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Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist, who was the founder of engaged Buddhism. Host, Marlena Willis, talks with guests, Antoinette Gonzalez and Victoria Mausisa, co founders of ARISE (Awakening through Race, Intersectionality and Equity), which is a community of mindfulness practitioners and monastics in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh who come together to heal the wounds of racial injustice and social inequity.

Antoinette González is, in addition to being one of the co-founding members of ARISE,  a nature lover, racial and social equity advocate, immigration attorney and is exploring ways to bring mindfulness and racial equity practices to her peers, legal advocates.

Victoria Mausisa, also a co founding member of ARISE, is an ordained member of Tiep Hien, the Order of Interbeing, and is trained in trauma resiliency and Buddhist chaplaincy.  She has a passion for cultivating inclusiveness and healing communities of color.

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Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist, who was the founder of engaged Buddhism. Host, Marlena Willis, talks with guests, Antoinette Gonzalez and Victoria Mausisa, co founders of ARISE (Awakening through Race, Intersectionality and Equity), which is a community of mindfulness practitioners and monastics in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh who come together to heal the wounds of racial injustice and social inequity.

Antoinette González is, in addition to being one of the co-founding members of ARISE,  a nature lover, racial and social equity advocate, immigration attorney and is exploring ways to bring mindfulness and racial equity practices to her peers, legal advocates.

Victoria Mausisa, also a co founding member of ARISE, is an ordained member of Tiep Hien, the Order of Interbeing, and is trained in trauma resiliency and Buddhist chaplaincy.  She has a passion for cultivating inclusiveness and healing communities of color.

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Host Timothy Regan welcomes colleague Thom Bond, Co-Founder of the New York City Center for Nonviolent Communication and author of The Compassion Course, for some solid practice in the experience of compassion.

We guide listeners through “The Exercise,” a process Thom shares to help us all access compassion here and now in our own heart.  And, we explore Thom’s passion for bringing the framework of needs-based compassion to the world.

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Our planet and the life on it are in crisis.  Host, Marlena Willis, talks with guest Kirsten Rudestam, one of the core faculty of an upcoming year long program, Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training Program, on how the practice of mindfulness can sustain us and provide the skills to be spiritual caregivers of the natural world and support those who are doing work to face environmental crisis to do so with wisdom and compassion.

Kirsten Rudestam is an environmental educator, wilderness guide, and meditation teacher.  She has a PhD in Environmental Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.  She is a facilitator for Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects and is a graduate from Sprit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program.

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Our planet and the life on it are in crisis.  Host, Marlena Willis, talks with guest Kirsten Rudestam, one of the core faculty of an upcoming year long program, Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training Program, on how the practice of mindfulness can sustain us and provide the skills to be spiritual caregivers of the natural world and support those who are doing work to face environmental crisis to do so with wisdom and compassion.

Kirsten Rudestam is an environmental educator, wilderness guide, and meditation teacher.  She has a PhD in Environmental Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.  She is a facilitator for Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects and is a graduate from Sprit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program.

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Host Nancy Kahn holds a timely discussion with guest, Jim Brulé, spiritual storyteller, about the transformative process of bringing together people from different backgrounds to share their personal stories. Jim shares his vast professional experiences in leading groups of individuals and communities from different faiths and backgrounds in storytelling. He highlights the outcomes of this work, which include enhancing meaning, reducing separation, and strengthening relationships.

Listeners are invited to call in to the show at 7:30 pm (dial 1-800-958-9008 or 1-510-848-4425) to participate in this conversation.

Jim Brulé is a Maggid – an ordained Jewish spiritual storyteller and mentor – who has been sparking the transformation of individuals, groups, and communities through the use of stories for many years. He leads an online school for Transformational Storytelling and is particularly excited to work in multi-faith dialogue. Visit http://TransformationalStorytelling.org to learn more.

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