In precisely chosen words, the writer, artist and Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel tells a story from her girlhood, a road trip from LA to Louisiana in 1957. While five-year-old Zenju sits in the back seat dreaming of cowboys, her parents navigate an altogether different landscape. From them, from the trip, Zenju now believes she’s learned how to find her wa ... Show More
Aug 4
Do great things – and take your flowers, by Majora Carter
As the youngest of 10 kids, Majora Carter is used to being a little bit invisible, shyly watching the world around her as she draws with her crayons. But her first-grade teacher, Ms. Transport, sees that she has a special talent for art. She encourages Majora to share her gifts – ... Show More
30m 32s
Jul 28
The stuff I'm here to study: Life on life on life, by Nalini Nadkarni
Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni – known as the "Queen of the Forest Canopy” – has spent a career clambering around tree tops, studying the interdependence of plants and animals in an ecosystem. But when an accident in the canopy brings Nalini's work to an abrupt halt, she is forced to ... Show More
31m 8s
Jul 21
You are enough, messiness and all, by Jessamyn Stanley
Jessamyn Stanley, author of Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance, realizes one day that her life has become filled with unwanted clutter. Suddenly, how she’s perceived on the outside no longer reflects what she feels on the inside. But in her efforts to minimize her footprint and liv ... Show More
34m 13s
Dec 2024
Sitting with Chaos | Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>Very few of us relish chaos and disruption, but they are facts of life, given the nonnegotiable nature of change. In this episode w ... Show More
51m 37s
Oct 2021
Episode 43: Journeying Spiritually with Jen
Casual talk with my friend Jen about her journey of spirituality , self-improvement, and being human. This is the first part in a new series of episodes exploring other people's journeys.For more information on Jen, visit our website's Resources page.Please leave a review of the ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 2021
Episode 50: Journeying Spirituality with Claire
Casual talk about the spiritual journey of Claire Pelham, LICSW. Claire discusses how her hunger for information and skepticism brought her into a life filled with meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion.For more information on Justin, visit our website's Resources page.Plea ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 2022
Living in Not-Knowing with Jenny Beal and Rachna Chowla: Openness and Spontaneity
<p>In this Living in Not-Knowing podcast with Jenny Beal, Rachna Chowla describes her spiritual journey from a traditional Vedanta school, via the Buddhist tradition of the Dalai Lama and the poetry of Rumi, to arrive at the Direct Path teaching of Rupert Spira and Francis Lucill ... Show More
56m 35s