The Alchemy of Befriending Ourselves in Difficult Times, by Tami Simon
Simon: Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True. My name is Tami Simon, I’m the founder of Sounds True, and I’d love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to transformational tools, such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges. The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational tools to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, vetera... posted on Dec 12 2020 (5,949 reads)

Lydia Fairhall Amplifies Love, by Berry Liberman
first met Lydia in Byron Bay, at Folk, a café wedged between wetlands and a caravan park on very sacred Indigenous land. At the time, she was the co-CEO and executive producer of Ilbijerri Theatre Company, one of Australia’s leading companies showcasing the work of First Nations artists, where she has fostered in a new era of maturity for the organisation during a period of growing awareness—maybe even awakening—of the broader Australian culture to the richness of our First Nations people’s traditions and voices. Lydia has lived many lives in this one life. She is a Worimi woman, born on Bundjalung country, now living between the Kulin nations and Gubbi Gubbi... posted on Dec 19 2020 (4,338 reads)

The Defiant Tenderness of Surrender, by Pat Benincasa, Sonesh Surana
· The Defiant Tenderness Of Surrender "There are so many courageous people just making breakfast in the morning, going to work, taking care of their families, trying to do online teaching. Holy God. I mean, I just wish there was a cosmic scorekeeper that for all of the thousands and billions of people doing their everyday acts of courage that we could track that in the universe. I suspect that what we're looking at in the sky at night aren't stars, they are evidence and markers of all those courageous acts that happened earlier in the day." In this insightful and delightfully human conversation, artist Pat Benincasa, and tech leader Sonesh Surana discu... posted on Mar 15 2021 (5,486 reads)

Pat McCabe is a Voice for Peace, by Helena Norberg-Hodge
Najin Win, meaning “Woman Stands Shining”) is an ambassador between two worlds. A Navajo mother, grandmother, artist and ceremonial leader, she has been deeply immersed in land-based, indigenous ways of living and being. Having grown up in a multicultural neighbourhood next to Stanford University in California, she is also accustomed to the realities of the modern, industrialised world. It makes her an invaluable bridge-builder and cross-cultural communicator, and a powerful voice for the deep and broad transformation needed in the modern world to deal with its ecological and social crises. Pat works with communities across Turtle Island/Nort... posted on Jul 27 2021 (4,121 reads)

How Newness Enters the World, by On Being
follows is the syndicated transcript of an On Being interview between Krista Tippett and Gal Beckerman. You can listen to the audio recording of the full interview here.  Krista Tippett, host:As any student of history knows, when time becomes history, very different dynamics come into focus than the ones that are at any moment screaming for attention. In our world of digital megaphones that privilege the immediate, it becomes harder to tell the difference between what feels urgent and is actually important, actually poised to shift the world on its axis. So I was excited when Gal Beckerman’s new book arrived. The title itself intrigues and compels: The Quiet Before... posted on Apr 18 2022 (6,741 reads)

Barbara McAfee: Voice as Vocation, by Awakin Call Editors
following is the transcript of the Awakin Call with Barbara McAfee, hosted by Aryae Coopersmith, and moderated by Mia Tagano Aryae: Welcome, everyone. My name is Aryae, and I'll be hosting today's Awakin Call. Thanks for joining us from wherever you are in the world. The intention behind these calls is to plant seeds of awareness and transformation within ourselves and our communities through conversations with individuals whose journeys and work inspire us. Awakin Call is an initiative of ServiceSpace — a distributed, global, all volunteer community committed to the principle that, by changing ourselves, we change the world. Behind each of these calls is an en... posted on Apr 28 2023 (2,658 reads)

A Primordial Covenant of Relationship, by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
12, 2023 In this talk given at St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in London, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee speaks about what it looks like to live in an unfolding apocalyptic reality and the creative possibilities that are waiting to be embodied. In this time of deep uncertainty, he reminds us of the ancient, primordial covenant of relationship with the living world that can give us a ground to stand on, and the sacred nature of creation that is always there, waiting for us to return to it. The theme of this evening’s talk is about this time we are in, living with the unknown. That is the theme of the latest print edition that Emergence has released. ... posted on Jun 1 2023 (3,371 reads)

Becoming an Active Operator of Your Nervous System, by Tami Simon
follows is the transcript of an Insights at the Edge interview between Tami Simon and Deb Dana. You can listen to the audio version of the interview here. Tami Simon: Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True. My name is Tami Simon. I’m the founder of Sounds True. And I’d love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to transformational tools, such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical chall... posted on Nov 12 2023 (5,451 reads)

Mary Ann Brussat: Everyday Sacred Renaissance, by Awakin Calls
conversation took place in March 2024.Guest: Mary Ann BrussatHost: Janessa Gans WilderModerator: Charles GibbsJanessa: Welcome, everyone. My name is Janessa, and I will be hosting today's Awakin call. Thank you for joining us from wherever you happen to be in the world and here from sunny California. The intention behind these calls is to plant seeds of awareness and transformation within ourselves and our communities through conversations with individuals whose journey and work inspire us.Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a distributed, global, all-volunteer community committed to the principle that by changing ourselves, we change the world. Behind each of these calls is ... posted on May 5 2024 (3,146 reads)

Joanna Macy: A Wild Love for the World, by Krista Tippet
for A Wild Love For the World with Joanna Macy November 1, 2012 Krista Tippet, host: I first discovered the philosopher of ecology Joanna Macy as a translator, of the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. We'll take that exquisite poetry as a lens on Joanna Macy's wisdom on the great dramas of our time: ecological, political, personal. Rilke sought the shape of meaning in a now-vanished central Europe at the turn of the last century. Joanna Macy's vision took shape in crucibles of the 20th century. I spoke with her in 2010 in a moment not wholly unlike this — after a man-made national ecological disaster: the Gulf Oil Spill. Now in her 80s, Joanna Macy s... posted on Nov 3 2013 (35,386 reads)

The Inner Life of Rebellion, by On Being
PALMER: It's an act of rebellion to show up as someone trying to be whole and I would add, as someone who believes that there is a hidden wholeness beneath the very evident brokenness of our world. [music: “Seven League Boots” by Zoe Keating] KRISTA TIPPETT, HOST: The history of rebellion is rife with burnout. Burnout, which Parker Palmer has defined, as “violating my own nature in the name of nobility.” Then you have the irony of this moment we inhabit, where we are freer, psychologically and practically, to be rebels. But the forms and institutions we are dealing with don't need smashing. Most of them are imploding all on their own... posted on May 8 2015 (16,712 reads)

Running as Spiritual Practice, by On Being
FOR BILLY MILLS, CHRISTINA TORRES, ASHLEY HICKS, ET AL. — RUNNING AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE syndicated from OnBeing.org KRISTA TIPPETT, HOST: For the Summer Olympics, we’re breaking format to explore a topic our listeners have called out as a passionate force in all kinds of lives, and a connector across all kinds of boundaries in American culture: running. Not just as exercise, or as merely physical pursuit — running as a source of bonding between parents and children and friends. Running as an interplay between competition and contemplation. Running and body image and survival and healing. MS. CHRISTINA TORRES: People from high school now tell me,... posted on Aug 30 2016 (10,882 reads)

Joserra Gonzalez: A Re-Love-Ution Blooms in Spain, by Awakin Call Editors
still don't know how beautiful Nature is, there are a lot of things we don't understand totally. I feel our understanding will be higher when it's collective. When more and more people have this understanding, we will be able to see more gifts Nature has ready for us. -- Joserra Gonzalez Jose Ramon Gonzalez (“Joserra”) is a service-hearted generosity entrepreneur, meditator, and activist for the common good. He is also the founder of "ReLoveUtion" -- a renaissance of compassionate societies. What follows is an edited transcript of an Awakin Call interview with Joserra, moderated by Rina Patel. You can read the full transcript or listen to the ... posted on Jul 21 2017 (8,732 reads)

The Evolutionary Power of Mindful Communication, by Tami Simon
May 30, 2017 Your browser does not support the audio element, but you can play it here. Diane Musho Hamilton is a spiritual teacher, mediator, and group facilitator who has been studying mindfulness for more than 30 years. She is a featured presenter for A Year of Mindfulness, Sounds True's yearlong online meditation program. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon and Diane discuss how her experience with mindfulness has helped her to become an effective group mediator. Diane speaks on how mindfulness skills transfer to interpersonal communication and skillful relationship—especially when it comes to being able to take on someone else's perspecti... posted on Oct 29 2017 (15,374 reads)

5 Ways Small Actions Have Huge Power, by Sarah Lazarovic
those who take the bus or refuse plastic toothbrushes: Don’t listen to the cynics. Research shows the little things matter.   ... posted on Oct 31 2018 (11,574 reads)

Organizations Beyond Ego, by Tami Simon
Laloux is a business analyst and author whose book Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness is considered one of the most important management guides of the past decade. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon talks to Frederic about what it takes to become a "next-level organization" that meets the challenges and opportunities of expanding human consciousness. Frederic explains that the next stage of human development will be to move beyond ego, elaborating on how this will look in the business world. Tami and Frederic discuss the difficult balance between fulfilling financial... posted on May 13 2019 (7,788 reads)

Healing Conflict: Listen, Validate, and Then Explore Options, by Tami Simon
November 5, 2019 Tami Simon: Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True. My name’`s Tami Simon, I’`m the founder of Sounds True, and I’d love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges. The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational tools to communities in need, includi... posted on Feb 9 2020 (6,425 reads)

Towards a Moral Revolution, by On Being
Tippett, host:The world keeps changing, and moral reckonings are being driven to the surface of our life together: who will we be to each other in our communities, our nations, our globalized world? What are politics for; what is an economy for — and education, and health care, and borders? Jacqueline Novogratz is a voice I respect on the inadequacy of the simplistic ways we take up such questions, if we take them up at all — the necessity of moral imagination and the cultivation of character alongside all of the so-called hard skills that are no longer serving us. This is at the heart of her book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build ... posted on May 26 2020 (6,839 reads)

When the Source Ran Free: A Story for Our Times, by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65060962 Watching the sun rise over the wetlands, the mist fading, even here in the midst of nature there is the strange stillness of a world in lockdown — waiting, wondering, anxiety, and fear its companions. I am writing these words in the time of the great pandemic, when for a few brief months our world slowed down and almost stopped; when as the stillness grew around us there was a moment to hear another song, not one of cars and commerce, but belonging to the seed of a future our hearts need to hear. This song comes from a place where the angels are present, where light is born, where the fu... posted on Sep 20 2020 (7,146 reads)

The Brain's Way of Healing, by Berry Liberman
Liberman on Dr Norman Doidge Very few people have the depth and breadth of knowledge of Dr Norman Doidge. His is a mountainous mind, fiercely focussed on exploring the potential of the human brain. For years, Norman devoted his research into how the brain, when damaged, can repair itself with the more subtle, less invasive tools of neuroplastic intervention. His two books, The Brain’s Way of Healing and The Brain that Changes Itself have sold in the millions, topping bestseller lists across the US, Canada and Australia and causing a revolution in the medical world. Having studied the classics and philosophy as a young undergraduate in Toronto, Norman ... posted on Nov 10 2021 (11,992 reads)