Williams asks the central question for our world today, “How do we find the strength to not look away from all that is breaking our hearts?” She looks at the elements of erosion and evolution with regards to all that is shaping the physical landscape of our nation due to…

This deep dialogue explores the shift from traditional economic metrics like GDP to regenerative economics, emphasizing interconnectedness and living systems. Fullerton and Cox discuss the need to move from extractive to exchange-based economies, highlighting the importance of right relationships and resilience over efficiency. They argue that current economic models, based…

For more than 40 years, Sam Daley-Harris has worked to help people find ways to “make democracy viable”. He advocates deep listening and engaging face-to-face with members of Congress. It’s about working beyond just donating money, signing petitions, or writing letters to the editor. It’s about deep engagement and participating…

Are we living in and collectively participating in a planetary nervous system? Does the Earth itself have a reflective capacity and are we all creative participants in guiding Earth’s destiny? Here we focus on the noosphere. The noosphere (from Greek nous, meaning “mind” or “intellect”) is a concept describing the…

American society has become increasingly divided, with people sorting themselves into like-minded groups, othering those who disagree, and siloing themselves from opposing viewpoints. The good news is that people are more complex than the labels we assign them. Here we explore tools for fearless curiosity leading to empathetic conversations across…

There are no shortcuts in navigating growing older. As we pass into the second half of our lives, we will face the challenge of accepting the forces of limitation. Some of the limits will be imposed on us by our own bodies and not being able to do what we…

This conversation explores the complex dimensions of home, including its physical, psychological, and emotional aspects. We carry a sense of place and identity with us wherever we go. The years of sheltering in place gave us time to assess our circumstances when it came to our home. Was it a…

Through the art of storytelling, Meade shares: “The key aspect of soul is its depth. . . It is the descending, the deepening part . . It’s the roots going further down as opposed to up towards the heavens . . .Soul goes towards diversity and multiplicity like the roots…

There is an ancient Tibetan practice of Earth Treasure Vases. These clay vases are created and empowered to bring healing, stabilization, and immeasurable blessings when they are ceremonially buried in the earth. Cynthia Jurs was given her life assignment by Charok Rinpoche, a 106-year-old lama living in a cave in…

Keeping chickens in an urban setting has become increasingly popular in recent years. They not only produce eggs, they give us the delightful pleasure of their company. When feeling stressed and anxious just take a moment or two to pull up a chair outside a chicken coop and let these…