Best Shambhala Podcasts (2024)

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A Tibet House US Menla Conversation with Matteo Pistono – Ep.337 1:14:51

17m ago1:14:51

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Matteo Pistono is a writer, meditation teacher, and conscious breathing guide. His Breathe How You Want to Feel: Your Breathing Tool Kit for Better Health, Restorative Sleep, and Deeper Connection is a how-to book for upgrading your nervous system to live your optimal life physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Matteo has authored numerous books…

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A Tibet House US Menla Conversation with Matteo Pistono – Ep.337 1:14:51

6h ago1:14:51

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Matteo Pistono is a writer, meditation teacher, and conscious breathing guide. His Breathe How You Want to Feel: Your Breathing Tool Kit for Better Health, Restorative Sleep, and Deeper Connection is a […]By Robert A.F. Thurman

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A Tibet House US Menla Conversation with Henry Shukman – Ep. 336 1:17:51

6d ago1:17:51

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Henry Shukman is a teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and has trained in various other meditation schools and practices. After a spontaneous spiritual awakening at the age of 19, […]By Robert A.F. Thurman

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A Tibet House US Menla Conversation with Henry Shukman – Ep. 336 1:17:51

6d ago1:17:51

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Henry Shukman is a teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and has trained in various other meditation schools and practices. After a spontaneous spiritual awakening at the age of 19, he embarked on a long journey of healing and deeper awakening, guided by Roshis John Gaynor, Joan Rieck, Ruben Habito, and Yamada Roshi, international abbot of Sanbo Zen, wh…

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Red Pill Cartel | Recent chat about my inter-dimensional contact w/DaveyWavey. 1:02:52

8d ago1:02:52

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Hey everybody! Enjoy this little bonus episode. It's my recent appearance on the Red Pill Cartel podcast. We talked about my inter-dimensional contact experiences. Nothing new here, that's for sure. However, still a great conversation with a great host. Dave is from Canada and has had his own paranormal experiences as well. Check out his show and a…

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Beth Kurland, "You Don't Have to Change to Change Everything" (Health Communications, 2024) 54:56

23d ago54:56

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One of the most significant sources of suffering comes from our human tendency to avoid difficult emotions. We are not taught how to face these unpleasant, often daily inner experiences (mind-body energies) and so we tend to push them away, ignore them, or become unwittingly overwhelmed by them. Yet how we meet and greet these difficult emotions ha…

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Ep. 53 – The Four Powers of Confidence with Ethan Nichtern 1:05:06

24d ago1:05:06

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Exploring the themes in his new book, Confidence, Ethan Nichtern chats with his dad, David, about vulnerability, truth, and the state of the world. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, David and Ethan speak about: Ethan’s new…

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The Enlightenment of the Body, with Naomi Worth 54:12

1M ago54:12

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In this episode, Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Naomi Worth, a scholar and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism’s postural yoga tradition. We dive into Naomi's experiences in yogic retreats, highlight the vigorous movement and intense visual elements of the practice, and explore yoga’s role in the Nyingma contemplative path. Naomi also shares how sh…

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Reiki and the Subtle Body, with Justin B. Stein 1:02:18

3M ago1:02:18

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Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Justin B. Stein, a specialist in modern Japanese religion and the preeminent historian of Reiki. We discuss Justin’s new book, Alternate Currents: Reiki’s Circulation in the Twentieth-Century North Pacific (U Hawaii Press, 2023), about the transnational origins of Reiki, and also get into his perspective as a both …

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Ep. 52 – The Intersection of Love and Awareness with Rhonda V. Magee 1:04:42

2M ago1:04:42

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Highlighting the intersection between love and awareness, Rhonda V. Magee joins David to discuss real change in a culture of separation. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This time on the CSM podcast, David and Rhonda converse about: Rhond…

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Library Of The Untold | womb world, hybridization programs, under-sea beings, and the original people inside our earth w/Joey P. 1:21:27

3M ago1:21:27

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Episode #27 rolling in to season 2! We are back from the hiatus and feeling good about the future of the show. We welcome Joey P. from the Library Of The Untold YouTube channel. You have to check his channel out! I'm happy we made this happen thanks again! We talk womb world, alien human hybrids, inner earth people and the powers of our minds. Plus…

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Ep. 51 – Eternalism and A.I. with Ramin Nazer 1:24:34

3M ago1:24:34

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Ramin Nazer and David Nichtern explore the individual’s place in an ever-changing and technologically-advancing world. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow This time on CSM, we hear about: Technological advancement and the collec…

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What Made Maharaji Cry?—Rebbe Jesus Mahasiddha, Happy Easter Tribute – Ep. 335 1:07:09

4M ago1:07:09

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Impromptu talk given at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa on Easter Weekend 2024 to a gathering of Yogi/nis.By Robert A.F. Thurman

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What Made Maharaji Cry?—Rebbe Jesus Mahasiddha, Happy Easter Tribute – Ep. 335 1:07:09

4M ago1:07:09

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Impromptu talk given at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa on Easter Weekend 2024 to a gathering of Yogi/nis.By Robert A.F. Thurman

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Holly Woods, "The Golden Thread: Where to Find Purpose in the Stages of Your Life" (New Degree Press, 2020) 54:50

4M ago54:50

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Purpose serves as your GPS, guiding your life trajectory, whether you listen or not. It can help you reach for the seemingly unattainable and stop compromising who you are and were meant to be. The Golden Thread: Where to Find Purpose in the Stages of Your Life (New Degree Press, 2020) demonstrates, through hard data alongside expert and client sto…

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Making Sense of Yogacara with William Waldron 1:27:29

4M ago1:27:29

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Professor William Waldron teaches courses on the South Asian religious traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism, Tibetan religion and history, comparative psychologies and philosophies of mind, and theory and method in the study of religion at Middlebury College. His publications focus on the Yogacara school of Indian Buddhism and its dialogue with mode…

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Ep. 50 – A Mindful Approach to Panic with Dan Harris 1:03:38

4M ago1:03:38

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Discussing his experience with panic attacks, Dan Harris describes the tools that have helped him move from resistance to acceptance. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow In this episode, David and Dan dive into: How Dan went fro…

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Enlightening Democracy: Here & Now One (Part Two Coming Soon) – Ep. 334 1:18:36

4M ago1:18:36

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In this episode Robert A.F. Thurman discusses the importance of democracy and democratic processes to help fight the current challenges being faced globally from climate change to wars in Ukraine […]By Robert A.F. Thurman

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Enlightening Democracy: Here & Now One (Part Two Coming Soon) – Ep. 334 1:18:36

4M ago1:18:36

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In this episode Robert A.F. Thurman discusses the importance of democracy and democratic processes to help fight the current challenges being faced globally from climate change to wars in Ukraine and Israel.By Robert A.F. Thurman

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Anna Dako, "Dances with Sheep: On RePairing the HumanNature Condition in Felt Thinking and Moving towards Wellbeing" (Intellect Books, 2023) 58:25

5M ago58:25

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Anna Dako,'s book Dances with Sheep: On RePairing the HumanNature Condition in Felt Thinking and Moving towards Wellbeing (Intellect Books, 2023) presents the methodology of Felt Thinking in Movement as an eco-somatic practice inspired by re-thinking nature of being human, as well as contextualises it within wider frameworks of cultural, philosophi…

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Ep 91: Ending of an Era: The Death of the Star Family Wisdom Podcast 12:15

5M ago12:15

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We’re considering this episode of the Star Family Wisdom Podcast a funeral for this fun and expansive creation that started 2 years ago. In this episode Jenna reflects on the necessity of “letting go” and releasing old creations, to allow new life to be born through us. And that’s exactly what is happening at Star Family Wisdom – it’s time for a ne…

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Nate Klemp, "Open: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World" (Sounds True, 2024) 57:13

5M ago57:13

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With the avalanche of information we get every day, closing down our minds and hearts seems to be the only way to survive. We close down to our inner experience by compulsively checking our devices. We close down to others by getting caught in echo chambers of outrage. But what if there's another way? What if being more open to life is actually wha…

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Ep 90: The Horns of the Goddess I Dolores Cannon Book Review 53:55

5M ago53:55

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In this podcast episode Jenna reviews a Dolores Cannon book, "The Horns of the Goddess," that she apparently "missed" in her earlier research. However, after reading the book, it makes complete sense as to why she was guided to wait. A pioneer and a giant in the field of hypnotherapy and past-life regression, Dolores Cannon originated the Quantum H…

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Seth Zuiho Segall, "The House We Live in: Virtue, Wisdom, and Pluralism" (Equinox, 2023) 55:08

6M ago55:08

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The values of liberalism, pluralism, and democratic governance are under sustained attack from right-wing Christian fundamentalists, white ethnonationalists, and economic populists. At the same time, liberal democracies are failing at cultivating and transmitting the values, wisdom, and virtues that are the prerequisites for individual and collecti…

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Ep 89: Operating in a Holographic Quantum Reality I Double Slit Experiment 39:26

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In this episode, we start to bridge the Science and Spiritual by discussing the Double Slit Experiment as it relates to our Holographic Quantum reality. Jenna shares her perspective on the findings of this experiment, and discusses the nature of light, both as wave and particle, helping us understand the way in which we operate as both physical bei…

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Ep 88: Activating Archetypal Memories and Energies for Ascension 46:04

6M ago46:04

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In this episode of the Star Family Wisdom podcast Jenna discusses the concept of “creator school” on Earth and how we are moving into a more conscious state of creation as we transmute lower energies or limiting programs. To support our understanding of conscious creation, Jenna talks about activating the “layers of information” that are programed …

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Tara Brach, "Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha" (Random House, 2004) 1:03:01

6M ago1:03:01

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It can be so easy to feel like we’re not enough or that we’re somehow insufficient. According to meditation teacher Tara Brach, this feeling of unworthiness is fundamentally a disease of separation, as it alienates us from ourselves and the people around us. For Brach, one way to free ourselves from this trance of unworthiness is the practice of ra…

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Ep 87: Transforming Patriarchal Spirituality: A New Era 29:15

6M ago29:15

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Happy New Year! We're back in 2024 with another season of the Star Family Wisdom Podcast and in our first episode of the season, Jenna reflects on a "60 Minute" TV special about "Holy Places on Earth" that she watched over the holidays. In this episode Jenna discusses the Spiritual practices of an order of Christian Orthodox monks, and the ways in …

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Ep. 49 – The Mind-Body Interplay with Dr. Sarà King 1:21:05

7M ago1:21:05

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Examining the interplay between mind and body, neuroscientist Dr. Sarà King and David Nichtern talk trauma, dream-work, and the sense of self. David and Dr. Sarà traverse these topics: Dr. Sarà’s research on generational trauma and ancestral intelligence The autonomic nervous system and how trauma is stored in the body Fight, Flight, Freeze, Faint,…

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A Tibet House US Menla Conversation with Chandra Easton – Ep. 333 1:13:00

7M ago1:13:00

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In this podcast Robert A.F. Thurman sits down to have an extended conversation with Chandra Easton author of the new book “Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom”.By Robert A.F. Thurman

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A Tibet House US Menla Conversation with Chandra Easton – Ep. 333 1:13:00

7M ago1:13:00

1:13:00

In this podcast Robert A.F. Thurman sits down to have an extended conversation with Chandra Easton author of the new book “Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom”.By Robert A.F. Thurman

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Ep 86: Meeting the Mantis Masters of the Cosmos I Master Level Souls from ET Civilizations 36:14

7M ago36:14

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In this episode Jenna shares about a series of fun synchronicities involving a Praying Mantis and an Indian Saint named Sri Kaleshwar. Jenna reflects on her past life memories that have been integrated over the last few years, and one important past life involving an ET civilization of Mantis beings. Much to her shock at the time, she discovered sh…

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Oren Jay Sofer, "Your Heart Was Made for This: Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love" (Shambhala, 2023) 53:45

8M ago53:45

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What is the role of contemplative practice in times of crisis? And how can meditation actually support us in meeting the greatest challenges of our time? Oren Jay Sofer takes up these questions in his new book, Your Heart Was Made for This: Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love (Shambhala, 2023). As…

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David McMahan on Rethinking Meditation 1:12:48

8M ago1:12:48

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If anything, the Imperfect Buddha Podcast has been a rallying cry for the disruption of the myths that abound in the world of Buddhism and meditation. David L. McMahan professor of religion at Franklin and Marshall College, has been something of a crusader himself, writing a much needed correction to many of the myths in western adoption of Buddhis…

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