mehta has received many awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the President's Volunteer Service Award, and Wavy Gravy's Humanitarian award. He serves on the advisory boards of the Seva Foundation, the Dalai Lama Foundation, and the Greater Good Science Center. Check out some of Nipun's TedTalks HERE and HERE.“Can we bring in this vision, this intention, this possibility? Can our modern tools support our inner transformation, which then can out of a heart of service flow out into the world through a very different design pattern?” – Nipun MehtaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ram Dass explores how to find the balance between emptiness and compassion in the face of immense suffering and tap into the truth of your deepest being to hear your unique dharma.This episode is a continuation of the talk from Here and Now Ep. 229 – The Sword of DiscriminationToday's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/ramdassThis podcast is also sponsored by Apollo Neuro. Developed by neuroscientists and physicians, the Apollo™ wearable uses touch therapy to rebalance your nervous system and support your circadian rhythm, allowing you to sleep better, focus more efficiently, and even meditate with ease. Get $40 off your purchase today using code BEHERENOW and tap into a calmer, better rested, more focused version of you.In this powerful talk from 1992, Ram Dass explores:Boundaries and the nature of loveBelief systems and faithHow his work with death and dying has prepared him for dealing with a dying culture and the looming ecological disasterHis work with the Seva Foundation and the power of communityTapping into the truth of your deepest being to hear your unique dharmaFinding the balance between emptiness and compassion in the face of immense suffering“If you and I are to be instruments of the healing of the world, it is that we are quiet enough to hear our dharma, our way, and that we live our way as a statement. As Gandhi said, ‘My life is my message.' We live our lives in such a way that the way you are in the supermarket, the way you are with your loved ones, the way you are when you're facing pain, it is all part of the deepest wisdom statement you are able to make. It is the truth of your deepest being. For that, you have to listen inward very quietly as your offering to all beings.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In EP 57 Brian and Amy talk with Tiffany of Yoga Medicine. They touch on the many, many aspects and benefits of yoga and much more. Grab a mat and come join the fun.In this podcast, Tiffany Cruikshank, a yoga expert and founder of Yoga Medicine, discusses the importance of yoga in health and wellness with hosts Amy Christenson and Brian Bowen. They emphasize the need for personal agency and self-awareness in maintaining one's health. Tiffany shares her journey of combining acupuncture with yoga and how she saw positive results with her patients. They also discuss the role of research in understanding the benefits of yoga and the importance of mindfulness and self-awareness in yoga practice.The speakers highlight the benefits of yoga for physical health, including its impact on the nervous system, deep muscles, mobility, connective tissue health, and joint health. They mention that yoga is beneficial for people of all ages and fitness levels, including athletes and seniors. They also touch on the potential future research on the interstitium and its connection to yoga and movement.The podcast emphasizes the multifaceted benefits of yoga for physical and mental well-being and encourages listeners to explore different aspects of health and wellness. It also mentions the availability of online classes on Tiffany Cruikshank's website, Yoga Medicine.The speakers also discuss the history of yoga, its evolution, and its importance as a tool for personal agency and self-care. They mention the accessibility of yoga as a holistic practice for overall well-being and the availability of online classes on the Yoga Medicine platform.Overall, the podcast highlights the therapeutic benefits of yoga and the importance of giving back to communities in need, mentioning the Seva Foundation as a nonprofit organization that aims to break the cycle of human trafficking in India through education and vocational skills training.https://yogamedicineseva.com/https://yogamedicine.com/

Josh's Guests Kate Moynihan - SEVA Foundation Since 1978 SEVA Foundation has provided sight-saving surgeries, eyeglasses, medicine, and other eye care services to more than 50 million people in under-served communities Scott Tips - The National Health Federation Senator Cory Booker introducing Senate Bill 269 to help reduce the use of pesticides in the United States, what the bill means, how you can help Tom Paxton - Singer/songwriter One of America's most influential Folk Singers, so says Pete Seeger, part 2 of his interview find us at: www.HeresToYourHealthWithJoshuaLane.com  

KATE MOYNIHAN SEVA FOUNDATION since 1978 SEVA Foundation has provided sight-saving surgeries, eyeglasses, medicine, and other eye care services to more than 50 million people in under-served communities SCOTT TIPS The NATIONAL HEALTH FEDERATION Senator Cory Booker introducing Senate Bill 269 to help reduce the use of pesticides in the United States, what the bill means, how you can help TOM PAXTON, singer/songwriter One of America's most influential Folk Singers, so says Pete Seeger, part 2 of his interview

Today host Tiffany talks with Amanda B. Cunningham, director of Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation, about human trafficking and the work of the Seva Foundation. This episode is a more personal, conversational chat about the nonprofit and what is important to us as yoga teachers. In this episode, we discuss the many ways that the organization has evolved over the years and the ins and outs of human trafficking. Listen in to learn about our main projects, our favorite parts, and how you can support the cause. Show Notes: How the Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation (YMSF) began [1:46] The evolution of YMSF [8:06] What's important to Yoga Medicine [19:00] Understanding human trafficking [26:24] Seva trips [38:11] Ways to get involved with YMSF [47:10] Breaking down black market professions [55:10] Book recommendations on human trafficking [1:01:57] Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube For My Sister – Puja Shah Standing in the Way: From Trafficking Victim to Human Rights Activist – Anjali Tamang This is No Ordinary Joy: How the Courage of Survivors Transformed My Life – Sarah Symons Connect with Amanda Bonfiglio Cunningham:           Instagram | Her Future Coalition | Yoga Medicine Seva | Amanda B Cunningham You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-69. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5-star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.

When wisely understood, the change inherent in the aging process becomes stepping-stones to actualizing our best human qualities. In this program, David Chernikoff will distill lessons from across contemplative traditions to invite listeners to embrace seven essential elements of conscious living.These elements culminate in wise elderhood--a state celebrated by indigenous cultures worldwide yet largely unacknowledged in contemporary Western society. For those of us who aspire to live fully and to love well as we age, Life, this program will help empower you to thrive personally and to contribute with ever greater clarity and purpose.In this episode, you'll discover how to:Embrace the mysteryChoose a visionCultivate intuitive wisdomCommit to inner workSuffer effectivelyServe from the heartCelebrate the journeyAbout David Chernikoff:David Chernikoff is a meditation teacher, spiritual counselor, and life coach who taught psychology and meditation at Naropa University for many years. In the early 1980s, he worked at Ram Dass's Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and then became the director of Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, N.M. He later spent three years in Nepal doing public health development work for the Seva Foundation and studying with Tibetan Buddhist teachers. After returning to the U.S., he became the education and training director for the Spiritual Eldering Institute, now called Sage-ing International. He taught conscious aging programs throughout the U.S., Canada, and Ireland in that role. David is currently one of the guiding teachers of the Insight Meditation Community of Colorado and has a private practice in Boulder. He is the author of Life, Part Two: Seven Keys to Awakening with Purpose and Joy as You Age.Get in touch with David Chernikoff:Visit David's website: https://www.davidchernikoff.com/ Buy David's Book: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/chernikoff What to do next: Click to grab our free guide, 10 Key Issues to Consider as You Explore Your Retirement Transition Please leave a review at Apple Podcasts. Join our Revolutionize Your Retirement group on Facebook.

In this episode, Brynn Anderson and I listen to a rare and powerful lecture from the spiritual teacher.. Ram Dass.. In this lecture called, 'The Pull to God', Ram Dass talks about the motivations that bring a spiritual essence into form again and again, the various games we play throughout our existence, and why we take on the roles we do in life.. He also discusses our relationship with the divine, and gives us a behind the scenes look at the nature of reality itself... This amazing lecture was recorded in Gainesville, FL, 11/27/75.. Drop In!www.beherenownetwork.comRam Dass Bio:Ram Dass also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and author. His best-selling 1971 book, Be Here Now, which has been described by multiple reviewers as "seminal", has sold two million copies and helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga with the baby boomer generation in the West. He authored or co-authored twelve more books on spirituality over the next four decades, including Grist for the Mill (1977), How Can I Help? (1985), and Polishing the Mirror (2013).Dass was personally and professionally associated with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s.In 1967, Alpert traveled to India and became a disciple of Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba who gave him the name Ram Dass, meaning "Servant of Ram". In the coming years, he founded the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. He traveled extensively giving talks and retreats and holding fundraisers for charitable causes in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. In 1997, he had a stroke which left him with paralysis and expressive aphasia. He eventually grew to interpret this event as an act of grace, learning to speak again and continuing to teach and author books. After becoming seriously ill during a trip to India in 2004, he gave up traveling and moved to Maui, Hawaii, where he hosted annual retreats with other spiritual teachers until his death. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this moving and humorous talk about using the stuff of life to get free, Ram Dass shares how we can celebrate spirit through service by merging our divinity with our humanity.This episode of Here and Now is a continuation of the talk started in Episode 216 – From Psychedelics to ServiceToday's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/ramdassIn this episode, Ram Dass talks about:Moving home to care for his elderly father and how that became a method for himGetting called away from a meditation retreat to help out his cancer-stricken stepmotherLarry Brilliant and the founding of the Seva FoundationHow the Seva Foundation put service into action on a very large scaleThe difference between the Sanskrit words Dharma and SevaThe paradox of sufferingNEW Meditation Series: Pause, Breathe, Be Here Now with Ram Dass, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein, John Lockley, Ram Dev, Trudy Goodman, Lama Tsultrim Allione—FREE January 16 to 25. Sit in true peace, love, and tranquility. Join thousands of people around the world for this collective meditation experience: onecommune.com/ramdassWant to be part of the discussion about this episode of Here and Now? Join the Ram Dass Fellowship virtual meetup, sign up for the General Fellowship group here to receive more information.“So you end up understanding that you serve in order to work on yourself, and you work on yourself in order to be a better instrument of service. And you can feel the circle work, you can just feel that circle work.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tune in for a conversation about Dr. Wayne Dyer and Ram Dass, including some amazing synchronicities from my recent trip to Maui that led me to Ram Dass' home. (Recorded live in the Wayne Dyer Wisdom Community on Facebook.) Dr. Wayne Dyer played a pivotal role in Ram Dass securing the support that enabled him to spend the last 15 years of his life on Maui. Wayne had looked up to Ram Dass as a mentor and modeled his own speaking style from him. They later became friends, having dinners together and joining to speak at conferences on the island. In his letter, Be Here For Him, Now, Dr. Wayne Dyer had this to say about Ram Dass: "To me Ram Dass was and is the finest speaker I have ever heard, period! He was my role model on stage; always gentle and kind, always speaking without notes from his heart, sharing his inspiring stories and always with great humor. I tell you this from my own heart; I could listen to his lectures for hours and always felt saddened when they would end." "One of the truly great men of our time needs our help. I write these words to encourage your generosity and support. Back in the 1960's a Harvard professor named Richard Alpert left behind the hectic world of academia and traveled to India—there he was to meet his spiritual teacher who gave him a new purpose to fulfill along with a new name. He of course is Ram Dass. His guru told him love everyone, feed people and see God everywhere. Ram Dass became a person who lived out this mandate—he did what so many of us could only dream. He connected to his spirit and devoted his life to serving others. In 1969 he wrote and published the signature book on spirituality and applied higher awareness, Be Here Now. In keeping with his commitment to love everyone and feed people, he donated all of the royalties and profits to foundations that did just that. With millions of dollars at stake, Ram Dass simply chose to live his life as a man of service to God. After years spent in India in pursuit of a higher more enlightened consciousness for himself and for our troubled world, he returned to the United States to lecture throughout the country. He spoke to packed venues wherever he went, and as always he donated the proceeds to such causes as would keep him in harmony with his mandate to serve. He co-founded the Seva Foundation and his writing and lecture fees were primary sources for this compassionate and inspired work." "If there has ever been a great spirit who lived in our lifetime, literally devoting his life to the highest principles of spirit, it has been Ram Dass. I love this man; he has been my inspiration and the inspiration for millions of us. It is now time to show him how we feel by doing what he has taught all of us to do—Just , BE HERE for him, NOW." www.nadiadelacruz.com

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Effective Altruism as "nish kam karma yoga" [Larry Brilliant], published by annaleptikon on July 17, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. I recently read Larry Brilliant's memoir about eradicating smallpox. "Sometimes Brilliant" comes with a subtitle that already suggests that his life took an unforeseeable turn from spirituality to a life of pragmatic service: "The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History". He, among many other things, is an epidemiologist and was part of the successful WHO Smallpox Eradication program. Larry Brilliant is also one of the founders of the (EA recommended) Seva Foundation and an advisor on Pandemic Preparedness. As expected, I learned a lot about the history of smallpox and the WHO Smallpox Eradication Program. I learned a lot about Dr. Brilliant as a person. Engaging with the book also reconnected me to my own spiritual longing and the existential questions that brought me to effective altruism myself. Engaging with these foundations again added to my own sense of meaning in the world, so I'm sharing it for others to read, too. I'd love to learn the technical terms of equivalents to this concept from other wisdom traditions. If you have texts that beautifully convey the principles in a story, that'd be wonderful to read. Here is an excerpt that easily conceptualizes effective altruism as the practice of "nish kam karma yoga": [Larry Brilliant, initiated by his wife, sought spiritual insight from Maharaji, an Indian guru] Maharaji rarely said "do this" or "do that" or indicate that one thing was right or another wrong. He taught by parable or by having us focus on a verse from the Gita."See how Krishna tells Arjuna that not even God can take time off and not work," he would say. "God must be in the world. You must be in the world, not hiding away in a cave. Work to help relieve suffering, but don't get a big head." I took this to mean that I wasn't good enough for spiritual development through meditation, or dhyana yoga. I did not understand that Maharaji was teaching me about another form of yoga, karma yoga, working to be one with God through work in the world."Wake up, wake up," he would say in a high-pitched staccato. "Meditation, devotion, and worship are all good. Very, very good. Do these upaya — these methods. But for you, not only meditation or devotion or asanas [postures]. Your yoga is nish kam karma yoga. You will do service, but avoid praise, and give the fruits of your labor to God. Don't get excited about your role. That is your dharma. Your path is working in the world, not in meditation. You will find your dharma when you get your UN job. Don't get a big head." [Upon seeing his first smallpox case] "Bill," I shouted, too loudly in the quiet room, "we'll lose this girl. She probably has pneumonia on top of everything else, and her lesions are getting infected. She needs serious attention or she will die. Who do we call? How do we get her to the hospital?"My agitation was making everyone uncomfortable, especially the family and the Indian doctors."Larry, slow down," Bill said. "We've all been in the place you are in right now. We all wanted to call the ambulance the first time we saw smallpox at this stage of the disease. But there is no ambulance. There is no treatment."Bill motioned me toward the door. "Because there is nothing anyone can do," he said when we got outside, "people all over the world attribute smallpox to a goddess or supernatural force. They have smallpox goddesses in Nigeria and Japan too. The only thing we can do, and the only thing we must do, is prevent another child from getting this disease. That means we have to find every case, because once there is onecase, there will be a second, a third, and a fourth. We must not let t...

Optimal health sometimes requires the support of both western science and other interventions — like diet and lifestyle changes and mindfulness practices including yoga. Today's guest is perfectly placed to talk about both sides of the equation. Dr. Mariya Farooqi is a clinical pharmacist, functional medicine specialist, and registered yoga teacher. Along with her initial work as a nutritionist, these experiences have shaped her philosophy of “food and movement first, drugs second”. In this episode, Dr. Farooqi speaks with host Rachel about how common medications can interact with our yoga practice, offering her advice as a pharmacist on how we might manage common side effects by tailoring what, when and how we practice. She shares her thoughts on pain management, unpacks the vital link between gut health and overall health, and explores how even small changes to our diet, routine, movement, and mindfulness practices can have far-reaching impacts. She also talks about more personal experiences, like that of completing yoga teacher training as a Muslim woman, and the personal meaning the work of the Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation holds for her. Show Notes: Early perceptions of yoga from a Muslim Indian family background [2:45] Challenges and growth opportunities: yoga teacher training as a Muslim woman [9:08] The growth of Mariya's interest in functional medicine [15:04] Strengths and weaknesses of western medicine for chronic illness [20:20] Complexities in discussing medication in the context of yoga practice [25:05] Relevant potential side-effects of common medications: Anti-depressants [26:20] Lithium [28.18] Diuretics (water pills) [29:27] Sleep medications [30:05] Allergy medications [31:58] Anti-anxiety medications [32:22] Antibiotics [33:05] A pharmacist's advice for yoga teachers working with students one-on-one [34:00] Approaches to pain management [37:44] Medications can affect gut health [41:18] Actions steps for people whose medication is affecting gut health [46:00] The wide-reaching impact of regulating the central nervous system [47:55] The Seva Foundation's work has personal meaning to Mariya [50:03] Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Connect with Dr. Mariya Farooqi: Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn | PharmToTable You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at www.YogaMedicine.com/podcast-38. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at www.YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.

Compassion and service are at the heart of yoga philosophy. Many of us see overwhelming inequities in the world today and want to help, but don't know where or how to start. Today's guest on the podcast would have us simply “start, by starting”. Host Rachel talks with the Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation Director, and a Sisters of the Planet Ambassador with Oxfam America, Amanda Bonfiglio Cunningham. As well as being a yoga instructor, Amanda has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and a Master's in Teaching, but it was her years of traveling the world that inspired her life's work. In this episode, we discuss the Seva Foundation's mission to combat human trafficking by empowering women and children through all kinds of education, be it formal, vocational, or practical. Listen in to learn how to create space to process the secondary trauma that can come with service work, and why it pays to focus on the ripple effect you can create through small acts rather than trying to change the world. Show Notes: The start of Amanda's passion for travel: 10 years on a boat [2:52] How travel ignites compassion [5:31] Yoga as Amanda's stabilizing anchor [10:35] “Moving back to land” [13:25] Open a yoga studio in search of expansion and connection [16:01] Finding Yoga Medicine and the first Seva trip to India [17:50] Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation's mission [20:32] Making space to process secondary trauma in order to take action [24:03] Life-changing impacts from education [32:46] Human trafficking's mind-boggling scope [37:47] The ripple effect of changing just one life [39:23] “Start by starting”: the work of Her Future Coalition and the Seva Foundation [43:05] How service work changes us [47:46] Ways to get involved with the Seva Foundation [52:30] Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Connect with Amanda Bonfiglio Cunningham: Instagram | Her Future Coalition | Yoga Medicine Seva | Amanda B Cunningham You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at www.YogaMedicine.com/podcast-37. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at www.YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.

Happy Boxing Day! This week on Help on the Way, our hosts Game, FiG and Knob are listening to the Grateful Dead's December 26th, 1980 show. This benefit for the Seva Foundation was performed at the Oakland Auditorium. Discussions abound about Brian Eno and ambient music, tape quality, and a very nice Scarlet > Fire. Stay tuned for a preview of Set 1!  Alabama Getaway > Promised Land They Love Each Other C.C. Rider Althea Cassidy Peggy-O Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance > Deal Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain Samson And Delilah Ship Of Fools Playin' In The Band > Drums > Not Fade Away > Black Peter >  Around And Around > Good Lovin' U.S. Blues

Guest: James O’Dea, author and former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences What do you think of when you hear the word “resilience”? Many people associate the word with strength, adaptability, or a toughness that can overcome the fiercest of challenges and unexpected change. In this episode, we’re talking with James O’Dea, former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, former Washington office director of Amnesty International, and former executive director of the Seva Foundation. James joins our podcast host, Deborah Rozman, to discuss why resilience is so key to both our personal growth and to humanity’s collective healing. They talk about the qualities of resilience we all need today in the face of growing personal, social, and global stress and uncertainty. James has witnessed the terror of war, massacre, civil upheaval, and a coup d’état. He has also witnessed the personification of resilience in people with a tremendous courage to uphold their heart values regardless of their circumstances. James explains in this episode why resilience isn’t just the ability to bounce back after a toxic disrupter or a stressful time—resilience is an energy we build in our system through honoring and living heart values, such as care, compassion, kindness, and generosity. This episode closes with a heart meditation to build resilience in our lives and to co-create a reservoir of regenerative heart energy that we can access anytime, to reduce stress and increase our capacity to remain resilient. About our guest: James O’Dea is the award-winning author of The Conscious Activist, Cultivating Peace, and Soul Awakening Practice. He is a former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences as well as the former Washington office director of Amnesty International, where he met with U.S. presidents and foreign heads of state and represented Amnesty International to the World Conference on Human Rights. He was the executive director of the Seva Foundation and worked with the Middle East Council of Churches in Beirut during a time of war and massacre, and he lived in Turkey during civil upheaval and a coup d’état.

Kate Moynihan is with us this week. I have known Kate for years and have always admired her leadership savvy.Kate is the Executive Director of Seva Foundation, a foundation working in over 20 countries to increase the capacity of local hospitals, and develop sustainable eye care programs.Kate, like nearly all leaders, has seen a drastic change in leadership over the course of the pandemic. She talks about her role as an executive for a non-profit organization during a time of such discord and how she leaned into purpose first. Prioritizing "the why" in what she was doing allowed her to stick to her instincts to realign and reaffirm within the organization.You will also hear Kate discuss the importance of setting personal boundaries and figuring out how to create a balance between work and personal life. She shares her ideas on how to disconnect from work. We could all use a boost in that.Thank you, Kate!

This week on Comes A Time Mike and Oteil sit down with a hippie icon and a legend of the counterculture movement- the one and only Wavy Gravy! You'll hear Wavy tell the guys about his friendship with Bob Dylan when they lived atop the Gaslight Cafe in New York City, opening for John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, and taking walks with Albert Einstein. The guys also discuss Wavy's Seva Foundation which helps develop self-sustaining programs that preserve and restore sight for the blind, the early days of the Grateful Dead, and Wavy's circus and arts summer camp, Camp Winnarainbow.Wavy Gravy is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his contributions to the counterculture movement in the 1960s. But these accolades barely scratch the surface in telling the whole story about the positive impact that he's had on the planet. Along with Jahanara, his wife of over fifty years, Wavy has brought joy and helped to relieve suffering for countless people around the globe, largely through his favorite projects- the Seva Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow. Wavy has been called “clown prince of the counterculture” by Entertainment Weekly, “a saint in a clown suit” by Bob Weir, and “the illegitimate son of Harpo Marx and Mother Teresa” by Paul Krassner. Tune in to hear all about the wondrous life and creative activism of Wavy Gravy!-----------*DISCLAIMER: This podcast does NOT provide medical advice. The information contained in this podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No material in this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen*-----------This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!Comes A Time is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and Produced by Oteil Burbridge and Mike Finoia. Executive Producers are Christina Collins and RJ Bee. Production, Editing and Mixing by Eric Limarenko and Matt Dwyer. Theme music by Oteil Burbridge. Production assistance by Matt Bavuso. To discover more podcasts that connect you more deeply to the music you love, check out osirispod.com-------Visit SunsetlakeCBD.com and use the promo code TIME for 20% off premium CBD products See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Comes A Time Mike and Oteil sit down with a hippie icon and a legend of the counterculture movement- the one and only Wavy Gravy! You'll hear Wavy tell the guys about his friendship with Bob Dylan when they lived atop the Gaslight Cafe in New York City, opening for John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, and taking walks with Albert Einstein. The guys also discuss Wavy's Seva Foundation which helps develop self-sustaining programs that preserve and restore sight for the blind, the early days of the Grateful Dead, and Wavy's circus and arts summer camp, Camp Winnarainbow. Wavy Gravy is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his contributions to the counterculture movement in the 1960s. But these accolades barely scratch the surface in telling the whole story about the positive impact that he's had on the planet. Along with Jahanara, his wife of over fifty years, Wavy has brought joy and helped to relieve suffering for countless people around the globe, largely through his favorite projects- the Seva Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow. Wavy has been called “clown prince of the counterculture” by Entertainment Weekly, “a saint in a clown suit” by Bob Weir, and “the illegitimate son of Harpo Marx and Mother Teresa” by Paul Krassner. Tune in to hear all about the wondrous life and creative activism of Wavy Gravy! ----------- *DISCLAIMER: This podcast does NOT provide medical advice. The information contained in this podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No material in this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen* ----------- Visit SunsetlakeCBD.com and use the promo code TIME for 20% off premium CBD products Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the entire discussion, to receive bonus content & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Link to the Callin discussion on Friday April 29th, 2022 at 1pm EST featuring Paul Paz y Miño! - https://www.callin.com/room/suing-the-cia-with-paul-paz-y-mio-mOpBqTeQrS Steven Donziger, is free at last, for now. What's next? Find out from Steven Donziger (the human rights and environmentalist lawyer who served a six month prison sentence for successfully suing Chevron for poisoning the water in the Ecuadorian Amazon) and Paul Pan y Miño of Amazon Watch. https://substack.com/profile/7445653-steven-donziger The prosecution of Donziger, which has been condemned by the United Nations, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Amazon Watch, and 64 Nobel Laureates, is a literal corporate prosecution. After the Southern District of New York refused to prosecute Donziger, the judge assigned a corporate firm which had represented Chevron to go after him. The judge also made the unusual move of handpicking the judge to oversee the case and chose a judge who is part of the Right Wing Federalist Society which gets funding from.... you guessed it... Chevron! Paul Paz y Miño, Associate Director at Amazon Watch, has overseen its Clean Up Ecuador campaign since 2007. He has been a professional human rights, corporate accountability and environmental justice advocate for over 25 years. He has been Colombia Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA since 1995, served on staff at Human Rights Watch/Americas in 1995-1996, and was the Guatemala/Chiapas Program Director at the Seva Foundation for seven years.

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.  Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human.From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more. You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more! Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller."When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster"He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie GarciaAmerican Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.  Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human.From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more. You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more! Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller."When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster"He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie GarciaAmerican Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.  Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human.From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more. You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more! Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller."When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster"He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie GarciaAmerican Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.  Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human.From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more. You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more! Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller."When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster"He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie GarciaAmerican Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.   Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human. From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more.  You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more!  Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller. "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.  Sharing stories that even he'd forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human.From Ben and Jerry's ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more. You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more! Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy's 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he's hilarious and a born storyteller."When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster"He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie GarciaAmerican Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts

Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace, an incubator of projects that works at the intersection of volunteerism, technology and gift-economy. What started as an experiment with four friends in the Silicon Valley has now grown to a global ecosystem of over 500,000 members that has delivered millions of dollars in service for free. Most recently, ServiceSpace's pandemic response has showcased the unique emergent beauty of its global ecosystem. Nipun has received many awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, Dalai Lama's Unsung Hero of Compassion, Goi Peace Award in 2019. Few years ago, President Barack Obama appointed him to a council on poverty and inequality. Nipun is routinely invited to share his message of "giftivism" to wide ranging audiences, from inner city youth in Memphis to academics in London to international dignitaries at the United Nations; his speech at UPenn commencement in May 2012 was read by millions. He serves on the advisory boards of the Seva Foundation, the Dalai Lama Foundation, and Greater Good Science Center. Nipun's high-school goal was to either become a tennis-pro or a Himalayan Yogi. Instead, by the third year of his Computer Science and Philosophy degree at UC Berkeley, he started his software career at Sun Microsystems. Dissatisfied by the dot-com greed of the late 90s, Nipun went to a homeless shelter with three friends to "give with absolutely no strings attached." They ended up creating a website, and also an organization named ServiceSpace. Over the years, they built thousands of websites for nonprofits but also started incubating a diverse set of projects that included online portals DailyGood and KarmaTube, offline movements like Smile Cards, a pay-it-forward rickshaw in India, and Karma Kitchen restaurants in three cities across the US. In 2001, at the age of 25, Nipun quit his job to become a "full time volunteer." He didn't have a plan of survival beyond six months, but so far, so good. In January 2005, Nipun and Guri, his wife of six months, put everything aside to embark on an open-ended, unscripted walking pilgrimage in India, to "use our hands to do random acts of kindness, our heads to profile inspiring people, and our hearts to cultivate truth." Living on a dollar a day, eating wherever food was offered, sleeping wherever a flat surface was found, the couple walked 1000 kilometers before ending up at a retreat center, where they meditated for three months. Today, both Nipun and Guri live in Berkeley and stay rooted in a practice of small acts of service. The journey continues.  Nipun's mission statement in life now reads: "Bring smiles in the world and stillness in my heart."  You can read more about Nipun here. 

We go into a deep background on Chevron, their poisoning of the Ecuadoran Amazon and the company's persecution of attorney Steven Donziger. While drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon from 1964 to 1990, Texaco deliberately dumped more than 16 billion gallons of toxic wastewater, spilled roughly 17 million gallons of crude oil, and left hazardous waste in hundreds of open pits dug out of the forest floor. In 2001, Chevron merged with Texaco. The result was, and continues to be, one of the worst environmental disasters on the planet. It's been called the “Rainforest Chernobyl.” There has been a concerted legal and corporate campaign to get Chevron to take responsibility for this disaster. Attorney Steven Donziger led the campaign in the US. The company retaliated with, in Donziger's words, "the most vicious corporate counterattack in American history." It includes attempts to destroy Donziger's reputation, as well as civil and criminal charges. In October, after more than 800 days of house arrest, Steven reported to Danbury FCI for a 6 month prison sentence for contempt of court. While, he was recently released, the saga continues. We talk with Paul Paz Y Mino (@paulpaz) with Amazonwatch (@amazonwatch) about the history of Texaco and Chevron in Ecuador, the lawsuits and the campaign to demonize Steven Donziger and any anti-Chevron campaigns. Bio// Paul is the Associate Director at Amazon Watch, where he has overseen its Chevron-Ecuador campaign since 2008. He has been a professional human rights, corporate accountability and environmental justice advocate for over 25 years. He has been Colombia Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA since 1995, served on staff at Human Rights Watch/Americas in 1995-1996, and was the Guatemala/Chiapas Program Director at the Seva Foundation for seven years. Paul has lived in Chiapas, Mexico and Quito, Ecuador, promoting human rights and community development and working directly with Indigenous communities. Outro// David Rovics (@drovics) "When Chevron Came to Ecuador" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Links// ChevronToxico The Campaign for Justice in Ecuador: https://chevrontoxico.com/ ‘Every turn in this case has been another brick wall, and behind it is Chevron' (https://bit.ly/3EfKOpB) Follow Green and Red// https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast Donate to Green and Red Podcast// Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac. --------------------------------------------------------------- ***It's getting towards the end of year and we want to thank all of our friends and audience for listening and supporting us through 2021. Our audio audience has DOUBLED in size and our YouTube audience has TRIPLED in size this year. If you want to support us to make Green and Red even bigger and better in 2022, please make a donation or become a Patron here: Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR

In this episode, Brynn Anderson and I listen to a lecture from the the legendary speaker, author, and so much more... Ram Dass. Recorded in 1987, Ram Dass talks about what true success is and shares his perspective on spiritual goal setting. He also breaks down how to achieve a form of conscious capitalism when doing business.. Drop In!Ram Dass:Ram Dass also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and author. His best-selling 1971 book, Be Here Now, which has been described by multiple reviewers as "seminal", has sold two million copies and helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga with the baby boomer generation in the West. He authored or co-authored twelve more books on spirituality over the next four decades, including Grist for the Mill (1977), How Can I Help? (1985), and Polishing the Mirror (2013).Dass was personally and professionally associated with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s. In 1967, Alpert traveled to India and became a disciple of Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba who gave him the name Ram Dass, meaning "Servant of Ram". In the coming years, he founded the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. He traveled extensively giving talks and retreats and holding fundraisers for charitable causes in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. In 1997, he had a stroke which left him with paralysis and expressive aphasia. He eventually grew to interpret this event as an act of grace, learning to speak again and continuing to teach and author books. After becoming seriously ill during a trip to India in 2004, he gave up traveling and moved to Maui, Hawaii, where he hosted annual retreats with other spiritual teachers until his death. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I met Betsy Toll when I was 15. She introduced me to conscious parenting practices, sacred ecology and seva. Seva, in Sikhism and Hinduism, is a selfless service that is performed without any expectation of result or award for performing it. Seva means 'service', referring to the selfless efforts of caring for the welfare of all. Recently, I reconnected with her and discovered she is also serving as a spiritual companion and chaplain in hospital. Betsy Toll worked with Ram Dass on a conference in Los Angeles for Seva Foundation. Her early background in art, theater, and performance provided strong vehicles for activism on behalf of the natural world and her commitment to social justice. Also a student of Joanna Macy, in 1998, Betsy founded Living Earth in Portland, offering opportunities to explore what we love, what it means to be fully human, and how our awareness shapes our participation in our communities, our society, and our interactions with the living planet. Other influences include Roshi Joan Halifax and Frank Ostaseski. A writer and editor, Betsy also serves in hospital and home chaplaincy with individuals facing crisis, grief, trauma, and death. She leads dharma circles, and workshops, and offers residential retreats twice a year for Living Earth. Contact Living Earth for information on Open Door Dharma - Early Summer. Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and a leader in the field of end-of-life care. He is the Guiding Teacher and Founding Director of Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. https://fiveinvitations.com/ Walking Each Other Home Book

Please join us for a special dialogue between James O'Dea and Nipun Mehta -- both of whom have dedicated their lives to service as conscious activists as well as active agents for the awakening of consciousness. James will open with an invocation that will mirror the arc of their conversation -- "soul awakening, heart opening, light shining, love flowing, wounds dissolving, peace radiating." Given his own journey with front-line activism in violent conflict zones (Amnesty International), to running a foundation that supports impactful service (Seva Foundation), to then leading an institute aiming to bridge science and spirituality, James' dialogue with Nipun will explore the inevitable flow of inner transformation into external service and change, touching upon the integration of inner and outer work. Both speakers are story-tellers, with profound personal stories and encounters with saints and mystics across numerous traditions.  Both an activist and a mystic, James O'Dea is a former President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Washington office director of Amnesty International, and CEO of the Seva Foundation. He worked with the Middle East Council of Churches in Beirut during a time of war and massacre and lived in Turkey for five years during civil upheaval and coup d’etat.  He has taught peacebuilding to over a thousand students in 30 countries. He has also conducted frontline social healing dialogues around the world. A mentor of emerging leaders, James is an Honorary Fellow of the Laszlo New Paradigm Institute. He is also a member of The Evolutionary Leaders group and on the Advisory Board of The Peace Alliance and Kosmos Journal. James is author of several books, including The Conscious Activist, Cultivating Peace, Soul Awakening Practice (June 2017), and Creative Stress. Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace, a global community at the intersection of technology, volunteerism and gift-economy. Most recently, Nipun has designed, created, and gifted a new pod technology to support collective learning and intelligence, awakening of spirit, and emergence. ServiceSpace's pandemic response has showcased the unique beauty of its global ecosystem. Nipun has catalyzed a global social movement of community builders grounded in their localities, connected by unique non-commercial, labor-of-love technology, and rooted in practices for cultivating love, nonviolence, selfless service, and compassion. The ecosystem has reached millions, attracted thousands of volunteers, and mushroomed into numerous community-based service projects as well as inspiring content portals. ServiceSpace harnesses the collective power of external networks and our deep, inner resources and interconnectedness to create a distributed social movement founded on small, local individual acts of kindness, generosity and service that ignite shifts in individual and collective consciousness. Nipun was honored as an "unsung hero of compassion" by the Dalai Lama, not long before former U.S. President Obama appointed him to a council for addressing poverty and inequality in the US. Yet the core of what strikes anyone who meets him is the way his life is an attempt to bring smiles in the world and silence in his heart: “I want to live simply, love purely, and give fearlessly. That's me.”

Addressing the Primary Wound of Separation The primary wound at the root of social and ecological dysfunction is separation. While ancient humans understood life as a blessing and humanity's health as inextricably tied to the health of the Earth, moderns have come to imagine that we are separate from both the natural world and each other. These expressions of separation have not only led to environmental pillaging and hoarding of resources; they have also led to existential and social isolation, despair, depression, rage, racial prejudice, sexism, religious fundamentalism, war, and genocide. We can bring about social and ecological healing only if we address the primary wound of separation. Reconnecting with Nature is the axis for change. We will never heal without first acknowledging that our current relationship with the natural world is one of power over nature—and then consciously changing from a dominator mentality to one of partnership. Similarly, relationships between perpetrators and victims will not change until one group acknowledges what they have done to the other.  Without doing so, victims tend to perpetuate the cycle of violence, becoming oppressors of new victims. An honest encounter with wounding is the only way to deconstruct the prevailing false narratives and create a healthier story. In the late 1990s, Judith Thompson and James O'Dea begin their collaboration in the emergent field of social healing with initial funding from the Fetzer Institute. They created a forum for dialogue around the deeper psychological and social context of human rights violations. They initially gathered thought leaders from around the world to create a framework for addressing worldview change around social healing. They next took their work to Israel, Palestine, Rwanda, and northern Ireland, among other places. They addressed social healing through constellation work, talking circle dialogue, and restorative justice practices, among other modalities. They helped many individuals interrupt the intergenerational transfer of wounds that we had come to expect among war-torn populations suffering from deep historical trauma.   While their work was successful, much remains to be done. Amid worldwide simultaneous ecological, social, political, and health crises, James and Judith join us for a discussion of strategies for coping with and transforming historical trauma and wounding into healing. Join us as we take on the challenging but imperative task of addressing Social and Ecological Healing.  BIOS James O'Dea has had varied organizational leadership roles as President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Executive Director of the Seva Foundation and Director of the Washington Office of Amnesty International. James lived in Turkey during civil strife and a coup, and was in Beirut during the Israeli invasion and subsequent massacres in the Sabra Chatilla refugee camps and helped facilitate social healing dialogues in these global hotspots. As lead faculty for the Shift Network's Peace Ambassador Training, he has taught peacebuilding to more than a thousand students from 30 countries. He is a bestselling author of books such as The Conscious Activist, Soul Awakening Practice, and Cultivating Peace. He integrates his teaching and activism with a deep and practical mysticism and the cultivation of compassionate wisdom. He draws upon a rich tapestry of knowledge and storytelling from many cultural  and spiritual traditions with impressive direct international experience in human rights and peace work, new science and dialogue practice.  Judith Thompson has been engaged in projects promoting social healing for close to four decades, working primarily with survivors of war and political violence. Her research interests have focused on how compassion arises in the process of social healing, and she written and lectured on this topic worldwide.    In 1984, Thompson co-founded Children of War, Inc., an award-winning international youth leadership organization that supported the vision and leadership of young activists from 22 war-torn countries. Thompson has also helped to develop social healing programs in Israel/Palestine and Cambodia and, for the past few years, has worked closely with indigenous elders from North, Central, and South America who are seeking to support worldwide social and ecological healing through their traditional ceremonies. Thompson is a longtime board member of the Center for Psychology and Social Change affiliated with Cambridge Hospital, co-chairs the Spirit and Human Rights initiative funded by the Fetzer Institute, and is on the Advisory Board of One by One, Inc., an organization dedicated to bringing second-generation Holocaust survivors together for dialogue and healing. Ms. Thompson was recipient of the Bunting Peace Fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies and the International Peace Prize of the Dolores Kohl Education Foundation.  The post Social and Ecological Healing appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A Good Refugee Podcast is your source for news, opinions and questions from troubled (Tibetan) minds. We endeavour to challenge the mainstream imagination of Tibetans (and other refugees) as peaceful, momo-loving mystics—well, many of us are mystical, and we do love momos, but we also want to move beyond the traditional trope of the hardworking immigrant. We want to disturb the conversations about migrants seeking refuge on colonized lands, and imagine how we can help create a just, free and protected Earth for Black, Indigenous and all dispossessed peoples.A Good Refugee Podcast was conceived by Gelek Badheytsang, a Tibetan Canadian who lives in Toronto and dabbles in writing, photography and now, podcasting. Twitter: @gelekbHe is joined by co-host Tsering Yangzom from Cambridge, MA, who is also Tibetan as well as an American (yikes). She is currently completing her masters degree at Harvard Divinity School, where she is studying Tibetan Buddhism, conflict and politics. Twitter: @sayoyobaeFor the first episode, we interview Dechen Tsering and talk to her about why she thinks Tibetans shouldn't support Trump [16:00], why Biden and Harris represent a lifeline for America [37:00], and why it takes more than a vote to be an active and compassionate citizen [48:00], among many other things.Bio: Dechen Tsering is a public health specialist at the City of Berkeley where she manages multiple health programs and administers grants funded by the City of Berkeley's tax on sugary beverages, first in the nation. She has worked in international development, philanthropy, women's and LGBTIQ rights advocacy and health care through Community Health for Asian Americans, Global Fund for Women, Seva Foundation, and Tibetan Delek Hospital. Dechen is the first out-lesbian in the Bay Area Tibetan community and a former president of the Tibetan Association of Northern California. Dechen is a co-founder of ACHA-Himalayan Sisterhood, a volunteer organization empowering survivors of gender-based violence in and outside the US. She is a trained domestic violence counselor and a member of San Francisco's Asian Women's Shelter (AWS) volunteer network. For 10 years, Dechen has been an active participant of a statewide gathering Strength collaborative of Asian American advocates against gender-based violence. Dechen is passionate about civic engagement, social justice, human rights and the rights of marginalized communities. Dechen lives in Berkeley, CA with her partner. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit agoodrefugee.substack.com

Caroline re-hosts Steven Donziger, and also welcomes Paul Paz y Mino. Calling all protectors that we may extend the global conversing to the Earth, “The Amazon can't breathe.”   Steven Donziger with his clients in Ecuador. © Steven Donziger Steven Donziger, indefatigable lawyer, lead organizer of 30,000 indigenous people in their class action suit agains Chevron for their apocalyptic degradation of Indigenous land in Ecuador. Chevron was ordered to pay $18 billion, later reduced to $9.5 billion. None of which has been paid. Judge Lewis Kaplan hired a private law firm to prosecute him.Steven refused to turn over his cell phone and computer, whereupon Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered him to be under house arrest, from whence he joins us today. Petition: www.donzigerlaw.com Petition: makechevroncleanup.com and Donations: www.donzigerdefense.com   Paul Paz y Mino Paul Paz y Miño, Associate Director, joined Amazon Watch in 2007. He has an MA in International Affairs from George Washington University. Since 1995, he has volunteered as Colombia Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA and was the Guatemala/Chiapas Program Director at the Seva Foundation for seven years. Paul has lived in Chiapas, Mexico and Quito, Ecuador, promoting human rights and community development and working directly with indigenous communities. Paul is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and served on the board of Peace Brigades International USA. www.amazonwatch.org The post The Visionary Activist Show – Protectors & Earth Allies appeared first on KPFA.

Hugh Nanton Romney Jr., known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs. Romney has founded or co-founded several organizations, including the activist commune, the Hog Farm, and later, as Wavy Gravy, Camp Winnarainbow and the Seva Foundation. He was also the official clown of The Grateful Dead.

It was my pleasure to have Kate Moynihan, Executive Director of the Seva Foundation, join me on my Born To Talk Radio Show Podcast. When you have a passion for life, it’s clear to see what an impact you can have on a mission to change lives. Kate Moynihan is a dedicated person that is... The post Kate Moynihan & The Seva Foundation appeared first on Born To Talk.

It was my pleasure to have Kate Moynihan, Executive Director of the Seva Foundation, join me on my Born To Talk Radio Show Podcast. When you have a passion for life, it’s clear to see what an impact you can have on a mission to change lives. Kate Moynihan is a dedicated person that is... The post Kate Moynihan & The Seva Foundation appeared first on Born To Talk.

Ram Dass' 1971 book, "Be Here Now," was the gateway drug into spirituality for a lot of young people seeking answers in the era of Vietnam. Dass first tried being a psychology professor at Harvard, where he and colleague Timothy Leary sought God through experiments with psychedelics. Then, he went to India and found his guru, who taught him how to feel high without the drugs. Many young people followed him to India, The chose to feed the hungry and serve the people, just as Ram Dass tended to the dying, the blind, and the incarcerated. They searched for meaning away from the political tumult of 1960's America. There are parallels to today. Ram Dass died last month. But his words and life are inspiring a new generation of followers who are using the teachings of Ram Dass to find something bigger than the division and hatred evident in this political moment. GUESTS: Chris Grosso is a writer, public speaker, and author with Simon & Schuster. He’s also the host of The Indie Spiritualist Podcast on Ram Dass Be Here Now Network. Mirabai Bush - is a Senior Fellow of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and a founding board member with Ram Dass of the Seva Foundation. She is co-author with Ram Dass of Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying Sharon Saltzberg is the Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in and the author of 10 books, including NYT bestseller, “Lovingkindness." Her newest book, “Real Change: Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the World,” will be published this summer. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the podcast, I am joined by Tiffany Cruikshank. Tiffany is a world-renowned yogi and the founder of Yoga Medicine. Yoga Medicine is a teaching platform to educate yoga teachers in a blend of both eastern and western models of medicine to ultimately help clients/students treat and manage things like chronic pain and depression through yoga and meditation practices. Tiffany has a pre-med bachelor’s degree in medicinal plant biology and nutrition, a master’s degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and a specialty in sports medicine and orthopedics. On this episode of the podcast, Tiffany and I talk about how she has worked to combine the eastern and western models of medicine to help serve her clients, how she has expanded her business from just in-person work to online courses and programs, as well as training programs around the world. We also talk about the Seva Foundation that she has founded, and all of the business lessons she's learned throughout her career!  Enjoy! This episode is brought to you in part by OfferingTree. When you’re a yoga teacher and you’re trying to build your digital presence it can be daunting.  First, you might need a website. There are a lot of great tools for building websites like Wordpress, Wix, and Squarespace.  Then you need a way to email your students.  Again there are tools for that like mail chimp and constant contact.  But that’s another account to pay for and a password to remember.  Then you need a way to schedule and register your students.  Again there are tools for that, but it’s another account to create and pay for and another password to remember.  Oh wait, how do I integrate my scheduling tool with my website… Arghhhh! Instead of putting all of this stuff off for another day because it’s too daunting, let me tell you about a better way.  OfferingTree set out to make creating your digital presence fun, easy and affordable. With one account you can create a website in minutes that has your schedule built right in.  They also have email marketing tools to collect email addresses, send newsletters and automated emails to your subscribers. It all works seamlessly together with one account and one subscription.  To learn more about what OfferingTree can do for your digital presence visit offeringtree.com/mbom.  OfferingTree has been supporting MBOM for close to a year now and I not only love the product, but I also love the people! OfferingTree is providing special pricing for MBOM listeners so be sure to visit offeringtree.com/mbom to receive the discount. The FavYogis app is back with new features for teachers that let you create and manage your own private classes while making payment and registration a breeze. Do you have regular private clients? Make life easier with AUTO-PAY. Forget about remembering to Venmo. Use auto-pay to enable repeat payments and keep calendars in sync with classes. Google Calendar integration automatically updates teacher and student classes when you make changes It's STILL just your yoga; teachers add classes, students add teachers, and teachers and students stay connected. Find FavYogis on your app store and use code MBOM. Punchpass has everything you need & nothing you don’t at a price you can afford.  Their software is simple, yet powerful.  Efficient and easy to use. The team at Punchpass knows what it's like to run a small business like yours...because they are a small business too!  Punchpass understands your challenges, and they take pride in delivering great service. When you're with Punchpass, you are not alone.  They lift you up and support the connections you have with your client community.  They listen, they care, and they're here to support you. So if you're looking for support from easy-to-use software with great people behind it, visit punchpass.com/mbom to try Punchpass free for 2 weeks.

Tiffany Cruikshank (@tiffanycruikshank) is the founder of Yoga Medicine (@yoga_medicine), a community of teachers focused on fusing anatomy and western medicine with traditional yoga practices to serve the medical communities. She has trained thousands of teachers around the world, graced the cover of over 15 magazines, been featured regularly in major media outlets, authored 2 books, and released over 150 classes on various topics on YogaGlo.com. With a background in Acupuncture and Sports Medicine, Tiffany has worked with celebrities, athletes, and corporate professionals alike in her own private clinics and Nike World Headquarters. Tiffany also founded and continues to run two nonprofits — one conducting research on yoga’s therapeutic benefits and the other supporting a shelter for women rescued from trafficking in Delhi, India.    In this episode, you’ll hear from Tiffany on:   [11.35] Her holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Tiffany explains why she loves combining elements of traditional Chinese medicine with Western treatment modalities in order to create a comprehensive three-dimensional approach to healing which is focused on the individual.   [22.36] The evolution of her personal yoga practice from a longstanding rigid Ashtanga routine to a more fluid and adaptable approach. Tiffany’s current home practice consists of postures which she instinctively feels she needs, and which vary from day to day.     [31.20] Tiffany’s creation of Yoga Medicine as a way of sharing her knowledge of Chinese and sports medicine with a wider community of students, teachers, patients and healthcare providers. She reveals how she resolved to create specialized teacher trainings to educate teachers in anatomy, biomechanics and physiology as well as traditional yoga practice.          [45.04] The Seva Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing shelter, education and vocational training for women and girls who have been affected by human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The Yoga Medicine community works hard to build awareness of the project and Tiffany aims to raise $150,000 by 2021 to help equip victims of sexual exploitation with the skills they need to lead independent lives.   [53.00] Tiffany’s advice for teachers. She encourages investment in continued learning and personal growth and stresses that the principal role of the teacher is to be of service and to create a welcoming safe place where students feel listened to and supported.   Announcements:  Visit henryyoga.com to learn how to level up your yoga practice in just 40 days.  Follow @henryyoga.app on Instagram  Veronica Lombo and I are going on a tour through Europe beginning in January. You can check out all the details at https://henrywins.com/events/ Visit henrywins.com/tenthousand and use code henrywins to save 20% on your order.  For this week only, for every order worth over $50, Ten Thousand will send you a $20 Visa card as part of the Cash for Class campaign.    Links from this episode:    The Spark in the Machine: How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine by Dr Daniel Keown - Grab a copy of Tiffany’s recommended book Optimal Health for a Vibrant Life: A 30-Day Program to Detoxify and Replenish Body and Mind by Tiffany Cruikshank Meditate Your Weight: A 21-Day Retreat to Optimize Your Metabolism and Feel Great by Tiffany Cruikshank Looking for your next book to read? Check out the list of every book recommended on Dharma Talk     Get in touch with Tiffany:  Follow @yoga_medicine on Instagram Check out Yoga Medicine on Facebook and Twitter Stream Tiffany’s online classes Visit  https://yogamedicine.com   Support the Podcast: If you find this podcast valuable you can support it directly by visiting: henrywins.com/donate   Credits: Music by Momentology (@momentologymusic) Production and audio engineering by Ease of Mind

Mirabai Bush teaches, practices, and develops programs through the application of contemplative principles and values to organizational life. She is a cofounder of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, founding board member of the Seva Foundation, and authored many books. Her most recent book (coauthored with Ram Dass) is called “Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying”.   In this episode we talk about her new book, moments with Ram Dass, being a loving rock for the dying and bereaved, the death of her guru (Neem Karoli Baba) and her friend (Bokara), and a grief dream of Neem Karoli Baba   You can find more about Mirabai at www.mirabaibush.com

Sometimes Brilliant is an autobiography about LARRY BRILLIANT‘s  life which turned into a quest to live well by seeking a truth and doing for others. Creating a life long friendship with Wavy Gravy and Ram Dass, eradicating small pox from India at Maharaji’s strong suggestion, co-founding the Seva Foundation and high tailing it off of […]

Sometimes Brilliant is an autobiography about LARRY BRILLIANT‘s  life which turned into a quest to live well by seeking a truth and doing for others. Creating a life long friendship with Wavy Gravy and Ram Dass, eradicating small pox from India at Maharaji’s strong suggestion, co-founding the Seva Foundation and high tailing it off of […]

Tiffany Cruikshank is the founder of Yoga Medicine and leader of the Seva Foundation, supporting women in India who have fallen victim to human trafficking.  In our conversation, we talk about her work with both the foundation and her Teacher Training, along with her views on what she feels is important to include in trainings, how she has incorporated the practice of Chinese Medicine into yoga, and how she practices her own self care.   Tiffany on Instagram Yoga Medicine on Instagram Yoga Medicine Website

Mirabai Bush teaches contemplative practices and develops organizational programs based on contemplative principles and values. Among other contributions, she was a co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society; a founding board member of the Seva Foundation, an international public health organization; and a co-developer of the curriculum for Google’s Search Inside Yourself program in mindfulness-based emotional intelligence. She has also served on the boards of Shambhala Sun, Omega Institute, Military Fitness Institute, the Dalai Lama Fellows, and Love Serve Remember. A friend and associate of Ram Dass for nearly 50 years, she co-authored with him Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service. Their current collaboration is Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying. We spoke about her rich spiritual history, about Ram Dass, and mainly about dealing with death—both of others and ourselves. Learn more about Mirabai Bush here: http://www.mirabaibush.com/#about

Ralph Sanchez is the author of The Diabetic Brain In Alzheimer's Disease, a book that connects the dots between type 2 diabetes, type 3 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Ralph has spent nearly two decades intensively researching the risk factors of Alheimer's and his passion is sharing his insights on the AD pandemic and how it can possibly apply to your own risk for cognitive decline as you age. Contact Info Website: www.TheAlzheimersSolution.com Free Discovery Session (See Top of Home Page) Podcast: The Diabetic Brain Podcast Series https://www.thealzheimerssolution.com/intro-to-the-diabetic-brain-podcast-series/ Book: The Diabetic Brain In Alzheimer's Disease by Ralph Sanchez Most Influential Person Ram Daas www.RamDaas.org  and the Seva Foundation www.Seva.org Effect on Emotions Mindfulness has made me more present. It's about understanding those emotions and having nothing attached to them; allowing them to be. It's not about shoving those emotions away. It's about seeing those emotions and being present with them and just allowing them to have their light. Not to be attached to what they are or what I'm feeling about them. Thoughts on Breathing Whenever I get into an emotional state, the first thing I start doing is noticing my breathing. A mindfulness practice is usually centered upon noticing your breath and your belly rising and falling. The first thing I do when i get tense or stressed or really upset, I start really feeling my breathing. The worst thing you can do in those moments is to get into shallow breathing. Suggested Resources Book: Be Here Now by Ram Daas Book: How Can I Help? by Ram Daas Book: Grist For The Mill by Ram Daas App: N/A I think 'Community' is the best tool for those wanting to embrace a mediation practice. Bullying Story I had some experiences as a child where I was bullied a little bit. I was a smaller guy, and of course, you know people will pick on you because you're smaller sometimes. I had good friends and they were always around to help take care of me if it was needed. I was  really good at standing up for myself. One time I was up the block from where I used to live in Santamonica. I saw this guy walking quickly down the sidewalk and he had a dog on a leash. It was a smaller dog and he was almost dragging it. The dog was suffering. I thought, this was not right, so I stopped him and said, what the hell are you doing, this dog is not able to keep up with you. I had the presence to intervene and I really made it a point that what he was doing was not okay. I think he heard it. He was very upset about something. What I regret was that I didn't take more control because he continued on. I thought afterwards, he might have just continued on with that and I thought I should have done more. I had the presence, which is all about being in mindfulness mode, to do something, but I felt I could have done more. When I think back to being present, or not being present, it's about being fully present to actually see the experience through to a conclusion somehow and now just let it take on it's own life. Free Gift Become more calm, focused and happy by reading the top 12 books recommended on the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. This mini 14-page ebook entitled '12 Must-Read Mindfulness Books' outlines each of the top books recommended by guests on the show. Get your digital copy now at www.MindfulnessMode.com/top12books

Sometimes Brilliant with Dr. Larry BrilliantLarry Brilliant, M.D., M.P.H., is a pioneering physician, visionary technologist, and global philanthropist. A medical officer for the UN’s World Health Organization and member of the Central Team in smallpox eradication in India, he was the first executive director of Google.org, One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and Winner of the TEDPrize. Dr. Larry currently serves as chairman of Skoll Global Threats Fund. Larry co-founded the The Seva Foundation, whose programs and partners have restored sight to more than four million blind in dozens of countries. He has worked with four Presidents, the UN, G8 and Chaired the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee. He co-founded one of the first digital social networks, the Well. http://www.larrybrilliant.comThe 5 AM Miracle with Jeff SandersJeff Sanders is on a mission to help you dominate your day before breakfast. Through his popular podcast, The 5 AM Miracle, Jeff speaks on how to bounce out of bed with enthusiasm, form powerful lifelong habits, and tackle your grandest goals with extraordinary energy. Every week on his blog and podcast he shares new and fascinating content about healthy habits, personal development, and rockin’ productivity. https://www.jeffsanders.comThe Travis Manion Foundation with Ryan ManionRyan Manion has dedicated her life to supporting our nation’s military, veterans, and families of fallen heroes. She is inspired by the character, leadership, and sacrifice of her brother 1st Lt. Travis Manion, USMC, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Al Anbar province of Iraq while drawing fire away from his wounded comrades on April 29th, 2007. Serving as the President of the Travis Manion Foundation since 2012, Ryan leads a national movement focused on assisting veterans and families of the fallen to take the next step in their personal journeys, and inspiring the next generation of leaders. http://www.travismanion.org

Larry Brilliant, M.D. is a pioneering physician, visionary technologist, and global philanthropist. He was the first executive director of Google.org, and he currently serves as chair of the Skoll Global Threats Fund. He cofounded the Seva Foundation, whose programs and partners have restored sight to more than four million blind people in dozens of counties. He cofounded one of the first digital social networks, The WELL. He is the author of the memoir: Sometimes Brilliant: The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History (HarperOne 2016)Tags: Larry Brilliant, eradication of smallpox, India, Doctor America, Girija, WHO, World Health Organization, Nicole Grasset, Bill Foege, hatred, justice, racism, social media, deep listening,  Health & Healing, Spirituality, Travel, Community, Global Culture, Peace, Non-Violence, Personal Transformation, Philosophy, Social Change, Politics

Dr. Larry Brilliant is a pioneering physician, visionary technologist and global philanthropist who was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people. His memoir, Sometimes Brilliant, is a remarkable story that illuminates some of the most significant moments in the generation of Baby Boomer activists and spiritual seekers. Currently the Chair of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, which focuses on ending pandemics and the threats posed by climate change and other challenges, Dr. Brilliant’s life of public service began in the Himalayan ashram of the great spiritual teacher Neem Karoli Baba, who told him to work for the World Health Organization and help eradicate smallpox. Later, he co-founded, with Ram Dass and others, the Seva Foundation, whose programs have given sight to more than 4 million blind people in dozens of countries. We talked about his time with Neem Karoli and how the guru’s legacy continued to inspire and inform Larry’s work in public health. Learn more about Larry Brilliant here. http://www.larrybrilliant.com/

Hugh Romney, named Wavy Gravy by B.B. King , was one of the stage announcers at the three major Woodstock music festivals ( 1969 , 1994 and 1999 ), as well as other related events over the years. The counterculture figure also made a name for himself supporting the Seva Foundation , as well as hosting his own Camp Winnarainbow in California. But his story is rich with many other chapters and experiences, from meeting Albert Einstein as a child, to having Lenny Bruce as his manager at one point. Ahead of his return to MC at the sold out Seva benefit Saturday on Maui honoring Ram Dass , he spoke to HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence about his, no pun intended, colorful life. MORE WAVY: Hear the complete interview:

Sometimes Brilliant is an autobiography about LARRY BRILLIANT‘s  life which turned into a quest to live well by seeking a truth and doing for others. Creating a life long friendship with Wavy Gravy and Ram Dass, eradicating small pox from India at Maharaji’s strong suggestion, co-founding the Seva Foundation and high tailing it off of […]

Sometimes Brilliant is an autobiography about LARRY BRILLIANT‘s  life which turned into a quest to live well by seeking a truth and doing for others. Creating a life long friendship with Wavy Gravy and Ram Dass, eradicating small pox from India at Maharaji’s strong suggestion, co-founding the Seva Foundation and high tailing it off of […]

Mirabai Bush has been at the forefront of building a movement known today as American spirituality. She is one of the people responsible for infusing the social change movement with contemplative tools for more conscious activism. Join us as she recalls her journey and studies with legendary teachers like Neemkaroli Baba, Shri S.N. Goenka, Anagarika Munindra, and others. We also discuss her work with Ram Dass and the Seva Foundation, as well as the inspiration that led her to cofounding the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. You don't want to miss this lesson in American spirituality and activism!

James O'Dea's latest book is The Conscious Activist: Where Activism Meets Mysticism, and he stands as an expert with a foot solidly in each camp. In addition to his 10 years as director of Amnesty International's Washington office, James has been President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and CEO of the Seva Foundation. He is also lead faculty for the Shift Network's Peace Ambassador Training.

Ken Wilson On the Resilience of Connected Diversities and the Backing of Indigenous Innovation Dr. Ken Wilson serves as executive director of The Christensen Fund, a private foundation established in 1957 and currently focusing on sustaining the “biocultural”—the rich but neglected adaptive interweave of people and place, culture, and ecology. The Fund backs indigenous initiatives to restore relationships between traditional lands, living cultures, and community well being in ways that are not “preservationist” but instead seek to support revitalization and resilience: bottom up processes of innovation and adaptive change. Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Ken about his work as a philanthropist focused on indigenous cultures. Ken Wilson, PhD Born in Malawi with a life spread rather across the world, Ken Wilson studied zoology at Oxford and anthropology at University College London where his doctorate focused on indigenous knowledge, health, and human ecology in the agro-pastoral arid savannahs and woodlands of Southern Zimbabwe (a community with whom he is still closely involved). In 2002, after nine years at the Ford Foundation in Africa and then as deputy to the Vice President for Education, Media, Arts, and Culture in New York, Ken was the first non-family executive director of The Christensen Fund. Ken lives in San Francisco and has played a variety of roles in international philanthropy, including as past president of International Funders for Indigenous Peoples, and on such boards as the Consultative Group on Biological Diversity and the Seva Foundation. He currently chairs the steering committee of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and is a board member of the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Shams is a long-time Sufi practitioner and student of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, currently focused on deepening awareness of the profound challenge of global climate change. Shams is a group facilitator, independent editor, and writer who has worked with innovative organizations and projects dedicated to helping heal the world, including Berkeley Area Interfaith Council, Meeting of the Ways, Creating Our Future, Seva Foundation, Reaching Out Project, EarthSave International, and Seven Pillars House of Wisdom. Shams lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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

Tonight Mitchell Rabin will speak with James O'Dea, well-known figure in international social healing who has conducted healing and reconciliation dialogues for twenty years. His work as codirector of the Social Healing Project led him to Rwanda, Israel/Palestine, and Northern Ireland. He was also the CEO of the Seva Foundation. His first book, Creative Stress: A Path For Evolving Souls Living Through Personal and Planetary Upheaval (Pioneer Press, 2010), was featured in dozens of media outlets and has been used for study by numerous book groups. His latest book Cultivating Peace: Becoming A 21st Century Peace Ambassador (Shift Books) has been heralded as a brilliant new roadmap for peacebuilding by thought leaders, academics, and activists. James is also a well-known essayist, authoring the much- acclaimed “You Were Born for Such a Time” (published in The Mystery of 2012) and “Creative Atonement in a Time of Peril” (which appeared in Beyond Forgiveness). Service Space most recently featured his essay “The Indomitable Healing Spirit” as an international Daily Good feature. James O'Dea is the lead faculty person for the Shift Network's popular Peace Ambassador Training, with hundreds of participants worldwide training to become peace ambas-sadors under his mentorship. His previous course with the Shift Network, O'Dea was recognized as “Champion of Peace, Reconciliation and Forgiveness”by the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance. He is on the Advisory Board of several organizations including The Peace Alliance, and is also a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Group. Tune into today's show to hear a dynamic interview and dialogue between these two thoughtful, peace-making beings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

James O’Dea is currently Co- Director of The Social Healing Project funded by the Kalliopeia Foundation. This work has led him to Rwanda, Israel/Palestine, N. Ireland and elsewhere. He is a member of the extended faculty of The Institute of Noetic Sciences and its immediate past President. He was Executive Director of The Seva Foundation, […] The post The Medicine is the Recovery of Our Essential Nature appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a “first responder” for CDC's smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established “Pandefense,” an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program and has recently worked for the WHO polio eradication program in India. Wired and TIME magazine call Larry a "technology visionary" for his role as co-founder of The Well, a pioneering virtual community, with Stewart Brand in 1985. He also holds a telecommunications technology patent and has served as CEO of two public companies and other venture-backed start-ups before becoming a Vice President at Google. Larry-Brilliant-and-Indian-cropped.gif He has received several awards from the Government of India and from WHO and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. He has been awarded numerous honors and awards, among them he was named "International Public Health Hero" by the University of California in 2004. In February 2006 he received the TED Prize. In 2008 he was named one of the Humanitarians of the Year by the United Nationsl Organization.

Nipun Mehta The Invisible Revolution of the Inner-net Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Nipun Mehta—ex-dot-com whiz kid and founder of ServiceSpace.org—in conversation about impermanence, service, and co-creating a better world. From our podcast: I think that so many times younger people are talked down to; they’re talked at rather than talked with. And I think that is sort of the biggest strategic mistake…I really have the view and I found that it works really well—to see them as equals, to see them as co-creators of a shared life that we are doing. And that is true at a deep spiritual level. We are all co-creating. Nipun Mehta Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace.org, a fully volunteer-run organization that has delivered millions of dollars of web-related services to the nonprofit world for free. The recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the President’s Volunteer Service Award and an honor from the world’s most famous clown, his work creatively leverages web technologies for collaborative and transformational giving. He serves on the advisory boards of the Seva Foundation, Dalai Lama Foundation, and Airline Ambassadors. Nipun has a computer science and philosophy degree from UC Berkeley. He started his software career at Sun Microsystems, but, dissatisfied by the dot-com greed of the late 90s, Nipun changed direction and created a website and an organization named CharityFocus, now ServiceSpace. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Ram Dass and Rachel Naomi Remen, MD Healing, Aging, and Dying Now living on Maui, Ram Dass talked with Rachel Naomi Remen and host Michael Lerner about what his 1997 stroke taught him, and how he now works with others around issues of healing, aging, and dying. From our podcast: Compassion is when you’re one with the person… then their suffering becomes our suffering and my suffering becomes our suffering… and then we are both souls dealing with the consciousness of the incarnation. The heart is where the oneness is. Ram Dass Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) is an American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the seminal 1971 book Be Here Now. He is known for his personal and professional associations with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s, for his travels to India and his relationship with the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, and for founding the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. He continues to teach via his website. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.