How do we meet life on its terms instead of ours?
In this episode, we're joined by Paula D'Arcy as we continue our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Falling Upward with Chapter 5: "Stumbling Over the Stumbling Stone." We're exploring what it can look like to venture into the luminous dark to find our greatest gifts with a chapter that asks us to lean into ou ... Show More
Apr 2024
Necessary Suffering With Mirabai Starr
What if the goal of the spiritual journey is to understand suffering?
In this episode, we're joined by Mirabai Starr as we continue our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Falling Upward with Chapter 6: "Necessary Suffering." This episode explores how loss, suffering, and grief ca ... Show More
1h 26m
Apr 2024
Home and Homesickness With James Finley
What if we could feel at home wherever we are?
In this episode, we're joined by James Finley as we continue our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Falling Upward with Chapter 7: "Home and Homesickness." In this episode, we discuss a lifelong exploration of contemplation, healing, ... Show More
1h 23m
Jul 2025
Joanna Macy, In Memoriam — Beauty and Wisdom and Courage (and Rilke) to Sustain Us
This rich, gorgeous conversation will fill your soul. The singular and beloved Joanna Macy died at home at the age of 96 on July 20, 2025. She has left an immense legacy of beauty and wisdom and courage to sustain us. A Buddhist teacher, ecological philosopher, and Rilke translat ... Show More
50m 57s
Jul 2025
Why Ignatian Spirituality is a Green Spirituality with Sr. Margaret Scott
In honor of the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola on July 31, we're taking a green look at his Spiritual Exercises. When today's host, Eric Clayton, was in college, he stumbled upon a book entitled “The Eucharist and Social Justice.” It’s a small volume and was easily tucked into h ... Show More
36m 18s
Jun 2024
Is Spiritual Awakening More Common Than We Think? with Susan Telford and Steve Taylor
<p>In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Susan Telford welcomes transpersonal psychologist, best-selling author, lecturer and spiritual poet, Steve Taylor, PhD.</p><p>Steve shares his own personal awakening experiences that began at a young age and that ultimately led him to ... Show More
1 h
Oct 2024
Deeply Rooted (Part 1) :: Shelley Giglio, Daniele Flickinger, Courtney Pray Duke, Susan Robinson
A conversation held live at The Grove on October 4, 2024, Shelley Giglio, Visionary of The Grove, Daniele Flickinger, Director of Grove + Flourish, and Susan Robinson and Courtney Pray Duke, Grove Leadership Team members, have all been vital leaders in building this community of ... Show More
56m 25s
Sep 2024
A New Earth - Chapter 5, Section 02 The Pain Body - The Birth of Emotion
<p>The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara</p>
<p>In this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 5, Section 02 The Pain Body - The Birth of Emotion" by Eckhart Tolle </p>
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<p>Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have bee ... Show More
18m 43s
Oct 2022
Emily Jane O'Dell, "The Gift of Rumi: Experiencing the Wisdom of the Sufi Master" (St. Martin's Essentials, 2022)
The Gift of Rumi: Experiencing the Wisdom of the Sufi Master (St. Martin’s Press, 2022), written by Dr. Emily Jane O’Dell was published by St. Martin’s Press in 2022. In this rich and insightful book, Dr. O’Dell takes us through her own spiritual and physical travels, as well as ... Show More
37m 39s