Deep Transformation

Ep. 94 (Part 1 of 2) | Author, activist, and humorist  Steve Bhaerman  (aka  Swami Beyondananda ) realized the power of humor as well as his talent for making people laugh early on, when his schoolmates would laugh so hard, milk would come out of their nose. Steve’s spiritual and psychological wisdom, his deep love and concern for humanity, and his clever, refreshing humor come toge...

Ep. 92 (Part 2 of 2) | Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman , author of the seminal work A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy , doesn’t mince words when it comes to the field he is passionate about: helping people out of their mental pain and dysphoria. Mark’s Integral perspective and longtime work in the trenches—with clients from all income levels, political persuasions, and levels of development—p...

Ep. 91 (Part 1 of 2) | Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman , author of the seminal work A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy , doesn’t mince words when it comes to the field he is passionate about: helping people out of their mental pain and dysphoria. Mark’s Integral perspective and longtime work in the trenches—with clients from all income levels, political persuasions, and levels of development—p...

Ep. 90 (Part 2 of 2) | Award-winning educator and activist  Shakil Choudhury  is the author of the outstanding book  Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice , and in this potent conversation we learn a lot we perhaps didn’t know about the psychological, emotional, and neurobiological reasons for our ingrained biases, and the systemic bias in...

Ep. 89 (Part 1 of 2) | Award-winning educator and activist  Shakil Choudhury  is the author of the outstanding book  Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice , and in this potent conversation we learn a lot we perhaps didn’t know about the psychological, emotional, and neurobiological reasons for our ingrained biases, and the systemic bias in...

Ep. 88 (Part 2 of 2) | Climate change researcher, sustainable development expert, and activist  Gail Hochachka  works on the front lines of climate change research, asking—and answering—questions like: How does the way we make meaning, at all our different stages of development, relate to the ways we act on climate change? How can we foster more engagement with climate change? Is climate...

Ep. 87 (Part 1 of 2) | Climate change researcher, sustainable development expert, and activist  Gail Hochachka  works on the front lines of climate change research, asking—and answering—questions like: How does the way we make meaning, at all our different stages of development, relate to the ways we act on climate change? How can we foster more engagement with climate change? Is climate...

Ep. 86 (Part 2 of 2) | Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas) , founder of the contemporary spiritual path the Diamond Approach, beloved teacher, and author of many outstanding spiritual classics, has written a trilogy on the subject of love, and in this conversation the focus is on the recently published second book,  Nondual Love . Hameed explains that most wisdom traditions target various ultimates: pu...

Ep. 85 (Part 1 of 2) | Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas) , founder of the contemporary spiritual path the Diamond Approach, and author of many outstanding spiritual classics, is writing a trilogy on the subject of love, and in this conversation the focus is on the second book,  Nondual Love . Hameed explains that most wisdom traditions target various ultimates: pure emptiness, pure consciousness, non...

Ep. 84 (Part 2 of 2) | Lama Surya Das , beloved meditation teacher, scholar, pioneer of bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West, and author of the bestseller  Awakening the Buddha Within  among many more, shares bright gems of wisdom from his extensive experience practicing Dzogchen, his long immersion in meditation retreats, and studying in person with the great spiritual teachers of Asia...

Ep. 83 (Part 1 of 2) | Lama Surya Das , beloved meditation teacher, scholar, pioneer of bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West, and author of the bestseller  Awakening the Buddha Within  among many more, shares bright gems of wisdom from his extensive experience practicing Dzogchen, his long immersion in meditation retreats, and studying in person with the great spiritual teachers of Asia...

Ep. 82 (Part 2 of 2) | Constitutional law expert and criminal justice professor  Mark Fischler  has a thirst for justice and a gift for teaching. With cogency and passion, Mark explains that law is not the absolute that we perhaps thought, but an ever changing reflection of the values we hold as a society. Law is a developmental process, and will benefit from our own dedication to inner...

Ep. 81 (Part 1 of 2) | Constitutional law expert and criminal justice professor  Mark Fischler  has a thirst for justice and a gift for teaching. With cogency and passion, Mark explains that law is not the absolute that we perhaps thought, but an ever changing reflection of the values we hold as a society. Law is a developmental process, and will benefit from our own dedication to inner...

Ep. 80 (Part 2 of 2) | Connie Zweig, award-winning author, depth psychologist, master shadow guide, and longtime contemplative practitioner asks some good questions—and answers them too, with unusual clarity and deep insight born of long experience and a cutting-edge mind. Why is it that we meet darkness on the spiritual path? What do we banish into the shadow? How do we reclaim what we project on...

Ep. 79 (Part 1 of 2) | Connie Zweig , award-winning author, depth psychologist, master shadow guide, and longtime contemplative practitioner asks some good questions—and answers them too, with unusual clarity and deep insight born of long experience and a cutting-edge mind. Why is it that we meet darkness on the spiritual path? What do we banish into the shadow? How do we reclaim what we project o...

Ep. 78 (Part 2 of 2) | Greg Thomas , brilliant   cultural analyst, educator, musician, speaker, and co-founder of the Jazz Leadership Project, is passionate about the power of culture to transform us as individuals and collectively. Where race is concerned, Greg presents an illuminating, multiperspectival view of the many layered issues around racism in this country. Early on, Greg developed...

Ep. 77 (Part 1 of 2) | Greg Thomas,  brilliant   cultural analyst, educator, musician, speaker, and co-founder of the Jazz Leadership Project, is passionate about the power of culture to transform us as individuals and collectively. Where race is concerned, Greg presents an illuminating, multiperspectival view of the many layered issues around racism in this country. Early on, Greg devel...

Ep. 76 (Part 2 of 2) | Enneagram expert, teacher, master facilitator, and transformational coach  Leslie Hershberger  leads us into the world of the Enneagram, not typology point by point—here Leslie paints a broader, deeper picture of the Enneagram and its uses as a psycho-spiritual tool than is commonly understood. Leslie explains how the Enneagram provides the psychological foundation...

Ep. 75 (Part 1 of 2) | Enneagram expert, teacher, master facilitator, and transformational coach  Leslie Hershberger  leads us into the world of the Enneagram, not typology point by point—here Leslie paints a broader, deeper picture of the Enneagram and its uses as a psycho-spiritual tool than is commonly understood. Leslie explains how the Enneagram provides the psychological foundation...

Ep. 74 (Part 2 of 2) | Daniel Schmachtenberger , one of the most brilliant and integrative thinkers of our time, expresses here his deep love and appreciation for reality itself. Daniel’s inquiries have led him to perceive the intrinsic beauty of the wholeness of reality and to the realization that everything is interesting—just like when you love someone, everything about them becomes fascinating...

Ep. 73 (Part 1 of 2) | Daniel Schmachtenberger , one of the most brilliant and integrative thinkers of our time, expresses here his deep love and appreciation for reality itself. Daniel’s inquiries have led him to perceive the intrinsic beauty of the wholeness of reality and to the realization that everything is interesting—just like when you love someone, everything about them becomes fascinating...

Ep. 72 (Part 3 of 3) | Nicholas Hedlund & Sean Esbjörn-Hargens  are big picture philosophers with extraordinary big hearts as well as big minds, dedicated to understanding how consciousness, culture, and nature relate to each other, and to forging a path for the Earth and civilization to flourish rather than fall apart. In this dialogue, the world of metatheories comes alive with urgent,...

Ep. 71 (Part 2 of 3) | Nicholas Hedlund & Sean Esbjörn-Hargens  are big picture philosophers with extraordinary big hearts as well as big minds, dedicated to understanding how consciousness, culture, and nature relate to each other, and to forging a path for the Earth and civilization to flourish rather than fall apart. In this dialogue, the world of metatheories comes alive with urgent,...

Ep. 70 (Part 1 of 3) | Nicholas Hedlund & Sean Esbjörn-Hargens  are big picture philosophers with extraordinary big hearts as well as big minds, dedicated to understanding how consciousness, culture, and nature relate to each other, and to forging a path for the Earth and civilization to flourish rather than fall apart. In this dialogue, the world of metatheories comes alive with urgent,...

Ep. 69 (Part 3 of 3) | Corey deVos  is the heart and center of Integral Life, the organization that revolves around the work of Ken Wilber. Corey became passionate about Integral Theory at the age of 19, and in this lively conversation, he is clearly every bit as passionate about the actuality and the promise of Integral today. Here, Corey gives a terrifically lucid explanation of what the te...