Explore Spirituality

Explore Spirituality

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Explore Spirituality episodes

  • The Perils of Consumerism with Reverand Billy
    Rabbi Rami talks to Reverend Billy, aka Billy Talen, about his activist background, how reducing consumption is a spiritual act, and his new album The Earth Wants You. A review of his album can be found in the July/August issue of Spirituality & Health.
    Reverend Billy (aka Bill Talen) is a New York City based activist, performer and author who has spent the better part of 21st century preaching on the evils of consumerism and the crisis of The Earth. Reverend Billy developed his outrageous character preach
    21 min
  • Sacred America with Stephen Dinan

    Rabbi Rami talks to Stephen Dinan about his new book Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All. Stephen Dinan, a social entrepreneur and political strategist, is the founder and CEO of The Shift Network, a global provider of online transformational courses and trainings. He was previously a senior staffer at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), where he was the driving force behind the Shift in Action program; and at the Esalen Institute, where he directed and helped to create the Center for Theory and Research—a think tank for scholars, researchers, and teachers to explore human potential frontiers. A graduate of Stanford University, Dinan also holds a master’s in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council and Evolutionary Leaders groups, and the author of Radical Spirit: Spiritual Writings from the Voices of Tomorrow (New World Library, 2002). Dinan resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.

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    23 min
  • Sacred America with Stephen Dinan
    Rabbi Rami talks to Stephen Dinan about his new book Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All.
    Stephen Dinan, a social entrepreneur and political strategist, is the founder and CEO of The Shift Network, a global provider of online transformational courses and trainings. He was previously a senior staffer at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), where he was the driving force behind the Shift in Action program; and at the Esalen Institute, where he directed and helped to cre
    20 min
  • The Culture of Depression with Marianne Williamson

    Rabbi Rami talks to Marianne Williamson about the struggle for happiness, the culture of depression, and her new book Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment. Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. Six of her ten published books have been New York Times bestsellers. Her books include A Return to Love, A Year of Miracles, The Law of Divine Compensation, The Age of Miracles, A Course in Weight Loss, Everyday Grace, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminata, and The Gift of Change. Marianne has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose.

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    24 min
  • The Culture of Depression with Marianne Williamson
    Rabbi Rami talks to Marianne Williamson about the struggle for happiness, the culture of depression, and her new book Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment.
    Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. Six of her ten published books have been New York Times bestsellers. Her books include A Return to Love, A Year of Miracles, The Law of Divine Compensation, The Age of Miracles, A Course in Weight Loss, Everyday Grace, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminat
    21 min
  • Hope for Water with Judith D. Schwartz
    Rabbi Rami talks to journalist Judith D. Schwartz about her new book Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World. Judith D. Schwartz is a journalist whose recent work looks at soil as a hub for multiple environmental, economic, and social challenges and solutions. She writes on this theme for numerous publications and speaks in venues around the world. Her 2013 book "Cows Save the Planet" was awarded a Nautilus Book Award Silver Prize for Sustainability and is among Booklist's Top 10 Books On Sustainability. A graduate of the Columbia Journalism School and Brown University, she lives in Vermont. judithdschwartz.com

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    23 min
  • Hope for Water with Judith D. Schwartz
    Rabbi Rami talks to journalist Judith D. Schwartz about her new book Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World.
    Judith D. Schwartz is a journalist whose recent work looks at soil as a hub for multiple environmental, economic, and social challenges and solutions. She writes on this theme for numerous publications and speaks in venues around the world. Her 2013 book "Cows Save the Planet" was awarded a Nautilus Book Award Silver Prize for Sustainability and is among Booklist's Top 10 Books On Sustainabi
    20 min
  • Here and Now with Hugh Byrne

    Rabbi Rami talks to Hugh Byrne about switching from fast thinking to slow thinking with mindfulness, the beauty of silence, and his book The Here and Now Habit: How Mindfulness Can Help You Break Unhealthy Habits Once and for All. An interview appears in the July/August 2016 issue of Spirituality & Health magazine. Hugh G. Byrne, PhD, is a mindfulness meditation teacher and counselor, and a senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington—a meditation community founded by Tara Brach. He has trained for four years with founding Western Insight/Mindfulness meditation teachers, including Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein, and has practiced meditation for 25 years

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    23 min
  • Here and Now with Hugh Byrne
    Rabbi Rami talks to Hugh Byrne about switching from fast thinking to slow thinking with mindfulness, the beauty of silence, and his book The Here and Now Habit: How Mindfulness Can Help You Break Unhealthy Habits Once and for All. An interview appears in the July/August 2016 issue of Spirituality & Health magazine.
    Hugh G. Byrne, PhD, is a mindfulness meditation teacher and counselor, and a senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington—a meditation community founded by Tara Brach. He
    20 min
  • New Possibilities with Rosamund Stone Zander

    Rabbi Rami talks to Rosamund Stone Zander about how to embrace the possible and her new book Pathways to Possibility: Transforming Our Relationships with Ourselves. A review of her book appears in the July/August 2016 issue of Spirituality & Health magazine. Rosamund Stone Zander is the author of The Art of Possibility. Trained as a Family Systems therapist, she coaches organizations, teams, and groups, and designs programs that strengthen relationships, promote an ethical outlook, and spur effective action. Ms. Zander has conducted workshops in a wide variety of settings ranging from school systems, medical groups, and corporations, to the World Economic Forum.

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    23 min

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Embark on a transformative journey beyond fear-based traditions and parochial religion with Rabbi Rami Shapiro on “Explore Spirituality.” Tailored for free thinkers and the spiritually independent,…