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The Spacious Center
Using creative ritual, successful leaders such as Mohandas Gandhi build bridges between a culture’s core and its periphery, and in the process ignite renewal.
- Publications Articles
- March - May 2005
- 4 pages
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Luisah Teish One Minute Shift | A Different World
Author and ritual priestess Luisah Teish takes us on a journey through rituals and dreams to connect with capsules of energy that still exist from our thoughts, emotions and ancestors. We can create a different world if we recognize our energetic connection with everyone on this planet.
- Video Shorts
- 00:01:23
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"Daughter of Promise" with Luisah Teish
Myths, Rituals, and Rites of Spring
Angela Murphy hosts this dialogue with Yoruba priestess Luisah Teish. They talk about the potential of spring and renewal, and our relationship to gardening and other earth-centered arts.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2010-04-28
- 00:58:03
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"Yoga, Sound, and Consciousness" with Suzanne Sterling
Ecstatic vocalist Suzanne Sterling explores the transformational power and esoteric dimensions of sound, voice, and consciousness in this dialogue with host Stephen Dinan. The voice, Suzanne believes, is a microcosm for the psyche, and connects us with deeper, vibratory levels of our being, which makes it a perfect vehicle to expand our freedom.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2007-09-05
- 01:04:09
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"Into the Heart of It" with Anodea Judith (part 1 of 3)
Navigating Humanity's Rite of Passage
Humanity is entering a rite of passage from our planetary adolescence to our future adulthood, from an operating system based on the love of power to one based on the power of love. This requires an internal shift from ego-based consciousness to an awakening of the global heart.
- Audio Lectures
- 2009-06-21
- 01:04:48
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"Into the Heart of It" with Anodea Judith (part 2 of 3)
Navigating Humanity's Rite of Passage
Humanity is entering a rite of passage from our planetary adolescence to our future adulthood, from an operating system based on the love of power to one based on the power of love. This requires an internal shift from ego-based consciousness to an awakening of the global heart.
- Audio Lectures
- 2009-06-21
- 01:18:15
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"Into the Heart of It" with Anodea Judith (part 3 of 3)
Navigating Humanity's Rite of Passage
Humanity is entering a rite of passage from our planetary adolescence to our future adulthood, from an operating system based on the love of power to one based on the power of love. This requires an internal shift from ego-based consciousness to an awakening of the global heart.
- Audio Lectures
- 2009-06-21
- 00:42:41
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2009 Conference: Toward a Global Shift
“Toward a Global Shift” calls forth wisdom from the four corners of the Earth and from diverse sectors of society to build a powerful field for positive, collective change. Together, we create a living experiment in personal, social, and global transformation. We hear from fascinating scientists, inspiring spiritual leaders, and social entrepreneurs, as well as from the many brilliant individuals who join in our innovative group explorations to create new frameworks for our shared future.
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Living Deeply Practices DVD
Practices from the World's Transformative Traditions
A digital video disc containing nine experiential practices guided by master teachers of transformative traditions including: Catholicism, Religious Science, Buddhism, Himalayan Yoga, Cross-Cultural Shamanism, Sufism, Expressive Arts, Kabbalism, and African Yoruban Spirituality.
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Monkeyluv
and Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
How do imperceptibly small differences in the environment change one's behavior? What is the anatomy of a bad mood? Does stress shrink our brains? What does People magazine's list of America's "50 Most Beautiful People" teach us about nature and nurture? What makes one organism sexy to another ...
- Publications Books
- September 15, 2005
- 224 pages
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Shift Issue 6
CREATIVITY
CREATING THE STORY OF TOMORROW
by Charles JohnstonCREATIVITY BEGINS IN THE WOMB
by Richard HeinbergNURTURING THE POSSIBLE
by Wendy Anne McCartyBECOMING CONSCIOUSLY VIBRALINGUAL
by Rachel BagbyPARADOX, BREAKTHROUGH, AND THE ZEN KOAN
by John TarrantDREAMING MIND AND CREATIVE MIND
by Fariba BogzaranTHE SPACIOUS CENTER
by Aftab OmerJOHN MACK – A TRIBUTE
by Michael H. CohenCLASSICS IN CREATIVITY
by Willis Harman, Howard Rheingold, and Rollo MayFrontiers of Research
Creative or Defective?
by Dean Radin- March - May 2005
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"Natural Mindfulness" with John Astin
John Astin, co-director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group, talks with host Marilyn Schlitz about bringing attention to attention.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-02-20
- 01:07:07
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Essential Shifts Interview: Stanislav Grof
What if our propensity to war and aggression had deep roots in the trauma of birth? That’s one of the provocative theories of Dr. Stanislav Grof, drawing from fifty years at the frontiers of consciousness research. There is, he believes, reason for cautious optimism that we can transcend our destructive impulses if large numbers of people engage the healing work that becomes possible in non-ordinary or "holotropic" states such as those used by shamans.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:34:15
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Intention Downloads Interview: Angeles Arrien
Angeles shares the Inuit people’s philosophy that there are two plans in life: “My plan and Mystery’s plan.” She discusses the relationship between effort and grace and advises us to find a balance between the two.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-06-01
- 00:25:06
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Dr. Yves E. Patak, MD
Dr. Patak works as a general practitioner, hypnosis therapist, life coach, and acupuncturist in Zurich, Switzerland. In his new book Dialogue with the Devil, he presents a colorful and sometimes uncomfortable discourse between a physician and a mysterious entity who challenges his beliefs and compels him to examine all aspects of his life.
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Loren Eskenazi, MD
Loren Eskenazi MD is a board certified Plastic Surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Eskenazi completed her bachelor's degree with honors (Summa cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) at the University of Pennsylvania. She did her medical school training at Stanford. She has also undergone additional fellowship training in breast surgery after completing her residency in cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery at Stanford.
Prior to medical school Dr. Eskenazi had many years of fine arts training at Rhode Island School of Design and the Art Student's league in New York. She Also has had training in various mind-body techniques include biofeedback, several types of bodywork, meditation and visualization techniques and ritual.
She has published numerous chapters and papers in the scientific and lay press. She has appeared on CNN, Dr. Dean Edell, Rosanne show, The Learning and Discovery Channels, and is quoted in Cosmopolitan, Wired, The Economist, Allure and many other magazines.
Special interests of Dr. Eskenazi include cross-cultural aspects of body art and cosmetic surgery. She has lectured at Stanford on this topic and psychospiritual aspects of healing. She is currently doing a research study on using prayer and visualization and ritual healing for women undergoing breast cancer surgery.
She is also interested in high-tech aspects of medicine. She did a pioneering study on breast shape and implant design using 3-D scanning (Cyberware as used in Terminator and Jurassic Park). Currently she is collaborating on creating a virtual reality environment for pain control and healing during surgery.
Dr. Eskenazi co-founded the Women's Committee of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. She has been on over 10 trips to foreign countries where she has done free surgery on children in need. She is the founding partner in a unique woman's cosmetic and reconstructive surgical practice in San Francisco.
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Andrew Newberg
Dr. Andrew Newberg is Director of Research at the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College. He is also Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nuclear Medicine. He is considered a pioneer in the neuroscientific study of religious and spiritual experiences, a field frequently referred to as – neurotheology. His work attempts to better understand the nature of religious and spiritual practices and experiences. This has been compiled into his latest book, Principles of Neurotheology, which reviews the important principles and foundations of neurotheology. Believing that it is important to keep science rigorous and religion religious, he has engaged the topic like few others. He has been fascinated by the implications of this research for the study of the mind, brain, consciousness, morality, theology, and philosophy. He has also been particularly interested in the relationship between the brain, religion, and health. His research has included brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and various trance states. He has also performed surveys of people's spiritual experiences and attitudes. Finally, he has evaluated the relationship between religious and spiritual phenomena and health. This includes a recent study on the effect of meditation on memory.