In her groundbreaking new book, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows, Melanie Joy explores the invisible system that shapes our perception of the meat we eat, so that we love some animals and eat others without knowing why. She calls this system carnism. Carnism is the belief system, or ideology, that allows us to selectively choose which animals become our meat, and it is sustained by complex psychological and social mechanisms. Melanie Joy's Website

Join Melissa and Kelly for this great pre-Christmas show. We will be talking about some great ideas for vegan holiday celebrations along with our year in review.

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Brenda McMorrow

Jim Gelcer is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed musician and composer. His love of music and yoga naturally led into the world of kirtan, where he is now in demand as a leader and has just released his first album, Bhagavan. Jim artfully combines traditional kirtan with modern influences like jazz and world music into a unique blend unlike anything else. What happens when you combine a devotional soul with a pop music sensibility? At one of Jim's live kirtans you might hear mashups of mantras and just about anything from Leonard Cohen to Bob Marley, Bill Withers, or even Black Eyed Peas. He is currently working on a followup album with producer Ben Leinbach (Jai Uttal, Deva Premal, Snatam Kaur). Jim Gelcer.

Brenda McMorrow

Love Abounds, the sophomore release from Canada's Brenda McMorrow, illustrates the great strides she's taken since her acclaimed debut, Ameya. The beauty and sacred power of ancient Sanskrit chant form the foundation for this contemporary suite of folk-influenced songs rich in acoustic and ambient electronic textures. Produced by the esteemed Ben Leinbach (Deva Premal/Jai Uttal), these songs of devotion, expansion and infinite possibility lead us to the essence of who we really are -- that place where love abounds.

Brenda McMorrow

Join us as Andrew Harvey talks about a beautiful new approach to yoga and mysticism. Andrew Harvey will share with us a way to deepen our spiritual practice through the wisdom of our bodies. Andrew's message is that yoga helps us "become embodied channels of illumined love, grace peace... instruments of divine creativity and service in the world." During this show we will ground the yoga community in a deeper mystical understanding, taking the worldwide yoga movement to a new level of inner empowerment and outer effectiveness. Andrew Harvey

Join Melissa as she interviews one of her most important teachers, Elissa Cobb, co-director of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy.

Elissa Cobb, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

Patañjali's Yoga Sutra (second century CE) is the basic text of one of the nine canonical schools of Indian philosophy. In it the legendary author lays down the blueprint for success in yoga, now practised the world over. Patañjali draws upon many ideas of his time, and the result is a unique work of Indian moral philosophy that has been the foundational text for the practice of yoga since. Shyam Ranganathan shows how The Yoga Sutra sets out a sophisticated theory of moral psychology and perhaps the oldest theory of psychoanalysis.

Shyam Ranganathan

Jennifer Cornbleet will share with us the world of Raw Food Made Easy. If you love to eat and like the idea of making tasty appetizers, creamy soups, delicious salads, satisfying main courses, and decadent desserts with nothing but fresh, natural foods, you'll enjoy this show. All you need is an appetite for knowledge. Jennifer will make nutritious, flavorful raw food preparation accessible to everyone.

Raw Food Made Easy

On this episode of Returning to the Body Mind, the co-director of Phoenix Rising Yoga Thearpy will meet with us to talk about coping with stress and stress-related symptoms. Stress is a major contributor to illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and addiction. Elissa will talk about her experience of leading people through stress reduction programs and offer you tips on how to reduce stress in your life.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Stress Reduction Programs

As global citizens face more frequent news of environmental catastrophe along with an increasing desire to improve their own health and lifestyles, along comes a book that seamlessly weaves the two concerns into an accessible guide for daily living. Healing Self, Healing Earth: Awakening Presence, Power and Passion by activist and yoga instructor Roy Holman shows how tending our personal growth can lead to the betterment of all.

Holman Healing Connections