Untaught Essentials

In tribute to Larry Ward. Rerun Episode 4. For this episode we are talking to Larry and Peggy Ward, senior teachers in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition of Zen Buddhism. They have also written a book, In Love's Garden, exploring the topic of love. Most recently, Larry has published a book called America's Racial Karma, which you will find as a very engaging reading for these times. In this episode, we...

Dr. David Wrathall is an Associate Professor of Natural Hazards at Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. His research focuses on forms of human mobility and forced migration resulting from environmental problems. He draws from climate change adaptation, risk, resilience, and sustainability studies. In addition to climate change, he considers other destabilizin...

How do you meet crises and find your way through crises to help yourself and others? Marcela Widrig has been working with trauma in the body for over 30 years. How do we wrap ourselves around pain? She does a mixture of hands-on work, zoom sessions, and group trainings to help stuck energy move through us. You can learn more about Marcela's work at her website https://fierceembodiment.com/ Or emai...

This episode is a a conversation with nueorsicentist and psychologist, David Creswell. David and his collaborators have been leading neuroscience research in the central role of equanimity in mindfulness practices. https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/psychology/directory/core-training-faculty/creswell-david.html Equa app Equa Health – Your Personal Mindfulness Trainer - equael is the discount code equahe...

Have you ever had an event that you couldn’t get past? Something so painful that its gravitational pull kept you from moving forward? if you moved past it what would open up for you? What would you put into action that you’ve been talking yourself out of? Recently I helped one of my students Shengyu Zhang move past such an episode. What opened up for him was a recognition that he loved learning pe...

Mindfulness is more than just paying attention or being aware in the present moment. The more transformational properities of mindfulness is to radically change your relationship to the world. In this episode with Julianna Raye, CEO and lead curriculum designer of Unified Mindfulness. You would be hard pressed to find someone who has more practice than Juilianna. Learn more about Julianna on her w...

The world is abuzz with excitement and worry about Artifical IntelligenceI and the human future. Perhaps the best exploration I’ve heard of AI comes not from a technological or social point of view, but from a mythological one. What is the deeper meaning of humans creating something that might eclipse them in the future? Why are we driven to do this? More pointedly, after the Sorcerer’s Apprentice...

In this episode we are going share a conversation hosted by Tami Simon, the visionary founder of the media company Sounds True and Co-creator of the Inner MBA, where I’m one of the lead faculty members. We explore the nervous system, the Green Zone model, how to create supportive environments and why trauma healing is an essential element to being a great leader. This episode is an excellent follo...

We are going to check-in with Heather Dyer, CEO of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and see how her story is unfolding. We spoke with her 2.5 years ago in 2 gripping episodes (14 and 15). I was curious to know what happened since then. Heather Dyer is CEO of the San Bernadino Valley Municipal Water District. She is the first woman to lead this agency that brings water to over 800...

Today’s guest is financial advisor Spencer Sherman Today’s conversation with Spencer ended up being an exploration of ‘how much is enough”? This is the first of two parts and I think my monk friend would be satisfied that we cover everything you need to know. Find out more about Spencer here https://www.spencer-sherman.com/ Spencer Sherman (MBA, CFP®) integrates the power of mindfulness and emotio...

Today’s guest is financial advisor Spencer Sherman Today’s conversation with Spencer ended up being an exploration of ‘how much is enough”? This is the first of two parts and I think my monk friend would be satisfied that we cover everything you need to know. Find out more about Spencer here https://www.spencer-sherman.com/ Spencer Sherman (MBA, CFP®) integrates the power of mindfulness and emotio...

Here is a special episode that's all about answering the questions you've submitted. Producer Jason Beck joins as a co-host to give the audience submitted questions. We will explore everything from the intricacies of the work I do with leaders, how I guide them through a transformative journeys, to the increasing importance of nurturing inner practices…we're covering it all. Ever heard of a darkne...

For a next podcast episode, Jeremy Hunter will answer questions from others. Please keep the questions safe for work. What topic, idea, or question would you like Jeremy to talk about? Use the below link to submit your questions: https://forms.gle/xjY3crFbfgtpJH5m9

Kelly Boys is a mindfulness trainer, yoga nidra teacher and is author of The Blind Spot Effect. She currently works with the Foundation for a Mindful Society helping to grow their Mindful Cities program, and is the host of the Start Your Day program on Sounds True One. Learn more about Kelly at her website: https://www.kellyboys.org/ Try out Kelly's free 13-minute guided Yoga Nidra https://www.you...

This re-published episode is a tribute to David Peterson from episode 9. This episode, David Peterson discusses how to develop leadership skills in the face of uncertainty to not only survive, but to thrive as a leader. David has been recognized as a world-class executive coach and thought leader in executive development for over 25 years. In 2019 he was selected as the #1 Corporate Coach in the w...

Why this? We over focus on what’s problematic, wrong or broken and that can easily lead to being caught in a doom spiral. Just like having a balanced food diet is helpful, We need to a balanced energy diet. And we do thatmaking a concerted and conscious effort to see what’s good, strong and helpful. For me, who lived a long time with chronic illness, where it was all to0 easy to get caught up in d...

Why Solidity Practice? This is one of the most basic practices to shift your nervous system. When the world is topsy-turvy and distracted, scattered and overwhelmed….Solidity Practice is an easy way to shift yourself back into the green zone.

Today we’re going to do something a little different. My friend Suraj and I were chatting the other day and he asked me about doing some guided practices as part of the podcast. Give me something I can use to start and end my day with. This is an introduction to the following two practices. We welcome your feedback, do you like this kind of thing? Should we do more? Send a note to info@jeremyhunte...

Today’s guest, Dr. Elizabeth Stanley, has done more than her fair share to help heal trauma in the world including her own. She’s the creator of mindfulness based the mind fitness training program (MFIT) . She’s also professor of security studies at Georgetown University, US Army Veteran, and author of Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma....

Marcela Widrig has an expansive view of the body. She sees the body as a field of information that can be accessed, dialogued with and related to in ways that that profoundly changes how you relate to your world. The changes are experienced both inside yourself but also with the people in your life. I’ve sent dozens and dozens of my students, friends and family to her and watched how each one step...

This episode is from Wade Brill Centered in the City podcast. Wade interviews Jeremy on how Leadership is about what it means to be a mindful leader during our modern times. Centered in the City is a virtual oasis to support you living a more mindful and intentional life in the hustle and bustle of your city. Certified Professional Mindfulness Coach, Wade Brill, will lead you in various practical...

In this episode we explore what is beauty? Why do we need the beautiful? According to Sandra B. Lubarsky we have lost something valuable: our relationship to the beautiful. Sandra asks us to look deeper at beauty. Beauty is fundamental to helping us solve our way through many crises we find outselves in. For her, what we find beautiful are patterns of relationship that are generated by life and th...

We switch up the format and do something a bit different. Producer Jason Beck steps out behind the curtain to have a conversation about what we learned in the 2 years of doing this show. We chatted about human development, transformation of fear, and the future of human evolution.

My guest Pilar Gerasimo helps answer this question not through simplistic dieting or exercise tips but by asking us to step into a greater sense of who we are. In her work The Healthy Deviant, she outlines a very practical method for uncovering and taking action on what truly gives you life. https://pilargerasimo.com/

As featured in the InnerMBA program Click here to learn more I recently appeared on a webinar with the legendary Tami Simon, founder of multimedia publisher Sounds True which is a partner in creating the InnerMBA. We discussed one of the fundamental aspects of inner mastery that no one ever teaches you in school. How to manage your nervous system, and what are the leadership consequences when you...