Jaune Evans moderates the first talk of “The Five Remembrances” on “I am of the Nature to Grow Old” with speakers Steve Gross, Sue Moon, and Naomi Newman Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploa…

Norman gives a talk on “Tisha B’Av” to the Awakened Heart Project for Contemplative Judaism. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tisha-BAv-Awakened-Heart-Talk-2.mp3…

Norman gives a talk on “Buddhism and Jewish Meditation” to the Awakened Heart Project for Contemplative Judaism. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Buddhism-and-Jewish-Meditation…

Norman gives a talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s “Birth and Death.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Dogens-_Birth-and-Death_.mp3…

Corey and I spend time catching up and talking about recent events in our lives and homeschooling. We discuss what we are doing differently this year, curriculums we are using, and how we are structuring our school year. If you are a fellow homeschooling mama, or curious about homeschooling, this is the episode for you! Previous Episodes Mentioned:…

Join us as we chat with Jessica Bullock, a mom of 2, birth worker, herbalist, and founder and farmer at Red Moon Farm. We chat all things vegetables (geeked out!). What organic growing can and maybe should look like? What does Certified Organic Farming mean and is it necessary? How has the organic label changed? How can consumers buy the best produ…

Norman give a talk on Dogen’s “Continuous Practice” at the Upaya Zen Center. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dogens-_Continuous-Practice_-Upaya-07_28_24.mp3…

Norman gives a dharma talk “On Vowing” to the Everyday Zen July All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/On-Vowing-All-Day-Sittting-July-20-2024.m…

Use code: nourishthelittles15 for 15% off your order of Birthright Supplements. Both Corey and I take Bloom and Revive and love the changes we have felt while taking them. In this episode, Corey and I sit down with the founder and formulator of Birthright supplements, the only whole food, animal based women’s prenatal currently on the market. Amy s…

Brace yourselves folks, this episode is a tough one! If you are interested in learning more about the truth behind school lunches, glyphosate, and GMO’s then this episode is for you. Zen Honeycutt is the founder of Moms Across America and author of the book Unstoppable. She shares with us her story of fashion designer to holistic health advocate an…

Jeff Bickner gives the sixth and final talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of…

Norman gives his third and final talk of his “Trust in Mind” series to the Samish Island Sesshin 2024. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Samish-Island-Sesshin-2024-Talk-3-Trust-…

Jeff Bickner gives the fifth talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen …

Norman gives his second talk of his “Trust in Mind” series to the Samish Island Sesshin 2024. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Samish-Island-Sesshin-2024-Talk-2-Trust-in-Mind.m…

Norman gives a talk on “Picking and Choosing” to the June 2024 All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Picking-and-Choosing-All-Day-Sitting-June-2…

Norman gives his first talk of his “Trust in Mind” series to the Samish Island Sesshin 2024 Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Samish-Island-Sesshin-2024-Talk-1-Trust-in-Mind.mp3…

Norman gives the fourth talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ances…

Norman gives the third talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancest…

In this episode we discussed lunches. We talked about packing lunches, how to make nutrient dense lunches, how to transition from SAD lunch foods to cleaner options, and who to contact if you are interested in making a difference in your school’s lunch program. What CAN I Eat?! - Mini Series Episode 7: What CAN I Eat?! - Breakfast Edition Episode 9…

Norman gives the second talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ances…

Jeff Bickner gives the first talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light 2024” series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen a…

In this episode, Corey and I continue to discuss the subject of school lunches. Check out the first episode in this series with Hilary Boynton. Today we sit down with Aran Goldstein, a passionate chef and devoted parent, who is making a significant impact on the way children experience food at school. Aran, known as the "lunch dad," prepares hot lu…

Norman gives a dharma talk “On Compassion” to the May 2024 Everyday Zen All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/On-Compassion-All-Day-Sitting-May-…

Norman gives Guided Meditation “On Compassion.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guided-Meditation-On-Compassion-5-19-24.mp3By Everyday Zen Foundation

Kathie Fischer gives her fourth and last talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This final talk will discuss the nuns Kema and Upalavanna. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/…

Norman gives a Guided Meditation “On Gratitude.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guided-Meditation-On-Gratitude-5-11-24.mp3By Everyday Zen Foundation

Christine and Corey will be starting a new episode series focused on the subject of school lunches. For this episode, they decided to bring on Hilary Boynton who has revolutionized how school lunches are served at her kids’ school in Manzanita, CA. Hilary shared her story of healing through GAPS and how she became a mother of five, started off as t…

Kathie Fischer gives her third talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This talk focuses on Mahapajapati Gotami the foster-mother of the Buddha who was the first woman to seek or…

Norman gives a talk at the Kannon Do Meditation Center on “Sadāprarudita – The Every Weeping Bodhisattva” from the Prajna Paramita 8,000 lines. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/05…

Norman gives a dharma talk to the April 2024 Everyday Zen All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms on “The Story of the Humble King. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Story-of-the-H…

Norman gives a guided meditation to the SCIPI group on “Self Compassion.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Guided-Meditation-Self-Compassion-SCIPI-April-26-2024.mp3…

Kathie Fischer gives her second talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This talk focuses on the two early nuns Patacara and Kisa Gotami. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/do…

Christine and Corey learn all about the basics of canning in this informative episode with Jenny Gomes. Jenny talks about the benefits of canning, the difference between canning and fermenting, and the tools required to successfully can. Additionally, she walks you through a step by step process of how you would can a particular food. For any liste…

Kathie Fischer gives her first talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This talk focuses on the two early nuns Bhadda Kundalakesa and Dhammadinna. Suggested donation: $7 https://…

Norman gives the tenth and final talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Zen-Mind-Beg…

Corey and I wanted to share our thoughts on the three, wonderful episodes we recorded with Mary Ruddick, Deborah Macnamara, and Sally Fallon Morell. We dove into the key takeaways from our conversations with each guest, explored how each episode resonated with our own personal parenting philosophies, and even shared a little behind the scenes snipp…

Norman gives the seventh dharma talk at the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 on “Dogen’s Generosity and the Story of Sadaprarudita” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dogen_s-Generosity…

Norman gives the fifth dharma talk at the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 on “Dogen’s Zazen-shin: The Point of Zazen.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dogens-_Zazen-shin_-The-Point-…

Norman gives the fourth dharma talk at the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 on “Suzuki Roshi on Expression.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Suzuki-Roshi-on-Expression-Talk-4-Santa-S…

Shuso Anlor Davin gives her “Way Seeking Mind” talk to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 (talk 3). Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wayseeking-Mind-Anlor-DavinT-Talk-3-Santa-Sabina…

Norman gives his second dharma talk at the Santa Sabins Sesshin 2024 on “Radiant Light” from Dogen’s Shobogenzo #37. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Radiant-Light-Dogens-Shobo…

Norman gives his first dharma talk at the Santa Sabins Sesshin 2024 on “Zazen and Mind Only Teachings,” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Zazen-and-Mind-Only-Teachings-Santa-Sab…

Norman gives the ninth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Zen-Mind-Beginners-Min…

Corey and I were thrilled to interview the president and co-founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Sally Fallon Morell. In this episode we delve into the history of when Sally first read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, her inspiration for writing Nourishing Traditions, and then how she started the foundation. We touch on how she fed her ki…

Norman gives the eighth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Zen-Mind-Beginners-Mi…

Shuso Anlor Davin gives the seventh talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Zen-Mind-…

Norman gives a talk on Kodo Sawaki’s book “To You: Zen Sayings of Kodo Sawaki.” Kodo Sawaki (1860-1965) was often referred to as the “Homeless Monk” for his extensive travels through Japan to teach Zen as opposed to becoming a conventional abbot. He is considered one of the most influential Zen priest of his time for bringing Zen practice into the …

Les Kaye gives the sixth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name. Les Kaye was an early student of Suzuki Roshi and served as abbot of Kannon Do for 40 years, retiring as Abbot Emeritus. In this talk he speaks on the history of how “Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind,” came to be and its impact on brin…

In this episode, we interviewed Dr. Deborah MacNamara, author of the book: Nourished– She talks about how food has been divorced from connection and it was never meant to be this way. In today’s society, we are worrying too much about WHAT to feed our families and forgetting to focus on our relationships. If you are a mama struggling with obsessing…

Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “Being Alive .”Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Guided-Meditation_Being-Alive_3_12_24.mp3By Everyday Zen Foundation