"I don't claim that ['The Princess Bride'] is a Buddhist story, but I do think it has some Buddhist elements," Ethan Nichtern said. "It's a deconstructed fairytale that's... really about trying to navigate relationships from this space of compassionately not knowing." Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, uses moments from the cult- ... Show More
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How To Work With Insomnia, Pain, and Your Mom's Voice in Your Head | Jeff Warren
A live Q&A session with meditation teacher Jeff Warren, where Dan and Jeff tackle some of the hardest questions in meditation and life. Jeff Warren is a meditation teacher, author, and co-founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club. In this live session recorded on Zoom with subs ... Show More
28 m
Feb 11
Stoic Practices for Getting Rid of Mental Junk, Your Morning Routine, and Talking to the Dead | Ryan Holiday
How to become the wisest version of yourself. Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books, including The Daily Stoic, The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key and his #1 New York Times bestselling series on the Stoic Virtue ... Show More
1h 7m
Feb 9
Unlocking the Body's Innate Capacity for Healing: From Colds and Injuries to Anxiety and Heart Health | Dr. Victoria Maizes
Our bodies are brilliant at healing. An integrative doctor on how to tap that resource. Victoria Maizes, MD, is the founding executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Her new book is Heal Faster: Unlock Your Body's Rapid Recovery Reflex to Feel Better ... Show More
1h 19m
Aug 2022
What deep listening unlocks for me, by Henry Shukman
<p>As a boy in Oxford, Henry Shukman seeks refuge from a painful childhood by disappearing into poetry, immersing himself in nature. But the beauty and clarity he finds there is only fleeting. A series of visits with a mysterious old family friend help him to understand that expe ... Show More
37m 15s
Jul 2023
Awakening the Body (with Willa Baker)
Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Willa Blythe Baker, a writer, translator, and teacher of meditation based on Himalayan Buddhist tradition. We talk about Willa’s early discovery of Buddhism with her mother, her time living as a nun, and our shared experience in graduate school a ... Show More
1 h
Jul 2021
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati - You are "Not This, Not That"
Know what you are not by following the "Neti Neti" practice of "Not This, Not That" to realize the non-dual awareness of reality. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, author of "Hollywood to the Himalayas," joins Hale Dwoskin in this episode of "Letting Go & The Greatest Secret." Sadhvi i ... Show More
53m 36s
May 2024
Stories my father told me, by Lindsey Stirling
<p>There he is: pacing around the campfire, contemplating, ruminating. Then, with a crooked, mischievous smile, he begins. “Here’s a story…” This is a memory violinist Lindsey Stirling will always carry of her dad, the tireless storyteller, telling the tallest of tales, dreaming ... Show More
27m 53s