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Sounds of SAND

Science and Nonduality

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Sounds of SAND is a podcast from Science and Nonduality which contemplates and reveres the beauty, complexity, pain, and great mystery that weave the infinite cycles of existence. We explore beyond ultimate truths, binary thinking, and individual awakening while acknowledging humanity as a mere part of the intricate web of life. Episodes tap into SAND’s rich history and collaborative future by presenting talks, dialogs, interviews, readings, music, and recordings from SAND Conferences, event ...
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Multitudes

Nicole Carter

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Whether you're interested in thinking beyond a binary, spirituality, health, creativity, wellbeing, changing careers, social justice, or leading a life beyond what you traditionally thought was possible - you'll find conversations on Multitudes that can add another layer to your life, and be a mirror to reflect a new reality you want to create. Here you'll find conversations with guests on what they're passionate about, their stories, what motivates them, their perspective on wide-ranging to ...
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Beyond Binary Thinking

Chris Cooke, Finn, Merijn, and Tobias

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A psychologist, a philosopher, and an anthropologist walk into a Podcast to offend anyone that holds entrenched views, pop some bubbles, air out some echo chambers, see if we can tackle familiar controversies, while trying to find a revolutionary approach.
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Foster Inclusion

Saidah Gomez-Fleury

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Foster Inclusion is a monthly podcast about diversity and inclusion in business and everyday life. The host, Saidah Gomez-Fleury, has worked, studied, lived and volunteered in five countries on three continents. She has also travelled to 30 different countries for business and leisure. Fluent in English and French, Saidah holds an MBA from IMD, Lausanne and a Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Saidah's experience allows her to engage in nuanced discussions that g ...
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I think the best way to share my own story is by hearing the stories of others who led me to the place I am today. I lived in the magical thinking world for decades and have seen where that belief system leads. I escaped fantasyland by listening to others talk about these topics and by following the trail of the evidence. I want to continue that experience for the listeners. I want to hear the stories of people who know, who worked their way out of fantasyland by following the evidence where ...
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The Heteropessimists

The Heteropessimists

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A series of interviews that seek to unpack and explore the concept of 'heteropessimism' as well as its travels throughout scholarship and popular culture, with the ultimate goal to find a way forward, towards a 'hetero-optimism'. This is a podcast for straight and queer folks alike interested in thinking holistically about gender, relationships and sexuality today.
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Welcome to the "She Leads Business" show where you'll discover stories, strategies and actionable wisdom for people of all genders! Here, Una interviews and coaches female and non-binary owners and leaders of small and medium-sized businesses. You're in the right place if you want a more aligned success, to make a greater impact and to have happy engaged high-performing and in-flow teams that you trust to get the job done. Allowing you to ditch the stress and fire-fighting, to focus on your ...
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Something is stirring. Maybe you’ve felt it. We are reckoning with the reality of injustice and binary thinking that feeds the political machine. New conversations are happening around race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. Humanity is in the midst of a heartbreaking and painful paradigm shift. That is a good thing.Set On Fire is a weekly podcast hosted by Lola Wright. It is intended to help you disrupt, untangle, and free your mind of personal and collective agreements, patterns, and ...
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A recording of excerpts from a SAND Community Gathering hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Trauma has a severe impact that extends far beyond the individual survivor. It ripples through families, communities, and generations in ways both seen and unseen. Yet there is a path forward — through courageously sharing our stories and tapping into the b…
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Reem (DRĖĖĖMY) Abdou is a native Egyptian international interdisciplinary sound artist, embodiment and meditation guide, curator, cultural worker, and community building founder of the inclusive global impact agency for women+ & BIPOC holistic artists: The Collective BAE. As an intentional DJ and spoken word poet, her work harnesses music, movement…
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🌟 During the pandemic, the wonderful Jessica Morrobel left her corporate career to pursue content creation full-time. In today's episode we talk about how Jessica prepared for this transition, challenges she's dealt with, and insights she's gained along the way. 🌟Jessica Morrobel is a dynamic travel and lifestyle influencer known for her engaging c…
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Rev Deborah L Johnson (Rev D) is a dynamic organizer, strategist, facilitator, public speaker, and spoken word artist, known for her ability to bring clarity to complex and emotionally charged issues with humor and compassion. As an organizational consultant specializing in cultural diversity, she serves the public, private, non-profit, and militar…
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A recording of excerpts from a SAND Community Gathering hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Trauma has a way of separating us from parts of ourselves. Painful experiences cause protective parts to take over, isolating our inner wounds in an effort to help us survive. Yet, avoiding our emotional injuries rarely leads to true healing. In this conver…
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Today we are talking about being creative while embracing authenticity. We also talk about finding presence, improvisation and answer the question of why it's not about the peanut butter...? My guest today is Anoo Tree Brod who is an improvisation coach, performance coach, intuitive reader and mentor. While you can start from anywhere, this is part…
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In this episode we bring you excerpts from an online SAND Community Gathering with Gabor and Daniel Maté hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo from February 2024. Also present in this episode is Betsy Polatin offering guided meditation and grounding exercises as everyone navigates these difficult conversations. Lastly SAND presenter Deran Young ends …
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Mauro Zappaterra obtained his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard Medical School. He completed his PhD doing work with neuronal stem cells and the effects of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in brain development and in the adult. He is published in numerous scientific articles on the CSF and his work was chosen as the cover image for the prestigious Neuro…
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Today we're talking about improvisation, personal growth, intuition, social anxiety, purpose, and more! My guest today is Anoo Tree Brod who is an improvisation coach, performance coach, intuitive reader and mentor. What you'll find in today's episode: What is improvisation and how does it go beyond acting without a script? How can improvisation be…
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"This is a spiritual test, this is a spiritual war, as much as it is a material one. People say, ‘As above, so below.’ How we are interfacing with the physical realities of this moment, the ways that we are leveraging our daily energy are either making us complicit with life's desecration or helping us to affirm life and the spirit of resistance. T…
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What is a personalized book prescription? Why isn't bibliotherapy more mainstream? We continue chatting with Bijal Shah, a book curator bibliotherapist, freelance journalist, author and poet, about these questions and more. 📗 Check out Bijal's new book! Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading 📗 Connect with Bijal online via her website or via b…
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This SAND Community Gathering was recorded live on February 10, 2024 with Omid Safi and SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurzio Benazzo. For the full video version of this conversation, please visit: https://scienceandnonduality.com/event/love-with-justice/ Omid Safi is a scholar of the Islamic mystical tradition of Radical Love and serves as a professor…
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Lama Tsomo is a spiritual teacher, author, and co-founder of Namchak Foundation and Namchak Retreat Ranch, which preserves and shares Tibetan Buddhist practice in accessible, contemporary ways. Under the tutelage of Tulku Sangak Rinpoche, international holder of the Namchak lineage, Lama Tsomo has done extensive spiritual retreats in the U.S. and a…
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Today we're talking about the restorative power of reading with Bijal Shah, a book curator bibliotherapist, freelance journalist, author and poet. 📗 Check out Bijal's new book! Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading 📗 Connect with Bijal online via her website or via bijal@booktherapy.io. 📗 You can also follow Bijal's work on bibliotherapy via …
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From a SAND Community Gathering in January 2024. You can watch the full video of this Community Gathering here: scienceandnonduality.com/event/bloodlines/ As many of us grapple with feelings of disillusionment, outrage, impotence and grief at the horrendous tragedy unfolding in Gaza, we gathered as a SAND community for an intimate conversation with…
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Vuyi Qubeka is a seer, artist, multidimensional storyteller, & a transformative healing practitioner whose work is anchored by the wisdoms of indigenous knowledge systems and unconditional love. Vuyi considers herself a SoulSongSage and creates a container for individuals to remember the song of their soul through identifying the blockages keeping …
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"Every client's process is going to unfold very differently, and that healing is not linear or predictable." "Check for qualifications... You've got to really trust your gut feeling about the person. Beware of overcharging." "Reiki energy exists on a totally different plane than our 3D reality. It's able to transcend space and time as we understand…
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Join us for a conversation with Edward Frenkel, mathematician, Berkeley professor and author of the international bestseller Love and Math, as we explore the nature of reality and the fallacy of the naive ideas of determinism and computationalism. Drawing on the landmark achievements of modern mathematics and quantum physics, Frenkel makes the case…
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✨ A quick note about ways to connect and work with me! You can find more career sessions and podcast sessions here. 🪩 On Multitudes, we talk about a multitude of different types of experiences, perspectives, and have conversations with different guests who offer their wisdom and the tools that have helped them navigate their life. 🔔 Tune in every o…
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Without form, without figure, without resemblance am I; Vitality of all senses, in everything I am; Neither attached, nor released am I; I am Consciousness, I am Bliss, I am Shiva, I am Shiva. —Adi Shankara, Nirvana Shatakam, Hymns 3–6 Timothy Owen Desmond, aka Tod, is a philosopher and author. He majored in Philosophy and Political Science at Bost…
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"My actual first session... I felt like I was floating and also sinking down at the same time... I just felt like I was held, like being fully supported." 🔮 What is Reiki? In this episode we talk with Reiki Master Makenzie Flynn on the essence of Reiki, its history and origins, and more. 🔮 This is part one of a two-part conversation with Makenzie. …
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While Attachment Theory has offered many valuable insights, its foundations reflect certain limiting assumptions. Originally formulated based on white, Western nuclear family structures, Attachment Theory is rooted in White cis-het settler-colonizer patriarchal paradigms that hyper-emphasise dyadic relationships within a nuclear family. Yet we huma…
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"If we knew how important it is to listen, to listen to our hearts, to listen to our loved ones, to birds, to animals… it’s the ability to listen that reconnects us to the all, the great spirit” —Katie Gray Katie Gray is an author, singer, counselor, and elder caregiver devoted to helping people connect with feeling, presence and Self awareness. In…
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"We really show people how indeed [mixed race identity] has shaped everything in their life." "There's so much education... specifically with parenting, so much of it is just having the awareness that your mixed race child is going to have a different walk than them." Welcome back to part 2 of my conversation with Meagan and Jazmine of Mixed in Ame…
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Join SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo in conversation with Aboriginal elders and authors Uncle Paul Callaghan and Uncle Paul Gordon for a colorful community conversation, “On the Dreaming Path,” where we’ll explore some of the profound teachings shared in their latest book. "Uncle" Paul Callaghan is an award-winning author and accomplishe…
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"It was born out of our own need to communicate what this experience actually is like, the fullness of its complexity, and a desperate cry for community." "I just learned how to become the least triggering version for whoever was in front of me." "We're not gonna ignore us. You're not gonna erase the multiracial experience anymore. Let's talk about…
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Welcome to the Sounds of SAND podcast and our final episode of the year. Today we present an Anthology episode culling poetry, song, talks and conversations from this podcast as well as Science and Nonduality conferences and events from the past decade. As the world around us quiets down and a blanket of stillness descends, we find ourselves at the…
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Check out the Misfits Makin’ It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff! Misfits Makin' It is the podcast component of the misfit comedy shows produced by Lauren LoGiudice. 🪩 Check out show dates and info at www.laurenlogiudice.com 🪩 Follow Lauren on Instagram: @laurenlogi 🪩 Check out Lauren's podcast! ✨ On Multitudes, we talk about a multitude of different typ…
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✨ Welcome back to Multitudes, Season 2! ✨ On Multitudes, we talk about a multitude of different types of experiences, perspectives, and have conversations with different guests who offer their wisdom and the tools that have helped them navigate their life. ✨ Be sure to subscribe and share Multitudes with your family and friends! ✨ Tune in every oth…
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A live recording from a recent SAND Community Gathers (Sept. 2023) hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo (co-founders of SAND). Along with their guest, Francis Weller, they explore themes of emptiness, individualism, self-help, separation, religion, belonging, relationality, and Francis's deep work with grief. Francis Weller, MFT, is a psychotherapis…
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Peter Russell is on the faculty of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a fellow of The World Business Academy and The Findhorn Foundation, and an Honorary Member of The Club of Budapest, and President of Science and NonDuality. In 1982 he coined the term "global brain" with his 1980s bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and …
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SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo join Euphrasia “Efu” Nyaki for a community conversation on holistic healing from trauma. Efu has developed a method that integrates ancestral wisdom from her Snail Clan in Tanzania, somatic therapy, and family constellations. Her approach helps resolve PTSD, depression, addiction, chronic illness, and more…
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Without either diploma or culture, Éric Baret has no special competence. Touched by the non-dual tradition through Jean Klein's teaching, he suggests that one turn towards listening, free of any notion of gain. Nothing taught, no teacher. Meetings for the joy of being nothing. Let the Moon Be Free: Conversations on Conversations on Kashmiri Tantra …
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No statement, no words can speak to the immense human suffering, the devastation and the horrendous humanitarian crisis intensifying in the Middle East. The current tragedy is awakening existential fear, acute grief and deep despair. Unspeakable atrocities have left many in a state of deep shock and in need of support. Gabor Maté, M.D. is a renowne…
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Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a focus on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. Author of The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors and Love and Rage: The Path of Libera…
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In this live SAND Community Gathering SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo discuss Thomas’ new book Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma. Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries …
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Alixa García is a Colombian born, globally-raised, multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and cultural activator whose work is imbued in ritual, spirit, and deep reverence for our Great Mother, Great Lover, our Earth. She is an award-winning activist, poet, and filmmaker. She is also a professional writer, visual artist, musician, and facilitator. He…
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Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo host this captivating conversation into divine and personal love with two modern-day mystics, held dear by SAND. Love, a powerful catalyst for transformation on the spiritual path, resonates at the core of our being. Through this dialogue, we will transcend the limitations of a narrow, individualized perception of love, im…
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Dr. Angel Acosta works to bridge the fields of leadership, social justice & mindfulness. He completed his Ed.D. in the Curriculum and Teaching Department at Teachers College, Columbia University. His research explored healing-centered education as a promising framework for educational leadership development and community care. Angel is the director…
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Mauro Zappaterra obtained his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard Medical School. He completed his PhD doing work with neuronal stem cells and the effects of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in brain development and in the adult. He is published in numerous scientific articles on the CSF and his work was chosen as the cover image for the prestigious Neuro…
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Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is a Historian of Religion, Ph.d from Uppsala University in Sweden. His research into Afro-diasporic strategies for maintaining animist reality in the modern world has lead him towards reading North European cultural history from the perspective of rejected animist knowledge and practice. The objective is to recover Euro-tradi…
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Recorded live at a Science and Nonduality Community Conversation hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo on July 12, 2023. Tyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledge at D…
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Judith Blackstone, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist and innovative teacher in contemporary spirituality. She developed the Realization Process®, an embodied approach to personal and relational healing and nondual realization. She is the author of Trauma and the Unbound Body, Belonging Here, The Intimate Life, The Enlightenment Process, and The Empathic …
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Today on the podcast, we welcome two special guests, Science and Nonduality co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Zaya and Maurizio are both filmmakers and activists. They merged their lifelong passions for science and mysticism when they met in 2007, and their first project together was filming the documentary Rays of the Absolute on the life and…
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We wanted to create this episode highlighting some shimmering jewels from the first 50 episodes of the podcast. We know that getting into a podcast can be daunting when there are dozens of episodes to choose from. So we wanted to distill some of the varied guests from our previous episodes with some clips from the show. Consider becoming a member o…
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Mauro Bergonzi taught ‘Indian Religion and Philosophy’ from 1985 to 2017 at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”. About twenty years ago - after 25 years of meditative practices - a spontaneous fading out of his spiritual seeking just happened unexpectedly and only a radical non-dualism prevailed. From then on, he has been invited to hold regular…
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Dr. Daniel Foor is a ritualist and educator focused on helping others to reclaim their innate capacity to relate with their ancestors and with the greater web of other-than-human kin. He is the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing and an internationally respected teacher of ancestor reverence and ritual. Since 2004 …
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Parvathy Baul is a practitioner, performer and teacher of the Baul tradition from Bengal, India. She studied closely with two of the most respected Baul Gurus of the previous generation, Sri Sanatan Das Thakur Baul and Sri Shashanko Goshai. ​According to her Guru's vision, Parvathy Maa has created Sanatan Siddhashram - as a place of learning, pract…
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