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

Relax! Receive! ... Ami broadcasts live from Kauai, sharing the aloha spirit with readings from Sydney Banks' Hawaii-based novels, as well as from other spiritual teachers who lived on, or share a love of the islands: Joel Goldsmith, Gangaji, Jerry Jampolsky and Diane Cirincione ... Share in the gentleness of love and welcome that is embodied in the word: Aloha!

A profound dialogue with Robert Jackson, of "A Quiet Mind," a popular website & podcast. In 2005, Robert realized a profound spiritual insight that led him to investigate the truth of who we are, why we are here, and what happens when we die. Ami's "spiritual brother," Robert shares his story & discusses intimacy with the self, as reunion with reality, as it is now, beyond thoughts and thinking.

Hot Topic! Money and Support ... Ami Chen reflects on the myriad ways we think about money & "success," what abundance is and means, and the difference between "money" and "support." Call-in's to the show are welcomed. First of a series of spiritual "hot topics" that include money, sex, drugs, aging/dying, depression and other issues that are sometimes avoided in "spiritual" conversations--and so, often go unaddressed, and unquestioned, to our collective detriment.

Joel Slack, of Respect International, on the essence of help and healing around mental illness: love and respect. Slack is a former psychiatric consumer--now global mental health trainer & advocate who serves on Rosalynn Carter's Mental Health Task Force. Slack was dramatically impacted by Sydney Banks' work and the 3 Principles. Topics include: making peace with mental illness; how the traditional mental health system falls short of helping people to heal, & how the Principles could help.

Bill Cumming of What One Person Can Do & the Boothby Institute on the transformational power of unconditional love. In 1964, Cumming helped found a Ford Foundation Project, which became the pilot for Upward Bound. Now a globally beloved coach and teacher, and author of the new children's & parents' book, Absolutely & Unconditionally, Bill is one of Ami's favorite people on the planet.

One of the leading spiritual lights of our day, Gangaji, author of The Diamond in Your Pocket, You Are That and Hidden Treasure will speak on "calling off the search," and recognizing that you are already Home. Join Ami Chen as she interviews one of her favorite spiritual teachers--a woman whose clarity, freedom, love and compassion resonate worldwide. You are already FREE!

Special Guest Gabriela Maldonado-Montano, former Co-Director of the Center for Sustainable Change, dialogues with Ami Chen about how to see past peoples' behaviors and habits of thought, to the core of relationship--Love and understanding. And how to navigate conflict and misunderstanding with grace & security from within.

How can listening be a state of being? Is listening always present within us? Can we listen to our moods, our selves, our children in a new way that frees us from conditioned & painful responses and reactions to life? Ami and Psychologist Dicken Bettinger of 3 Principles Mentoring have a light-hearted, yet profound dialogue on Listening, Wisdom and Consciousness.

Anita was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and doctors told her family she was just hours away from death. It was at this point that she “crossed over” and then returned again into this world with a clearer understanding of her life’s purpose. This understanding subsequently led to a total recovery of her health.

What is "the living truth?" Do we turn to teachers, to gurus, or to spiritual and religious traditions for "truth," or do we take their deepest and perennial advice, to turn WITHIN? After laying the groundwork for this new show and podcast in the first 3 shows, Ami invites callers to reflect on the topic and call-in with their questions and insights.