New Dimensions

Marianchild has trained herself as an amateur naturalist watching wildlife, leading nature walks, and giving slide presentations. Here she shares the delight that comes from walking slowly or sitting quietly in nature, including how we might go about discovering our local eco-system. Kate Maranchild is the author of: Secrets of The Oak Woodlands: Plants & Animals Among California’s Oaks (Heyday 2014)
Tags: Kate Marianchild, acorn woodpeckers, western scrub jay, corvids, titmouse, Oak Woodlands, newts, manzanita, keystone species, California ground squirrels, wasps, ants, poison oak, woodrat, Christmas bird count, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Personal Transformation

Discover what emotions are governing your lifeand learn how to release them and heal your addictions. Cushnir explores such ideas as why your brain perceives emotions as a threat to your survival, why you don’t need to understand an emotion to be able to release it, and how you can “surf” your way through difficult emotions.
Tags: Raphael Cushnir, MP3, feeling, feelings, emotion, emotions, Dark Night of the Soul, emotional resistance, sin, compulsions and addictions, addiction, compulsive behavior, gratitude, Personal Transformation, Buddhism, Philosophy, Psychology, Self Help

For decades, Diana Leafe Christian has been researching and giving workshops on ecovillages. She feels that sociocracy is one of the most effective methods of governance for serving intentional communities. It is a whole-system science that goes a step beyond consensus- governing practices. It uses transparency and inclusiveness, and creates a resilient and coherent system.

Tags:  Diana Leafe Christian, intentional community, intentional communities, sociocracy, consensus governance, Earthaven Intentional Community, Ernest Callenbach, Ecotopia, NVC, Non-violent communication, Marshall Rosenberg, conflict resolution, majority rule, circles, committees, power with, power over, Community, Social Change, Politics

In this very practical approach, from a Buddhist perspective, Dzoghen Ponlop Rinpoche leads us to the key to understanding life and death: understanding the mind. He explains, “The original state of our mind and consciousness is totally free and full of compassion. It's like someone sitting on a heap of garbage piled on top of some land under which there is a tremendous treasure."

Tags: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Bardo, pain, fear, Karmapa, time space, emptiness, paradox, fantasy, anger, mind, Buddhism, Spirituality

Sylvia Boorstein shares her insights on how we can be more accepting of the negative patterns in our minds, and find happiness regardless of the challenges we face. As one of the most beloved American teachers of Buddhism, she brings warmth, humor, and real-life honesty to the principles of mindfulness and spiritual practice. 

Tags: MP3, Sylvia Boorstein, Peace, Meditation,  Kindness,  compassion,  four noble truths,  4 noble truths,  eightfold path, Work, Livelihood, Buddhism, Peace, Non-Violence

Physicist F. David Peat points out there is something deeper at work in the universe and in our personal lives than chance or even rational thought. Through his stories he explores the relationship between science, art, creativity, and culture.

Tags: David Peat, synchronicity, science, radio, quantum, philosophy, music, listening, Jung, F. Dave Peat, dialogue, David Bohm, consciousness, chaos

Ervin Laszlo talks about politics, economics, culture, consciousness, ecology, sustainability, and spirituality, all with the deftness of one who understands the unfolding of universes as well as the nature of particulate matter.

Tags: Ervin Laszlo, mind, integral systems, music, sustainability, beliefs, chaos, unsustainability, universal science, cosmos, material world, evolution, politics, economics, culture, consciousness, complexity, ecology, interconnection, interdependent, physics, community, Science, Philosophy, Spiritually    

Needleman’s portraits of Washington, Jefferson and other famous historical figures ignites our imagination, and instills in us a deep reverence and appreciation for the unwavering vision that was necessary to establish our government.
Tags: Jacob Needleman, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, American forefathers, Bill of Rights, America, Iroquois Confederacy, American Constitution, Nation, Slavery, Native American genocide, George Washington, Term of Presidency, America's founding principles, racism, founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin,  Philosophy, History, Social Change/Politics, Indigenous Wisdom, Spirituality

How do our thoughts create our lives and impact others? How can we shield ourselves from the harmful thoughts and emotions of others? What do the words “abra kadabra” actually mean? How can sticky notes assist us in calming anger? Join this shamanic teacher and author to find out.

Tags: alchemy, intention, decrees, transmute energy, shamanic nature, reaction, reflection, Blue Egg, healing, personal transformation, psychology, self help, Sandra Ingerman, Self Help, Personal Transformation, Psychology

Bedrick is a practitioner of Process Oriented Psychology. This branch of psychology acknowledges the diversity that exists in humankind and does not attempt to “normalize” clients to fit a certain mold. Eschewing labels, it differs from much of mainstream psychology as it follows the energy and allows the client to reveal their own cure or medicine.

Tags: David Bedrick, identified patient, family systems, scapegoats, process oriented psychology, psychology, Dr. Phil, ADHD, compromise, shame, losing weight, dieting, Psychology, Personal Transformation, Self Help