The New Dimensions Café

Margaret Wheatley is an internationally acclaimed writer, speaker, and teacher. She began caring about the world's peoples in 1966 as a Peace Corps volunteer in postwar Korea. She is cofounder and President Emerita of The Berkana Institute, a charitable foundation that works with people around the world to strengthen their communities using the wisdom and wealth already present in their people, tr...

Douglas Grunther is the creator and host of the “Woodstock Roundtable” an award winning radio talk show covering philosophy, depth psychology, and spiritual insight. He is also a dreamwork facilitator. He is the author of The Quantum & The Dream: Visionary Consciousness, AI, and The New Renaissance (Epigraph Books 2024) Interview Date: 11/15/2024      Tags: Douglas Grunther, scienti...

Brenda Peterson is a novelist, nature writer, and writing teacher. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and O: The Oprah Magazine. Her books include Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals (W. W. Norton 2001), Duck and Cover (Backinprint.com 2004), I Want to Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth (Da Capo Press 2010) and Your Life is a Book: How to Craft & Publish Your...

Susan Magsamen is the founder and executive director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthethics (known as the IAM Lab) at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she’s a faculty member in the Department of Neurology. Ivy Ross is Chief Design Officer of Consumer Devices at Google and has led teams that have won hundreds of design awards. She’s a Nation...

Hope Johnson is a teacher of mysticism who draws on the teachings of Jesus from A Course in Miracles, as well as the Buddha, the Bhagavad Gita, yogic philosophy, quantum physics and other traditions. She leads free weekly online wisdom dialogues and free daily lessons on A Course in Miracles that involve reading a lesson with insightful commentary for practical applications in daily life. She...

Mark Gober is a senior member of the Sherpa Technology Group in Silicon Valley, California, a firm that advises technology companies on mergers and acquisitions and business strategy. He previously worked as an investment banker analyst in New York. Mark graduated Magna Cum Laude from Princeton University and has collected and surveyed a large body of research of various scientific papers and book...

David Bedrick, J.D., Dipl. PW, holds a doctorate in Jurisprudence and is a Diplomate of the Process Work Institute. He founded the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies. His work focuses on addressing shame at its root and helping people forge new and compassionate relationships with their authentic selves. Bedrick is a contributor to Psychology Today magazine and has shared his teachings wit...

Mirabai Starr has taught philosophy and world religions at the University of New Mexico, Taos, for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and the interspiritual dialogue. She's a certified bereavement counselor and travels the world speaking and giving workshops on contemplative practice and the teachings of the mystics. She is the author and editor of many b...

Michael Gelb, Ph. D. is a fifth-degree black belt in Aikido and a teacher of Tai Chi and the Alexander Technique. He’s a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership. Gelb leads seminars for organizations such as DuPont, Merck, Microsoft, Nike, and many others. He’ s the author of I nnovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Invento...

Kenneth R. Pelletier, M.D. is an integrative medicine pioneer and clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and former clinical professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Corporate Health Improvement Program, known by the acronym (CHIP), which is a collaborative research program between CHIP and fifteen...

Yvonne Tally leads meditation and de-stressing programs for corporations, individuals, and private groups in Silicon Valley. She's an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) master practitioner. She also co-founded Poised Inc., a Pilates and wellness training studio and is the founder of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarves, a charity that provides headscarves to cancer patients. She is the author o...

Dr. Julia Mossbridge is a cognitive neuroscientist and futurist. She’s visiting Scholar in the Psychology Department at Northwestern University and a Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences as well as Associate Professor in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of Unfolding: The Perpetual Science of Your Soul's Work (New World L...

Anodea Judith, Ph. D. holds a doctorate degree in Psychology and Human Health. She is a 500-hour registered yoga teacher and is considered one of the foremost experts on the combination of chakras and therapeutic issues and an interpreter of the Chakra system for the Western lifestyle. She conducts many talks and retreats. Her books include Wheels of Life (Llewellyn 1987), C harge and the Energy B...

Susan Perry, Ph. D., is a 6th-degree black belt in Aikido, philosopher, author, artist, and teacher. With nearly 50 years of Aikido practice, she has dedicated her life to understanding and sharing the deepest principles of this martial art. Perry is the founder of Aikido Today Magazine and the author of The Hidden Power of Aikido: Transcending Conflict and Cultivating Inner Peace (Park Street Pre...

Susan Casey is a premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. Most recently she traversed the globe and gives first-hand accounts of joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet. She stands in for us with her insightful questions of the lives and motivations of marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen...

Sunny Strasburg, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and trainer. She is trained in Internal Family Systems and is an EMDR-certified trauma specialist. Her practice includes an integration of psychotherapy, art, archetypal psychology, and psychedelic-assisted healing. Strasburg is a graduate of the Certification for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She...

Valerie Andrews is a writer, editor, and seminar leader specializing in Jungian psychology and the inner life of home. She’s a graduate of the Guild for Spiritual Guidance and the editor of the digital magazine Reinventing Home: Culture, Creativity, Character . She’s also a contributor to many journals and magazines and was the host of the PBS documentary featuring Thomas Moore, author of Care of...

Michael Meade is a renowned storyteller, author, scholar of mythology, and student of ritual in traditional cultures. He has scoured the world to bring to us meaningful folk tales that tap into ancestral sources of wisdom, and acts as a guide to connect them to the stories we are living today. Meade is the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation. He distributes regular podcasts, and his many bo...

Meredith Heller is a poet, singer-songwriter, avid nature lover, and educator with degrees in writing and education. She leads writing workshops online and in person. She also teaches in schools, juvenile detention centers, women’s prisons, and wellness retreats. She is the author of Write a Poem, Save Your Life: A Guide for Teens, Teachers, and Writers of All Ages (New World Publishers 2021) and...

 Michelle Segar, PhD, is an award-winning researcher at the University of Michigan and a health coach. For nearly three decades she has pioneered methods to create sustainable, healthy behavior changes that boost patient health, employee well-being, and gym-membership retention. She advises global organizations on these issues and delivers keynotes and trainings. Her books include No Sweat: H...

Diana McLain Smith, PhD has worked with families, organizations, communities, and in some of America’s most iconic businesses and entrepreneurial nonprofits. She has developed an approach that converts debilitating intergroup conflict into constructive outcomes. This work is known as Leading through Relationships (LTR™). She’s a former partner at the Monitor Group and former chief executive partne...

Guy Finley, founder and Director of the Life of Learning Foundation, is the author of more than 45 books and audio programs on self-realization. He also hosts online courses through Life of Learning’s Wisdom School. He is the author of many books including The Secret of Letting Go (Llewellyn Publications 2008), The Secret of Your Immortal Self: Key Lessons for Realizing the Divinity Within (Llewel...

Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, workshop leader, and keynote speaker. His work has been translated into 47 languages. He has made numerous appearances on the Oprah show, CNN, and many other national TV shows and speaks regularly to Fortune 500 companies. He has spent more than forty years studying the most practical and powerful methods for personal and professional development, and is kno...

Sarah Anne Shockley is an award-winning filmmaker and a Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner. She has studied with shamans from various cultures around the world and has lived with the debilitating Thoracic Outlet Syndrome for more than 10 years. She has been a columnist for Pain News Network and is a regular contributor to The Mighty , a 1.5 million-member online community for those living wi...

Jacob Israel Liberman is a pioneer in the fields of light, vision, and consciousness. He has developed numerous light and vision therapy instruments, including the first FDA-cleared medical device to significantly improve visual performance. He earned a doctorate in the field of optometry and a Ph. D. in Vision Science. He is the Past President of the College of Syntonic Optometry and the Internat...