Radical Responsibility Podcast

In this week's Radical Responsibility podcast, I chat with Rhonda Magee, a well-revered Professor of Law, Mindfulness Teacher, and Author of her award-winning book "The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness". Rhonda has also been recognized internationally as an innovator, storyteller thought & practice leader in integrating mindfulnes...

In this Radical Responsibility podcast, I interview Dr. Dan Siegel, Founder of the Mindsight Institute, a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. Also, as the author of 13 books (4 bestsellers), we discuss his vast insight on how to integrate our minds for better well-being and resilience throug...

In this Radical Responsibility episode, I interview Tara Brach a meditation icon with over 4 decades of meditation teaching experience. As a clinical psychologist, Tara has a unique ability to blend Western psychology with her Eastern spiritual practices, Tara is also a best-selling author of 4 books. She chats to me, about the trance of unworthiness and how it impacts the racial divide in our soc...

I am joined by John Macadams, a dear friend, colleague, and member of the Shambala Buddist Community. With over 25 years of experience in the Hollywood film industry and as a volunteer Buddhist chaplain in LA county sheriff’s jails, John shares about the conditions of prison and his insight into radical responsibility and transformation, even in the toughest of environments. In this podcast we fur...

I’m joined by Miles Kessler founder and director of the Integral Dojo and non-profit organization Aikido Without Borders in Israel/Palestine. As an American teacher of Aikido (6th Dan Aikikai), meditation, and Integral Practice, Miles discusses his challenging journey to becoming more mindful and finding his authentic self amidst the different contexts of his original American culture, his learned...

In this podcast, I am joined by Eric Jukelevics, a photographer, videographer, marketer, and contributor to The Mankind Project and The Event. Eric shares how “showing up” in life has got him to where he is as a creative entrepreneur, an actively involved dad, and a Muay Thai. We also discuss: What got Eric into the personal evolution work, how scared and small he showed up in the world before his...

I am joined by Alan Anderson, a teacher and student in the Shambala Buddist Community for 30 years, and the Founder of Arts and Mindfulness for Academic Progress (A.MAP) where he taught music and mindfulness. Alan courageously recounts a painful and shameful time, 8 years ago, when he had failed many people in his life, including his Shambala Community. He shares how even with all the shame and lo...