The Inspiring Way

This special episode of Nature Am I features Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Marcin Jakubowski (pronounced MAR-chin  Ya-coo-VOV-ski), the founder of Open Source Ecology .  In his inspiring 2011 TED talk, "Open-Sourced Blueprints for Civilization," which has garnered close to two million views so far, Marcin tells the remarkable story of how he developed the Global Village Construction Set (...

Here, we explore the relationship between Nature, on the one hand, and religion and spirituality, on the other, focusing on the concept of God. Topics include: 1:13- Religion has failed to live up to its promise 2:45- The growing trend of religious disaffiliation 3:36- Why spirituality is misguided 4:04- The concept of God 5:04- The damage caused by dualism 5:50- Wholeness in Nature 7:21- Why the...

Integrative Yoga Therapy founder and yoga scholar Joseph Le Page discusses the role of nature in yoga and the relationship between nature and humans. Our conversation touches upon the following topics: 3:12- Knowing the true self (purusha) 6:52- Lower mind (manas) vs. higher mind (buddhi) 10:08- The need for spiritual culture 11:34- Nature (prakriti) and spirit 14:25- Seeing Nature in a new way 16...

On this episode, Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute discusses strategies for increasing sustainability and building community resilience. He touches on many of his seminal writings, including his books,  Our Renewable Future, The End of Growth, Power Down, and Memories and Visions of Paradise, as well as his award-winning Museletter. Our conversation covered the following topics: Immanu...

Discover what it means and takes to remake the world. Find out the creative power inherent in the experience of nature inspiration, why such power is essential at this time in human history, and how you can cultivate it by learning how to embody nature fully. Here are the topics we explore in this episode:   0:58- The need to remake the world 1:27- Inspiration and creative power 2:10- Embodying na...

For eight years, Patrick Farnsworth has been addressing environmental issues in his insightful podcast, "Last Born in the Wilderness" ( https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com ). Here, he discusses his podcast, the deeper implications of ecological collapse, the significance of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and whether or not there are grounds for hope in the face of a potential apocalypse. The c...

Learn about the powerful life philosophy and practice of Naturality. This episode covers: An introduction to Naturality (0:58) Redefining nature (2:52) Nature is infinite and eternal (5:09) Is nature conscious? (7:24) Nature as an organizing and sustaining principle (8:56) Naturality and transcendence (9:57) Nature connects us all (10:41) The three truths of Naturality (11:18) Why Naturality is re...

We speak with Richard Register about his 55-year career designing "ecocities" or ecologically healthy cities. The conversation covers these topics: 4:35- What is an ecocity? 5:44- 2D and 3D urban design 7:46- Why a city's shape matters 8:49- Ecocity design elements 11:14- Human-powered transportation 12:12- The city as a living organism 15:01- China's ecocities 17:32- Combining all the design elem...

Interview with evolutionary ecologist Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris includes the following: Introduction to Dr. Sahtouris' work (0:58) How science can learn from nature (4:47) The evolution of species from competition to cooperation (5:53) Human transformation (7:40) The speed of the current evolutionary shift (9:09) Global Reboot (12:23) Building a better future (14:15) How an evolutionary shift begins...

Dr. Victor Shamas introduces the themes and objectives of the Nature Am I podcast, focusing on the following topics (time markers included): A hopeful vision for humanity's future (1:01) Pandemics and climate change (2:30) How nature restores balance (5:58) Humans vs. Nature? (8:08) Nature inspiration (9:43) Why "Nature Am I" (10:57) Nature-inspired solutions (13:45) Future topics and an invitatio...