SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 2008

Audio Presentations Listing

Audio Presentations Listing

Audio Presentations Listing

IONS audio presentations

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Van Jones and Thomas Lewis, M.D. on "The Biology and Sociology of Good and Evil"

Van Jones and Thomas Lewis | 08.21.08 |
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Van Jones and Thomas Lewis, M.D. on "The Biology and Sociology of Good and Evil" - From IONS' Conversation at the Edge lecture series, December 2, 2005.

James Twyman on the Art of Spiritual Peacemaking

IONS | 02.07.08 |
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James Twyman's most powerful book, The Art of Spiritual Peacemaking, was a number-one bestseller on Amazon.com. In this workshop, James explores the role each one of us plays in creating a new world based upon compassion and peace, and how answering that call leads us on the path that mystics sometimes call enlightenment.

Janet Quinn on Spiritual Mentoring: Spiritual direction in an interspiritual age

Janet Quinn | 02.07.08 |
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Some of us long for a safe harbor to explore the deepest questions of our lives--questions about God, Spirit, Ultimate Reality, meaning, purpose, and calling. It is not therapy we're after but something with a larger context. Janet explores the gentle art of spiritual mentoring within an interspiritual framework, including its roots in the tradition of the ancient practice of spiritual direction.

James O'Dea on Creating Your Own Evolutionary Stew with Passion, Reason, and Imagination

IONS | 02.05.08 |
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James explores the nature and role of authentic passion in fueling our personal and collective growth as a species, as well as the relationship between passion and reason in shaping evolving societal conditions and making reliable and enlightened choices in complex social and global environments.

Andrew Beath on Consciousness to Action

Andrew Beath | 02.05.08 |
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EarthWays founder Andrew Beath creates a collective experience of sacred activism through discussion and implementation of the principles in his book Consciousness to Action. Starting with philosophy in the first half of the workshop, and moving to experiential activism in the second half, Andrew explores how activism and change of consciousness are a mutually reinforcing cycle.

2007 Conference Plenary: Riane Eisler, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Lynne Twist & Hafsat Abiola

IONS | 02.05.08 |
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The Real Wealth of Nations: Transforming Economics and Our Lives—Riane Eisler

The Path to True Peace—His Holiness Swami Chidanand Saraswati

Living a Committed Life—Hafsat Abiola and Lynne Twist

2007 Conference Plenary: Hazel Henderson, Swami Beyondananda, James Twyman

IONS | 02.05.08 |
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Strategies for Bringing Spirit into Matter—Hazel Henderson (by Webcast)

The Upwising Continues—Swami Beyondananda

The Gandhi/King Peace Concert—James Twyman

2007 Conference Plenary: Charles Tart, Lynne McTaggart, Edgar Mitchell

Charles Tart, Lynne McTaggart, and Edgar Mitchell | 02.04.08 |
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The Practical Side of “Enlightenment”—Charles Tart

The Intention Experiment: Use Your Thoughts to Change the World—Lynne McTaggart

Civilization: Where To from Here?—Edgar Mitchell

2007 Conference Plenary: Marilyn Schlitz, Andrew Harvey, James O'Dea

IONS | 01.31.08 |
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A Time Between Stories: Finding the Place for Creative Convergence—Marilyn Mandala Schlitz

Sacred Activism: The Power of Love and Wisdom in Action—Andrew Harvey

Witnessing Shift and Experiencing Transformation—James O’Dea

Media and Consciousness: A town meeting

Matthew Gilbert | 01.25.08 |
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The power of mass media to deliver deeper truths about the challenges our civilization faces--as well as remarkable opportunities for transformation—has never been more potent. In this panel we hear from a wide range of presenters whose groundbreaking work in print, audio, and film is helping us change the world.

Gay Luce and Deborah Jones on Using Our (Energy) Bodies As Healing Instruments

Gay Luce and Deborah Jones | 01.25.08 |
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A huge range of healing modalities is available to each of us, requiring only minimal skill and a little intention. Gay and Deborah teach a variety of methods, from hands-on work to the use of sound, and play with the mind-body-spirit connection to maximize aliveness and relaxation.

Van Jones on Green-Collar Jobs: The next step forward

Van Jones | 01.24.08 |
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As the sustainable portion of the economy grows, it creates more than just business oppoerunities for the rich and improved consumer choices for the middle class. The green economy also creates job opportunities to lift people out of poverty. Van shows how we can bring together the social justice and ecology movements in the service of "greening our cities," the surest pathway to peaceful streets and global ecological health.

Robert Thurman's Infinite Life Workshop

Robert Thurman | 02.07.08 |
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Robert looks at the Buddhist sciences--not only the "inner science" that studies and teaches the paths to enlightenment--but also the physical cosmology, karmic biology, and ethical sociology that make enlightenment sensible.

Stories from the Heart

IONS | 02.20.08 |
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This Winter 2007 quarterly premium features remarkable speakers from the IONS conference who deeply touched our hearts. The winter holidays are a time to reconnect with what is most important in our lives, including our family. Since our members are part of our extended family, we wanted to share this heart offering for the holidays.

Wayne Muller on "Gratitude" (audio)

Wayne Muller | 06.26.08 |
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Temple Award recipient at the IONS 2007 conference, Wayne Muller discusses gratitude and generosity of spirit. In his poetic and heartfelt style, Wayne shares his experience and observation that people "ache to be kind."

Angeles Arrien & William Stewart, M.D. on "The Art and Science of Aging Well: Flourishing in the Second Half of Life"

Angeles Arrien and William Stewart | 08.15.08 |
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The Art and Science of Aging Well: Flourishing in the Second Half of Life

Speakers: Angeles Arrien & William Stewart, MD
Moderator: Bokara Legendre

From the Institute of Noetic Sciences Conversations at the Edge lecture series. Suppported by the Metanexus Institute.

Rev. Matthew Fox, Ph.D. & Ralph Abraham, Ph.D. on "Living with Chaos: Science and Spirituality in Dialogue"

Matthew Fox & Ralph Abraham | 08.11.08 |
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From the Institute of Noetic Sciences Conversations at the Edge lecture series, supported by the Metanexus Institute. Recorded November 11, 2005. Moderator: Dean Radin, Ph.D.

Marilyn Schlitz on the Leading Edge with Mindy Audlin, Unity.FM

Marilyn Schlitz | 07.30.08 |
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Marilyn Mandala Schlitz joins Mindy Audlin on the Unity.FM program The Leading Edge to talk about her most recent book, Living Deeply.

Sukie Miller, Ph.D. on "Death and the Afterlife"

Sukie Miller | 07.29.08 |
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"Death & the Afterlife" with Sukie Miller, Ph.D. From IONS' Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness lecture series, November 18, 1998.

Jean-François Revel & Matthieu Ricard with Charlene Spretnak & George Lakoff: "The Monk & the Philosopher"

Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard | 07.29.08 |
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Jean-François Revel & Matthieu Ricard with Charlene Spretnak & George Lakoff: "The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life." Moderated by Michael Toms. From IONS' Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness Lecture Series, February 25, 1999.

Henry Stapp, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.: "Toward a Theory of Mental Force"

Henry Stapp and Jeffrey Schwartz | 07.29.08 |
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From IONS' Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness Lecture Series, "Toward a Theory of Mental Force" with Henry Stapp, Ph.D. & Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. (June 30, 1999)

Dean Radin, Rick Tarnas, and Marilyn Schlitz on "Taboos in Science and Religion"

Dean Radin, Rick Tarnas, and Marilyn Schlitz | 07.24.08 |
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From IONS' Conversations at the Edge lecture series, September 28, 2006. "Taboos in Science and Religion," featuring Richard Tarnas, PhD, and Dean Radin, PhD with moderator Marilyn Schlitz, PhD.

Justine and Michael Toms on "The Spirit of America"

Justine and Michael Toms | 07.16.08 |
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The founders of New Dimensions Radio offer political thoughts, "in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson," for these challenging times.

Anne Adams on "Systemic, Integral Education: An Essential Shift for the Transformation of Education"

Anne Adams | 07.16.08 |
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Anne Adams on "Systemic, Integral Education: An Essential Shift for the Transformation of Education," from the IONS 2005 Conference in Arlington, Virginia.

Tobin Hart on "The Secret Spiritual World of Children"

Tobin Hart | 07.15.08 |
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ChildSpirit founder Tobin Hart presents transformative tools for parents and professionals who wish to help young people in developing their capacities for wisdom, will, and awareness as they fully embody a spiritual life on earth.

Penny Livingston-Stark on "Permaculture: The Regeneration of People and Place"

Penny Livingston-Stark | 06.26.08 |
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Penny explores the fundamental permaculture principles of ecology and regenerative design, and teaches ways to connect with the earth, develop a renewed relationship with place and the environment.

Elliott Dacher on Integral Health: The path to human flourishing

Elliott Dacher | 01.17.08 |
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Our uppermost potential for health and healing is not fixed. The integral level of health transcends and embraces all earlier approaches, offering expansive and profound well-being. Elliott introduces the principles and practices of an evolutionary, holistic, and developmental integral health.

Edgar Mitchell on Transformation as a Vital Aspect of Sustainability

Edgar Mitchell | 01.17.08 |
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Continuing to see our Earth as a literal and violent battleground for contending world views is a sure course toward the collapse of our civilization. The solution must begin with a change of individual thinking on a very large scale. Edgar opens dialogue and discussion of the ramifications, possibilities, responsibilities, and courses of individual action for sustaining our future, for the benefit of ourselves and our progeny.

Andrew Harvey on the Seven Laws of Sacred Activism

Andrew Harvey | 01.08.08 |
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Neither a purely "spiritual" nor simply "activist" approach can solve our enormous problems. Andrew shows that the core teachings of all the major mystical paths make it clear that there is, within human beings, an enormous unused reservoir of pure divine power that can birth a new world.

Georgia Kelly on Vision and Political Activism in a Wisdom Society

Georgia Kelly | 10.08.07 |
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Harpist, educator and peace activist, Georgia Kelly is the founder and executive director of Praxis Peace Institute. In this IONS presentation, Georgia looks at the two main factions within the Cultural Creatives movement; those who are primarily focused on spiritual development, and those who are involved in political activism. She explores ways to unite the two perspectives.

Rachel Naomi Remen on Living Your Practice

Rachel Naomi Remen | 09.30.07 |
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In this inspiring IONS audio presentation, holistic health pioneer Rachel Naomi Remen defines our highest practice in terms of “service to Holiness”, and “the healing of the world”.

Robert Thurman on Developing the Capacities We Need for the Coming World

Robert Thurman | 09.22.07 |
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Professor Robert Thurman translates Tibetan and Sanskrit philosophical writings, and lectures and on Buddhism, Asian history, and on critical philosophy, with a focus on the dialogue between the material and inner sciences of the world's religious traditions.

Rachel Naomi Remen on Discovering Mystery in Daily Life

Rachel Naomi Remen | 09.10.07 |
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In this presentation, Rachel examines the role of mystery in a healing context. “Life is larger than science, and if we allow science to define life for us, we will always be defining life too small.”

James Gordon on the Biology of Hope

James Gordon | 09.10.07 |
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In this audio presentation, James Gordon examines the roles of faith hope and love in a biological context, with a focus on HOPE.

Peter Russell on Science, Consciousness, and God

Peter Russell | 07.19.07 |
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As a mathematician and physicist with a deep interest in Eastern philosophy, Peter Russell has spent much of his career in search of a bridge between science and spirituality. In this 4-part audio series Peter cogently explores how external reality (defined as space/time/matter) is but a manifestation of consciousness.

Fred Alan Wolf on Quantum Physics and the Soul

Fred Alan Wolf | 07.19.07 |
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"Quantum Physics & the Soul" with Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D. December 9, 1998. From IONS' Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness lecture series.

Ed May on Psi and the Stars

Ed May | 07.19.07 |
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"Psi and the Stars," with Ed May, Ph.D. From IONS' Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness lecture series, October 22, 1998.

Richard Heckler on the Psychology of the Unexpected

Richard Heckler | 07.19.07 |
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Richard Heckler on the Psychology of the Unexpected

Walter Freeman on How Brains Make Up Their Minds

Walter Freeman | 07.19.07 |
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In this IONS presentation, Walter J. Freeman examines intentionality from many angles, with a primary focus on physiology. Consciousness has been characterized by intentionality, so Walter takes us on a fascinating tour of philosophy, history, and medicine, in order to answer the question “what is intentionality”?

Stanley Krippner on Varieties of Dissociation Experience

Stanley Krippner | 07.23.07 |
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Stanley Krippner on Varieties of Dissociation Experience

Caroline Myss on Why People Don't Heal

Caroline Myss | 10.11.07 |
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Energy medicine pioneer Caroline Myss discusses how we learn to wear our injuries as badges of power and privilege.

Steven Halpern on Sound, Stress, Healing & Inner Peace

Steven Halpern | 10.11.07 |
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Steven Halpern's unique use of musical tone, time and space have helped millions to enjoy the stillness and peaceful place that lies within each of us. His music resonates in the key of the heart, and strikes a chord that we recognize and appreciate intuitively.

Carl Anthony on Ecopsychology / Deconstruction of Whiteness

Carl Anthony | 10.12.07 |
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Environmental justice activist Carl Anthony talks about the way in which our understanding of nature can provide a new vision of the struggle for racial and social justice.

Riane Eisler on Creating a Caring Economics: Combining inner and outer work

Riane Eisler | 01.08.08 |
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Riane shows how every one of us can by a leader in both inner and outer transformation and in building a caring economics for ourselves, our children, and generations to come. All of us can raise our consciousness and take the practical steps for building a less violent, more equitable, and sustainable way of living and making a living.

Lynne McTaggart on the Intention Experiment: Powering Up

Lynne McTaggart | 12.17.07 |
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With the aid of a team of highly experienced consciousness researchers, Lynne shows how to conduct your own personal experiments, and how to take part in the world's largest intention experiment.

Howard Martin, Marilyn Schlitz, and Dean Radin on the Heart Approach to Conscious Living

Howard Martin | 12.17.07 |
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Leading experts from the Institute of HeartMath and the Institute of Noetic Sciences present compelling new research combined with practical techniques and new technology, to offer access to the inner guidance needed for developing balance, intuition, and new intelligence.

Dean Radin on Entangled Minds (2007)

Dean Radin | 12.17.07 |
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For millennia, people have reported unusual experiences that have been called "psychic" or "mystical." Until recently many scientists have assumed that such experiences were illusions or delusions. Dean shows that such proposals fail to account for the actual data, and that when the fabric of reality is considered from a modern physical perspective, these phenomena are not just allowed to occur, but are expected.

Marilyn Schlitz and Cassandra Vieten on Healing and Transformation

Marilyn Schlitz & Cassandra Vieten | 12.17.07 |
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Consciousness plays many roles in individual and collective healing. One of the most intriguing, and potentially most relevant, is the role of conscious intention. Marilyn and Cassi look at intention as it relates to healing ourselves and our relationships, considering the best evidence for various mind/body/spirit healing modalities.

Charles Tart on Mindfulness 101: What they should have taught us long ago

Charles Tart | 12.13.07 |
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Charles offers tastes - both experiential and intellectual - of basic "Controlled Attention Practices" that focus, stabilize, and clear our minds, leading to insights that work in everyday life.

Swami Beyondananda on Spontaneous Re-Mission: Our positive future and how to get there from here

Swami Beyondananda | 12.03.07 |
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Swami Beyondananda on Spontaneous Re-Mission: Our positive future and how to get there from here

Rupert Sheldrake on Spirit and Rediscovery of Living Nature

Rupert Sheldrake | 11.21.07 |
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Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 75 scientific papers and ten books, and is best known for his groundbreaking theory of morphogenetic fields.

An Evening with Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra | 11.19.07 |
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Deepak Chopra's plenary talk at the 1996 IONS conference, Spirit in Healing.

Highlights from IONS 2007 Conference (audio)

IONS | 11.01.07 |
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Voices of wisdom and hope are reimagining our civilization to become sustainable, integrated, and whole. Consciousness is at the heart of the shift, and action is the worldly expression. At this conference, we brought together scientists, visionaries, and change makers to create a path forward with new ideas, beautiful music and art, and effective ways to take action.

Angeles Arrien on Spirit of Renewal: Seeds of Transformation

Angeles Arrien | 10.12.07 |
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Angeles Arrien is an anthropologist, educator, award-winning author, and consultant to many organizations and businesses, including the Fetzer Institute. She lectures nationally and internationally; conducting workshops that bridge cultural anthropology, psychology, and mediation skills.

Amit Goswami on Quantum Creativity

Amit Goswami | 07.16.07 |
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Amit Goswami on Quantum Creativity