Open your heart to the divine calling that inspired history's greatest spiritual trailblazers—and answer that calling in your own life. Ruth King teaches that racism is a disease of the heart—and that it can be cured. Here she explores our racial conditioning through a mindful lens, sharing ways to stay present with a caring and wise heart. Offer a gift to the world that no one else can offer: Together they explore a much-needed convergence between spirituality and activism, as well as the very real challenges posed by our current political climate and our potential to create change.
This inspirational and instructive conversation is not to be missed. Through didactic presentation, stories, and reflections, this session explores how we get imprisoned in the habit of blame and the ways that the practices of mindfulness and compassion can free us. Tara Brach, PhD, has been practicing and teaching meditation since , as well as leading Buddhist meditation retreats at centers throughout North America.
All in order to plant well, to watch over our best 'heritage seeds'—these being life-giving, life-sparing ways to strive to hold all with decency: To ever replant that which cannot be allowed to perish from the face of our Earth. The first generation of her family to complete grade school, high school, and college, her works are published in 40 languages. Writer and activist Dr. Palmer has long been at the forefront of applying grassroots efforts for improving the democratic process. In this session, Parker speaks with Tami Simon about the current state of national politics and what we can do on both micro and macro levels to improve the situation.
His wisdom has reached millions worldwide through his 10 books, including the bestselling Healing the Heart of Democracy and The Courage to Teach. Palmer holds a PhD in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, along with 13 honorary doctorates. Racially homogeneous spaces are becoming less and less appealing, and they are in opposition to true transformation. The richness of multicultural voices at the table is critical to creating the world we all hope for.
Konda Mason is a social entrepreneur, activist, and spiritual teacher. Her work is fueled by a passion to create a world that is environmentally regenerative, spiritually fulfilling, and socially and economically just. An avid earth activist, Mason leads annual ecotourism trips to the Amazon in order to wake people up to become active stewards of this vital ecosystem. Join Seane in this lively and inspired conversation on what it means to advocate for social change from the inside out, our role as conscious leaders, and how to engage our communities during these complicated times with awareness, compassion, and mindful action.
Because stress and trauma live in the body, yoga practice is a perfect opportunity to confront and change some of the patterns that keep us stuck and suffering. When we change on an individual level, we are changing the collective level. If you're interested in seeing the world become a more healed and integrated place, curious about your own personal contribution, or overwhelmed by the state of the world, this session will offer insights and practices that can provide guidance, lead toward purpose, and ultimately inspire you to be the change you wish to see.
Seane Corn is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher known for her impassioned activism, unique self-expression, and inspirational style of teaching. Featured in commercials, magazines, NPR, and Oprah. She is currently working on her first book. For more, visit seanecorn.
We live in uncertain times. How can we keep our hearts open and wise without being lost in the confusion and fears presented to us daily? How can we serve our community and our world with loving awareness and act with the gracious spirit of the bodhisattva? Join Jack Kornfield, bestselling author and cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, for an important and nourishing conversation. He is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practices to the West. They discuss the need for hope in times of chaos and dissolution, as well as how hope is something we do rather than just feel.
They consider apathy as a refusal to face the inevitability of suffering and why the state of the environment can be especially heartbreaking. Finally, Tami and Joanna talk about our relationship with the earth as a natural birthright—one that is actually the source of all our energy and joy. Joanna Macy, PhD, is a longtime activist and Buddhist scholar who has been at the forefront of movements for social justice and environmentalism for more than five decades.
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His teachings are an open invitation to stop, inquire, and recognize what is true and liberating at the core of all existence. Asked to teach in by his Zen teacher of 14 years, Adyashanti offers teachings that are free of any tradition or ideology.
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For more information, visit adyashanti. Magee is an internationally recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law, and social justice. In this moving conversation and training session, Rhonda speaks with Kriste Peoples in the wake of yet another fatal mass shooting in the United States.
Rhonda helps us explore ways to engage with the feelings of outrage, exhaustion, and fearfulness that often peak after such events and guides listeners through a powerful guided practice for healing. Magee, MA, JD, is a professor of law at the University of San Francisco and a leading voice on bringing mindfulness into education, the legal system, and social justice. In this session, Leon discusses his incredible journey around the world—one that relied solely on the kindness of others.
What these Good Samaritans didn't know is that as they gave from their hearts, they would be given life-changing gifts. From a sending a homeless man back to school to building a house for a HIV-diagnosed mom in Cambodia, these gifts were Leon's way of giving back. Leon's journey will inspire you to recognize your own potential and give back in any way you can.
He'll discuss his long trek out of the corporate world and into the life he was always meant to live: In this refreshing presentation, you'll explore:. Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, motivational speaker, and philanthropist—though it wasn't always that way. He used to be a broker in the city of London where he felt uninspired and chronically depressed. He gave it all up for a life on the road. This radical life change was sparked by the inspirational movie The Motorcycle Diaries.
To date, Leon has visited more than 90 countries and has traveled to every continent. His show The Kindness Diaries is streaming on Netflix. Is it OK to be spiritual and profitable? Is it wrong to want more than just having your basic needs met when so many other people are struggling? Rha Goddess is the entrepreneurial soul coach behind hundreds of breakthrough change-makers, cultural visionaries, and social entrepreneurs. From multiple New York Times bestsellers to multimillion-dollar social enterprises, Rha's unique methodology has empowered a new generation of conscious entrepreneurs to stay true, get paid, and do good.
Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Time, Variety, Essence, and Forbes , among others. In this session, we're joined by Dr. Bolte Taylor suffered a severe hemorrhage in the left half of her brain, she was left unable to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life.
Bolte Taylor now focuses much of her teaching on how we are neurologically wired to experience deep inner peace.
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Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, is a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist who experienced a severe stroke in the left half of her brain that gave her a new perspective on life. Many of us struggle with anger and aggression. Sometimes we are aware of our anger, but often we are out of touch with how anger manifests in most parts of our lives. Historically and of late, we have witnessed how anger often gives way to violence. Unfortunately, we seem to be surrounded by this negative energy in our homes, our workplaces, and our schools. In this powerful session, you'll explore anger as a teacher, learning to harness the energy of this powerful state.
Lama Rod is the coauthor of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation, and is a founding teacher for the Awaken meditation app, which offers meditations and contemplations focused on social change. He is a regular guest on SiriusXM's Urban View , where he explores the integration of contemporary Buddhism and black urban life.
For more information, visit lamarod. In this session, Matthew Fox discusses the importance of reconnecting with the sacred in a technological world. Drawing on many faith traditions, Matthew shares how working with difficult emotions can awaken new energies in us and how specific practices can deepen our connection with the sacred.
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He also shares a newly forming movement called the Order of the Sacred Earth. Join Matthew to learn:. Matthew Fox, PhD, has been called a maverick, a rebel, and by some a heretic.
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Drawing on many traditions, Matthew shares how we can honor the sacredness of all creation. He has worked closely with Native spiritual leaders, feminists, scientists, and activists, getting himself in trouble with his mother church and the pope. He has written 34 books on spirituality and culture, now translated into 67 languages.
He is a visiting scholar at the Academy for the Love of Learning and a professor at the new Fox Institute for Creation Spirituality, as well as a cofounder of the Order of the Sacred Earth, a community of people who share one sacred vow: We live in unstable times, times when fear and hatred have become a political force. And yet these times contain within them the possibility for a new future—one where we are released from the shackles of fear and able to bring love and decency back into our politics.
In this session, Marianne Williamson shares the need for whole-person politics and a deeper, more nuanced understanding of our national stories. Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. One possibility is that fiction has hidden benefits that outweigh its costs. For instance, anthropologists have long argued that stories have group-level benefits.
Traditional tales, from hero epics to sacred myths, perform the essential work of defining group identity and reinforcing cultural values. So we asked hundreds of literary scholars and avid readers to respond to a questionnaire about 19th-century British novels. We asked them to answer questions about the motives and personalities of characters, and to classify them as protagonists or antagonists; we also asked questions that explored how readers felt about these characters.
The results showed that antagonists and protagonists had sharply differentiated personalities. Antagonists were overwhelmingly driven by motives of power, wealth, and prestige. They were loveless, emotionally isolated egomaniacs. The protagonists, meanwhile, were keen on romance and eager to help their friends and relatives. In short, our heroes are heroes. But our findings were consistent with the work of the anthropologist Chris Boehm, who studies social dynamics in hunter-gatherers.
Boehm notes that hunter-gatherers are egalitarian, with all members of the tribe coming together to suppress bully-boy behavior in individuals. The same kind of dynamic applies in the simulated social worlds of Victorian novels. Our survey respondents reacted to the characters as though they were real people: They admired the protagonists, disliked the antagonists, felt happy when the good guys succeeded, and felt sad or angry when they were threatened.
By simulating a world where antisocial behavior is strongly condemned and punished, these novels were promoting ancient human values. Fiction is often treated like a mere frill in human life, if not something worse. But the emerging science of story suggests that fiction is good for more than kicks. By enhancing empathy, fiction reduces social friction.
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At the same time, story exerts a kind of magnetic force, drawing us together around common values. In other words, most fiction, even the trashy stuff, appears to be in the public interest after all. By Jonathan Gottschall April 29, Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jun 13, Linda B rated it it was amazing. There are all kinds of parenting books on the market written by doctors and psychologists, but who is better qualified to write a parenting book than a good and successful parent?
This is a mom-view book, written by a parent who takes on the most important role of a parent — to instill goodness and decency in their children. The book is filled with good, common-sense parenting skills and includes a wide variety of topics that covers the baby years through the teens. I enjoyed reading about the lessons she learned from her children, especially in the Boys Will Be Boys section! My favorite part of the book is at the end when each of her children wrote a section to share what good parenting meant to them.
My Kids is a wonderful book that I do not hesitate recommending to any parent, or as a gift for a new parent. Think of what kind of impact it would have on our society if more parents would make goodness and decency the goal of success. Feb 23, Carol Evans rated it liked it Shelves: I think a lot of Aharoni's book has to do with treating kids like people, like participating family members.
There are definitely some ideas I will try to utilize in t he future. One is teaching kids to argue, not based solely on feelings, but on reasonable well-formed arguments, with supporting facts, and to accept other people arguing back, reasonably. Paul rated it really liked it May 23, Angela rated it really liked it Jun 22, Natalie marked it as to-read Jan 20, Farrah marked it as to-read Mar 01,