On Being

An unusual take on the mind-body connection with author and yoga teacher Matthew Sanford. He's been a paraplegic since the age of 13. He shares his wisdom for us all on knowing the strength and grace of our bodies even in the face of illness, aging, and death.

An unusual take on the mind-body connection with author and yoga teacher Matthew Sanford. He's been a paraplegic since the age of 13. He shares his wisdom for us all on knowing the strength and grace of our bodies even in the face of illness, aging, and death. Krista Tippett interviewed author and yoga instructor Matthew Sanford on July 7, 2006. This interview is included in the show "Matthew Sanford on The Body's Grace." See more at http://www.onbeing.org/program/bodys-grace-matthew-sanfords-story/185

As some Lakota make an annual pilgrimage on horseback to Wounded Knee in memory of Sitting Bull's death, we'll pull out some of the lesser known threads of the legacy of this complex leader and American icon. And we'll explore why his spiritual character has animated his own people in the last three decades more openly than at any time since his death in 1890.

As some Lakota make an annual pilgrimage on horseback to Wounded Knee in memory of Sitting Bull's death, we'll pull out some of the lesser known threads of the legacy of this complex leader and American icon. And we'll explore why his spiritual character has animated his own people in the last three decades more openly than at any time since his death in 1890. Krista Tippett interviewed Ernie LaPointe, great-grandson of Sitting Bull, on October 20, 2009. This interview is included in the show "Tatanka Iyotake: Reimagining Sitting Bull." See more at http www.onbeing.org/program/reimagining-sitting-bull-tatanka-iyotake/152

As some Lakota make an annual pilgrimage on horseback to Wounded Knee in memory of Sitting Bull's death, we'll pull out some of the lesser known threads of the legacy of this complex leader and American icon. And we'll explore why his spiritual character has animated his own people in the last three decades more openly than at any time since his death in 1890.

Cedric Good House talked to Krista Tippett from a studio in Bismarck, North Dakota with his son Rick and wife Sissy. Hear him speak about Lakota tradition and Sitting Bull's legacy, while his wife and son accompany with music. This interview is included in the show "Tatanka Iyotake: Reimagining Sitting Bull."

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/reimagining-sitting-bull-tatanka-iyotake/152

As some Lakota make an annual pilgrimage on horseback to Wounded Knee in memory of Sitting Bull's death, we'll pull out some of the lesser known threads of the legacy of this complex leader and American icon. And we'll explore why his spiritual character has animated his own people in the last three decades more openly than at any time since his death in 1890.

Krista Tippett interviewed Carole Barrett for "Tatanka Iyotake: Reimagining Sitting Bull."

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/reimagining-sitting-bull-tatanka-iyotake/152

An understanding of Easter from inside the Armenian Orthodox tradition that is at once mystical and literally down to earth. Vigen Guroian is a theologian who experiences Easter as a call to our senses. He is passionate about the meaning of grand ideas like incarnation, death, and eternity as revealed in life and in his garden.

An understanding of Easter from inside the Armenian Orthodox tradition that is at once mystical and literally down to earth. Vigen Guroian is a theologian who experiences Easter as a call to our senses. He is passionate about the meaning of grand ideas like incarnation, death, and eternity as revealed in life and in his garden. Krista Tippett interviewed Armenian Orthodox theologian Vigen Guorian on February 22, 2007. This interview is included in the show "Restoring the Senses: Gardening and an Orthodox Easter." See more at: www.onbeing.org/program/restoring-senses-gardening-and-orthodox-easter/164

The 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet Rumi has long shaped Muslims around the world and has now become popular in the West. Rumi created a new language of love within the Islamic mystical tradition of Sufism. We hear his poetry as we delve into his world and listen for its echoes in our own.

The 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet Rumi has long shaped Muslims around the world and has now become popular in the West. Rumi created a new language of love within the Islamic mystical tradition of Sufism. We hear his poetry as we delve into his world and listen for its echoes in our own. Krista Tippett interviewed Fatemeh Keshavarz on January 17, 2007. This interview is included in the show "The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi." See more at www.onbeing.org/program/ecstatic-faith-rumi/189