Daniel Goldsmith has been teaching in the humanities department at Dawson College since 2009, where his courses deal with questions of self-identity, compassionate action, and enlightened consciousness. His courses draw on his formal education (BA and MA from McGill University), as well as the nearly 2 years he spent in India learning about yoga and meditation. He is a Certified Core Energetics Practitioner (CCEP) and is currently working on developing pedagogical activities that integrate body and mind. In 2025, he organized several "Embodied Philosophy" workshops and is currently organizing a Buddhism-inspired somatic retreat in spring 2026. He is recruiting participants for a research project exploring the confluence of "waking up" (spiritual practices toreveal the ultimate nature of Reality) and "cleaning up"(psychological shadow work).

REFERENCING FOR CITATION PURPOSES: Zanazanian, P. (Host) & Goldsmith, D. (Guest). (2026, January) How history lives within us: Teacher Daniel Goldsmith from Dawson College talks history. History in the Now Conversations
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*This podcast, History in the Now Conversations, emerges from my research which can be found in my book: Zanazanian, P. (2025) Historical Consciousness and Practical Life: A Theory and Methodology. University of Toronto Press. For more information, visit: https://historyinthenow.com/book-historical-consciousness-practical-life/.