On the Front Porch with Ami Chen: Spiritual Dialogues for the 21st Century

with Jack Pransky. Pransky is author of Modello: A Story of Hope for the Inner City and Beyond, Somebody Should Have Told Us, and several other "Principles-based" books. Jack offers a birds' eye, lifetime view of Sydney Banks' spiritual principles applied to, and in operation within all walks of life, from at risk communities to schools to personal counseling, coaching and training.

A reflection on the Truth as it has manifested for Ami Chen over 40-some years, and as someone who, as a child, was immersed in the world of the Three Principles of Mr. Sydney Banks. Ami speaks from her experience as as an avid reader, writer and journalist, a researcher, a scholar and lover of many spiritual traditions. Ami reflects on what these many various traditions have in common. What is the common truth we might all be able to trust in? How do the Three Principles relate to that truth?

Psychologist Joe Bailey is author of The Serenity Principle, Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, and Fear Proof Your Life. Bailey has worked with police officers, health care and human services workers, and others in high-stress situations. He has specialized in writing about fear and addiction in relation to the psycho-spiritual Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought. He is co-author of Slowing Down to the Speed of Life with the late Dr. Richard Carlson, author of the Don't Sweat the Small Stuff series.

Join Ami as she dialogues with AM Stewart, Project Director for the Peaceful and Resilient Charlotte project in North Carolina. A former community organizer, AM now brings the spiritual principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought into one of the largest school systems in the nation, in partnership with Thomasboro Academy and with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Addressing topics of bullying, academic achievement, teaching and parenting, we will learn how the Principles address all of these and more ...

How do the Principles of Mind, Consciousness & Thought address psychiatric disorders? Dr. Pettit is one of a few psychiatrists with a long (30+ year) history studying and sharing these transformative Principles with patients. His groundbreaking work has been featured at international conferences, applied in major hospital settings, and transcends the current understanding of what is possible for mental health consumers.

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What is the essence of well being? What do we discover when we no longer identify with our thoughts? Is "spiritual" well being the same as mental health, sanity and simple common sense? Join host Ami Chen as she dialogues with Dr. Dicken Bettinger, globally renown 3 Principles psychologist, on the nature of well being, where it lies, and how to find it!

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Avoid common mistakes most parents make, and learn to parent from the heart, and to more deeply enjoy your children. Ami addresses, from her personal experience, some of the most deep seated fears parents can have about their children, and their own parenting. Can a change of heart and mind, now, change everything? Yes! Callers welcome.

Avoid common mistakes most parents make, and learn to parent from the heart, and to more deeply enjoy your children. Ami addresses, from her personal experience, some of the most deep seated fears parents can have about their children, and their own parenting. Can a change of heart and mind, now, change everything? Yes! Callers welcome.

Speaking from her own personal experience of depression, Ami addresses this profound "crisis" of a human lifetime from the perspective of Thought, Consciousness and Mind (universal Mind). What happens when we "surrender" to depression, and all negative emotions? When we stop fighting, and become open, curious, willing to go beyond the personal thought system and personal "effort"? Callers welcome.

Joe is a 3 Principles teacher based in San Jose, CA, who works within the county system to share the principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought with people in recovery, those returning to community from incarceration, and many, many others. Joe shares his own personal story about being bullied, and how the 3 Principles can help impact this global concern.