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Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastTeach a Girl, Uplift the World with Habiba Mohammed and Maryam Albashir of the Centre for Girls Education in NigeriaIt’s hard to imagine in the western world, but in Nigeria, girls as young as ten are married and four out of every ten girls are married before the age of eighteen, eight out of ten in the northern region. When a girl is forced into marriage, sometimes to a man old enough to be her grandfather, she often cannot continue her education unless her husband allows it, she is likely to live her life illiterate, and she faces a higher risk of death from childbirth due to being neither physically or emotionally ready. In t...2024-12-1931 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastBringing Love and Healing to Israel with Nechama ShainaWith all eyes on the conflict in Isreal, Lebanon and Gaza, it can be easy to sink into despair witnessing the endless stream of news stories of violence and devastation. However, there are some who are like lights in the darkness, spreading peace and love at the center of the strife. We are so honored to have one of those people on our podcast, Nechama Shaina, an expressive arts therapist originally from the Chabad community in the Bay Area of California who currently resides in Israel with her two teenage children. She has a background in...2024-12-0455 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Feminine is PowerRecorded October 2024 While it seems like the patriarchy is at its peak and brutality is rampant around the world, it can feel like we’re all tumbling towards darkness. However, when we take a wider view, we see that there is a larger movement at play, and there is hope of a phoenix rising from the destruction–the rising of the Feminine. In this episode, Isabel and Kristen discuss the nature of the Feminine as infinite organizing power and how to spot its promising emergence on the world stage and in our own...2024-11-0656 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastMood Making and AuthenticityYou’ve seen them, people trying too hard, taking themselves too seriously, putting on a show, straining to appear of a higher status or consciousness state or social status than maybe they are. Perhaps you have caught yourself giving off an impression as opposed to just being your sweet but not-always-so-glamorous self. You’d think in spiritual communities, we’d be beyond this type of behavior, but instead the environment seems to encourage it instead. So much so Maharishi Mahesh Yogi had a name for this behavior, he called it “mood making.” In this epis...2024-07-1042 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Man Behind "Be Here Nowra" with Barron HansonMeditation is a solitary practice right? Not necessarily. Our latest guest on our podcast is not only creating community through this individual practice, he is also pioneering a study on the effect of deep meditation on the collective consciousness. We are delighted to have Barron Hanson on our podcast. Barron is a fellow Vedic Meditation teacher based in Australia, and has a long history of bringing people together, designing transformative experiences, creating films, and generally working to make the world a better place. His latest project, more like a family of projects, is centered on researching and...2024-06-1953 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastA Story of Survival and Recovery with Odette NyiramilimoIt is hard to imagine violence on the scale that occurred 30 years ago this spring in Rwanda. But for our guest, Odette Nyiramilimo, she doesn’t have to imagine, she can remember. We are so honored to have Odette on our podcast. She is not only a medical doctor who with her husband founded the first private maternity and pediatrics clinic in Rwanda as well as being a doctor for the Peace Corps, she also served as a senator and as Minister of State for Social Affairs under the government of Paul Kagame. Her account of t...2024-05-131h 28
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastRaising Up Women, Raising Up Rwanda with Mary Balikungeri of the Rwanda Women's NetworkThirty years ago, the world stood by as over 800,000 people were brutally killed in Rwanda over a period of three and a half months. The aftermath seemed insurmountable, yet today, Rwanda stands as one of Africa's safest destinations, boasting a stable political environment. This remarkable transformation is indebted, in large part, to resilient individuals like Mary Kalikungeri.We are so honored to have Mary as this month’s guest. She is the director of the Rwanda Women’s Network, as well as a member of the UN Women VAW – Peace and Security Reference Team, who has been a...2024-01-101h 01
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastBringing Peace to the Middle EastThe world has been a witness to one of the deadliest conflicts in recent memory this fall with the Isreali/Palestinian conflict, and so many of us are feeling an urgency to help with no clear direction as to how. In this episode, we interview our colleagues, David Lahav and Emily McCarthy, two Vedic Meditation teachers based in Colorado who have recently started an organization called Meditate For World Peace as a response to the current strife in Isreal and Gaza. Lahav, formerly an Isreali military officer, and McCarthy are looking to teach thousands of pe...2023-11-2852 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastSpiritual AmbitionWe’re taught from when we are little to be ambitious in order to achieve what we want, but what if what we want is to strive for something that is already within us, enlightenment? In a teaching that expounds not looking to the future for happiness, where does something like ambition fit into such a philosophy? And is enlightenment envy a thing? In this episode, Kristen and Isabel get personal about their own experience with feeling ambition in the spiritual sphere and how they have found ways of not letting it get in the way of the...2023-11-0345 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastRevealing the Luminous SelfTwo years ago, we spoke with Tracee Stanley, founder of the Empowered Life Circle, about her book "Radiant Rest," and it was one of the most memorable interviews we’ve hosted on this podcast. We are honored to have her on again to talk about her new book, "The Luminous Self," which comes out in October. Tracee’s new book paints from a palette of her decades of study of the traditions of the Himalayan Masters and Sri Vidya Tantra as well as from personal stories that make the knowledge both practical and relatable. In this episo...2023-09-0644 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastYou Deserve the BestYou deserve the best.Never feel unworthy or not justified in having the best.I tell you, this is your heritage;but, you have to accept it.You have to expect it; you have to claim it.To do so is not demanding too much. These powerful words come from Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, better known as Guru Deva, the master of our tradition from which Vedic Meditation comes. This is one of his most quoted phrases, but also, in the current clima...2023-05-241h 02
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastHave Meditation, Will Travel with Théo BurkhardtAs teachers of meditation, we’re always talking about the journey inward. But what about the outer journey, is there a spiritual value in traveling the world? In this episode, we have a delightful conversation with fellow Vedic Meditation teacher and avid world traveler Théo Burkhardt about why we yearn to see far off lands and how the exploration of the globe is also an expansion for the soul. Theo brings his knowledge of Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) into the discussion as well as fascinating anecdotes of his many adventures to the remotest of places.If y...2023-02-231h 02
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastA Beautiful Life: In Memory of Nicole McCrackenThis is a very special episode where we honor the memory of Nicole LeVeck McCracken who dropped her body this past September after a long battle with cancer. Nicole was a Vedic meditator on her way to becoming a teacher of the practice she loved so dearly as well as an Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor who had passed the steps to hundreds of people looking for a path to recovery.In this conversation, Kristen shares her experience of being part of Nicole’s support team in her final months and what it was like to witness someone in su...2022-11-0254 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastLight in the Jungle with Rachel Hogan of Ape Action AfricaIt’s no secret that our lack of awareness as a society is doing great harm to the planet as well as all of its creatures. In this episode, we are thrilled to speak with one of those who are holding back the tide of destruction, Rachel Hogan, director of Ape Action Africa. Rachel has devoted the last 20 years to primate conservation in Cameroon and is well known for her work in the rescue and rehabilitation of gorillas and chimpanzees, as well as fighting the illegal bush meat trade in West Africa.We are honored to hear fi...2022-09-2154 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Light Inside with Joh JarvisMeditation is all about letting the light in. In this episode, we speak with Joh Jarvis, Vedic Meditation teacher and founder of the Light Inside, who is on a mission to let the light find its way into prisons and jails. Joh talks about what it was like teaching men in maximum security at Rikers Island Correctional Center in New York as well as women prisoners in Philidephia who were recently released. Beyond her story, we go into how prison is a metaphor for the binding effect of karma we all experience and how healing t...2022-08-2355 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastWhat Holds You Back Can Set You FreeThere is one constant in the human condition and that is the desire for growth. However, we all have these different issues, habits, or patterns that seem to hold us back and keep us from living life to the fullest. But what if it were those very traits that held the secret to our evolution? In this episode, Isabel and Kristen explore this revolutionary perspective and how to look at your setbacks as footholds for expansion. They delve into their own personal challenges and how they enriched the storyline of their own lives and shed li...2022-08-0231 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastSetting and Dissolving BoundariesBoundaries are a fascinating subject because according to the Vedas, they don’t really exist. When we want to manifest, boundaries are created, when we want to unify, boundaries are dissolved. What that looks like in our own lives is setting healthy personal boundaries while at the same time dissolving all boundaries in meditation as well as witnessing the dissolving of boundaries between civilizations, races and genders. In this episode, Isabel and Kristen explore this very nuanced topic while giving concrete advice on how to master the creation and dissolution of boundaries in your own life.2022-05-2440 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastEveryone is on a Spiritual PathThere are some that proudly proclaim they are on a spiritual path while others want nothing to do with it. However, spirituality is not something you can be "into" or not, everything is spirit. We are all devoted something, the question is what do you worship? What is getting the bulk of your attention? Do you worship your problems by thinking of them constantly? Do you worship your stress by serving it through coping behaviors? In this episode, Isabel and Kristen discuss how we're all evolving on different paths to greater self realization and that through meditation, y...2022-04-2647 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastFeeling Helpless to HelpEvery day the news seems to get worse and worse. The sense of urgency builds and yet for most of us ordinary people who live thousands of miles away, we feel helpless. In this episode, Kristen and Isabel confront their own moments of helplessness in the face of global tragedy and discuss how meditation itself works to cool the collective. Listen in to hear how to overcome feelings of helplessness and explore real tangible ways to contribute to not only the easing of suffering in Ukraine, but everywhere. 4.30 Cooling the collective through meditation2022-03-2337 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastLetting Go of ResistanceSo much of what we want out of life does not require more effort and struggle, we simply have to stop resisting and allow what already is. As they say, “what we resist persists.” But how do we learn to let go and simply relax and enjoy? In this episode, Kristen and Isabel examine the root causes for our resistance and define how the inner resistance that is keeping us down differs from pain, aversion and fighting oppression. With their typical levity, they break down the steps for releasing our grip in order to realize the l...2022-02-0247 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastNew Year's OrientationsIf you had to pick a word to describe how you want to experience this new year, what would it be? 2022 seems to have us all cautiously optimistic. While we’re all still licking our wounds from the last two years, we also seem to be eager to make the most of what’s to come, hence New Year’s resolutions. However, instead of making resolutions which tend to be based on external goals with a high likelihood of not coming to pass, in this episode, Isabel and Kristen discuss alternative practices that center on how you’...2022-01-1235 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastNavigating Holiday Family DramaThere’s that famous quote by Ram Dass, “If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” It is an almost universal condition that spending time with family at the holidays can be triggering like little else, even for avid meditators.
In this episode, Isabel and Kristen explore their own journeys with relating to their families and how they handle walking into family gatherings which they describe as “a true testing ground for your consciousness state.” So, before you go venturing back home and unpack all the emotional baggage that goes along with that, we hope this broadca...2021-12-1449 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Line Between Loneliness and SolitudeThese past couple years, it could be argued that loneliness is like a second epidemic. And with the holidays coming up, feelings of isolation are intensified. But being alone does not necessarily cause loneliness. In this episode, Isabel and Kristen look at the line between loneliness and solitude from many angles. They look at how stress causes a sense of isolation and how even there can be a temporary phase in our meditation practice where we feel disconnected from people with whom we used to feel aligned. We invite you to listen and learn how t...2021-11-2447 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastFreedom Behind Bars with Saskia Niño de RiveraThere are those among us who are shining light in the darkest of dark places. In this episode, we speak with Saskia Niño de Rivera, who is basically a one-woman revolution to reform the Mexican penal system. Through her organization, Reinserta, Saskia works with kidnappers, incarcerated mothers and children brought up in prison as well as teenagers released from prison who need extra support among others. After experiencing a family member’s kidnapping, Saskia at a very young age began questioning what happens in someone’s life to make them commit violence. That early recognition of crimin...2021-11-1148 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Birth of a Mother with Jess OsieWhen we become a mother, we take on an ancient role that extends far beyond simply feeding and clothing our children. In this episode, we speak with our good friend and colleague Jess Osie, Vedic Meditation teacher and the founder of the Vedic Mamas Circle, a group she created specifically to support meditating mothers in all stages of motherhood.
Between laughter and tears, Isabel and Kristen discuss with Jess all the nuances of being a mom in today’s crazy world–everything from “mom guilt,” to parenting during Covid, to embracing the beautiful mess. Then they take the lens wider and spea...2021-10-191h 04
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastSpreading Inspiration with Light WatkinsMerriam-Webster’s definition of inspiration is “to move or guide by divine influence.” This episode, we are talking to someone who embodies this more than anyone else we know, and has literally wrote the book on it. We’re talking about our friend and colleague Light Watkins (@lightwatkins). If you haven’t heard of him, you will notice him now. He’s a world-famous Vedic Meditation teacher to A-list celebrities, big time entrepreneurs, and a whole lot of normal people, too. He’s written three books, his latest one, “Knowing Where to Look: 108 Daily Doses of Inspiration,” is on bedside table...2021-09-2951 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastOvercoming Spiritual PassivityTo be a spiritual person does not give us a free pass to remove ourselves from the need of the times. On the flip side of that, to be an activist does not mean you have to be angry. In this episode, Isabel and Kristen explore how enjoy fulfillment where everything is experienced as One and knowing that all is happening for all reasons while also feeling motivated to act for progressive change. They also describe how meditation not only helps guide you to where you can have the most impact but how meditation itself is a f...2021-09-0144 min
The Vedic ConversationThe sovereignty and dominion of the feminine divine – with Kristen Vandivier & Isabel KeoseyanWelcome to this week's episode of The Vedic Conversation, hosted by Vedic Meditation teachers Rory Kinsella, Derrick Yanford and Anthony Thompson.In this episode we’re joined by Vedic Meditation teachers and friends Kristen Vandivier and Isabel Keoseyan.Kristen and Issy talk about their many projects including Meditation Without Borders, a not-for-profit that brings meditation to those in need. Dedicated to Artemis Vandivier July 11 2021. Visit Kristen’s website and fund set up for people who have lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss: https://www.theartemisgarden.comIf you...2021-08-141h 01
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastGrieving the Youngest LossesIN MEMORY OF ARTEMIS VANDIVIER, LOST 7/11/21Like a night sky of stars, the memories of babies who lost their lives as they began shine in the hearts of countless mothers and fathers. Yet it’s not talked about much, and for so many parents, grief walks with them wherever they go.This is a particularly personal episode as Kristen and Isabel discuss the very recent stillbirth of Kristen’s baby Artemis. They explore all the facets of grief in general and then describe the unique experience of living through miscarriage and infant loss. If yo...2021-08-1147 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Power of Radiant Rest with Tracee StanleyWe live in world that glorifies busy-ness and the never-ending pursuit of “more.” Our guest reminds us all that we need to go in the other direction, in the direction of rest, in order to experience fulfillment.
We are honored to have Tracee Stanley, renowned teacher of yoga nidra and meditation share her wisdom with us today. Tracee travels the world leading retreats, hosting teacher trainings, and presenting at festivals and conferences including Oprah and Gayle’s Girls Get Away. She is the co-founder of the Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra School, creator of the Empowered Life Self-Inquiry Oracle Deck, host of the...2021-07-2158 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastSpiritual GaslightingThe term spiritual gaslighting, also known as spiritual bypassing, has been increasingly in the public consciousness, but it’s not always clear when teachings such as “everything happens for all reasons” or “everything is one,” do more harm than good in the listener if their lived experience feels invalidated.
In this episode, Isabel and Kristen tackle the nuances of this delicate subject and explore ways in which we can speak about unity while also being sensitive to the challenging circumstances of others. They also explain how experiencing universal love is a foundation for actively dismantling systems of oppression. 2021-06-3047 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastSelflessness and MeditationIf you’ve been accused of being “selfish” for your meditation practice, you wouldn’t be the first. Some people think going within when there is so much that needs doing outside is self-indulgent, or they have expectations for your actions and can’t stand to see you do “nothing.” Usually these people are not meditators themselves as meditation is in fact the opposite of selfishness.
In this episode, Kristen and Isabel go deep about how the process of meditation is going beyond the self, it is selflessness as a practice. And then they take it further to show how by simply medi...2021-06-0944 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastIdentifying the Need of the TimesFor all of us, there is always one most evolutionary action at any given time. An action that is both the most progressive for our individual growth and the growth of everyone else. But how do we know what that action is?
In this episode, Kristen and Isabel explain how, through intuition and following inner charm, one can correctly identify how to be in exactly the right place at the right time. Or at least, fairly close to it. 2021-05-2645 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastConnecting Through RelatabilityThe wellness world has gotten caught up in the trend of putting forth an unrealistic, “aspirational” image as a way of selling itself. This type of inauthenticity, however, can be separating, with an undercurrent of “you are lacking” in the messaging. Turns out relatability is critical to connecting with others and is far more inspirational than any aspirational post could ever be.
In this episode, Isabel and Kristen enjoy relating some of their own stories of relatability and break down how it is a key to creating unity, and how even the vulnerability required to be relatable is really a strength2021-04-2746 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Power of the PresentEveryone’s heard the command, “Be present,” but how do you maintain presence for more than a few seconds? Turns out presence comes from Being, so it just is. It cannot be forced but is the natural result of consistent meditation practice. However, there are some strategies you can employ in the waking state to help get you there.
In this episode, Isabel and Kristen share some of their personal struggles and more than a few laughs as they describe their own techniques for pulling themselves back to the present when things start to feel rough. 2021-04-0748 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastHealing from the Inside OutWhen illness or injury strikes, we tend to turn on ourselves. We get frustrated with our bodies, frustrated with the “set back” and we direct all that negativity towards ourselves. It seems the world and almost everyone in it is in need of some deep healing, but we have to relearn how to heal. What if we turn our loving attention towards our ailments instead of internally berating them or trying to distract ourselves from them? What if what we think of as physical “set backs” are actually catalysts for our own personal evolution?
In this episode, Kristen and Isabel share th...2021-03-2443 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastWhat It Really Means to Be WellWe have lost our sense of what it means to be really and truly well. Even those in the “wellness” industry often push body ideals and routines that are not healthy for everyone. We are thrilled to have Rana Haddadin (@ranayu_1) as our guest, who, with her husband Rodrigo de la Barrera, founded Ranayu in order to bring the knowledge of Ayurveda and Yoga to Mexico. Rana breaks down for us what true health really feels like and how to start enjoying being in your own skin. In this episode, we discuss the damage the “all work, no rest” mentality has done...2021-02-031h 05
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastIt's Not All Happy, But It is All BeautifulWe can get stuck in this idea that we are supposed to be happy all the time and when we aren’t happy, we want to just fast forward through whatever we are experiencing. But while not all situations are happy–for example there are times of loss and struggle and transformation–they are all part of the larger story of life and we can experience them all as beautiful in some way. In this episode, Isabel and Kristen unpack this idea of beauty underlying all aspects of life and how meditation helps you perceive this unifying layer. 2021-01-2041 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastHow Ayurveda Can Help the WorldAyurveda is riding a wave of popularity, but while most think of it as a dietary system or self-care regime, Ayurveda is so much bigger than that. Dylan Smith, the founder of Vital Veda and one of the world’s foremost Ayurvedic practitioners talks to us about how to find balance with nature whether that is balance within our own individual body or balance in our larger body, our planet. In this episode, we discuss how so much of the global suffering and violence comes from our collective misalignment with the rhythms of nature. Tune in to hear a trove of...2021-01-1357 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastArt, Meditation, Social Media, Oh My! 2020-12-1056 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastWhy So Serious?When did everything get to be so serious? Granted, it’s been a heavy year, it really has, and finding the path back to a light-hearted way of life can be pretty obscured in the midst of everything that’s been going on. And isn’t it insensitive to experience joy with so much suffering is going on in the world? In this episode, Isabel and Kristen make the case that happiness and humor is not only not hurtful, but it is a social responsibility to strive for light-heartedness because it uplifts the whole. They also go into detail about the he...2020-12-0251 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastHow to Love in a Time of HateIt's hard to remember a time of greater division and hatred, and we are all suffering under its weight. Unity seems impossible as the political chasm widens not only in the US but across the world. Love is the answer, but how do you love someone who oppresses you or others? Is loving certain people more than they deserve? In this episode, Kristen and Isabel make the case for love in all scenarios. Of all "Being the Change" episodes, the message in this one is more urgent than any we've discussed before. The world has lost its way to love...2020-11-1148 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastLiving UnboundedThis week’s podcast is all about Karma. Not the definition that’s popular in the West which is more like a “what goes around comes around” kind of thing, but the true definition of Karma which is action that binds. After this past year of massive global Karmic events, it can feel like the walls are closing in on all of us, so how do we free ourselves? In this episode, Kristen and Isabel share some strategies (and amusing anecdotes) about how to live life unbounded within no matter what is happening on the outside. 2020-09-3051 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastHealing Sexual TraumaIt’s a topic that’s not broached often, but is a powerful undercurrent in the lives of many people, especially women. What if there was a way to change your consciousness so that sexual trauma is not limiting you but becomes a point of connection with others that can lead you to your purpose? In this episode, Kristen and Isabel share deeply personal experiences of incorporating a history of abuse into your spiritual journey. 2020-09-1744 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastIn the Darkness, We Wake Up
The world is in a pretty dark place right now, it’s hard to deny, and it has people searching for an answer. What if there was a way to find light in this darkness? What if it was the darkness itself that caused the awakening? In this episode, we talk about spiritual epiphanies and how they are triggered. Isabel and Kristen share their most personal stories of loss and darkness and how those influenced their own evolution and how you too can spark your awakening in the shadow.2020-09-0950 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastTaking On PolarizationIt seems like the only thing we can all agree on nowadays is that we are living in a time of extreme polarization. And the lines of division are across almost every sphere of life: political, racial, generational, Covid safety, economic, whether see a blue or a gold dress? What got us to this intensely divided state where people don’t just disagree, they hate the other side for disagreeing? And how do we fix it? In this episode, Isabel and Kristen examine the cultural roots of the current divisiveness and show how you can make a difference in bringing a...2020-09-0246 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastEnlightened EnterpriseHow do you scale wisdom? Cory Smith, serial social entrepreneur and CEO/co-founder of Wisdom Labs is on a mission to find out, and we are lucky enough to have him on our podcast. He started Wisdom Labs with the belief that business is a force for social change and it starts with our behaviors at work. In this episode, we tap into Cory’s wisdom from years of creating purpose-driven company after company and discuss how when people at work meditate, it leads to more thoughtful decisions and better relationships, which then ripple out the improve people’s lives and...2020-08-2648 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastIn the Name of FreedomWhole nations have been formed and wars have been fought in the name of this concept we call freedom. But what is freedom? Is it doing whatever we want to do, whenever we want to do it, following one desire after the next in search of fulfillment? What about a free society, what happens when your free action infringes on the freedom of others? In this episode, Isabel and Kristen reveal how to achieve true freedom and why experiencing it is so necessary to create peace and balance in our world. 2020-08-2040 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastMixing Altruism and CapitalismThere are some people who dedicate their lives to helping others and then there’s Alejandro Souza, social entrepreneur, author, and founder of Pixza, a social development platform disguised as a pizzeria supporting previously homeless young adults, as well as other innovative projects for social change. In this podcast, we delve into how Souza cracks the code of mixing “survival-of-the-fittest” capitalism with “we’re-all-one” altruism. Rather than resisting the wave of capitalism, he uses it in world-changing endeavor after world-changing endeavor. We were blown away with his experience and perspective and we’re sure you will be too. 2020-08-1249 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastNurturing RelationshipsNothing occupies our minds or influences our decisions more than our relationships. In this episode, Isabel and Kristen dive deep into the mechanics of what is needed for a successful alliance and how these connections are the foundation for how our greater society functions. Tune in to learn the one thing most people are doing wrong in their relationships and how to become an exponent of happiness to all those in your life. 2020-08-0546 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastClowning Como Cambio Social (en español)La risa, la felicidad, la empatía, el amor y el llamado a crear un cambio social. En este episodio, Isabel entrevista a nuestro invitado muy especial, Andrés Aguilar. Andrés Aguilar es un payaso, showman, artista, músico, emprendedor, líder social y fundador de Risaterapia, una organización sin fines de lucro diseñada para llevar la risa y el amor a las áreas de mayor necesidad; hospitales, áreas rurales, centros de hospicio y las calles. Andrés describe la historia de su vida y cómo la vida te lleva a donde necesitas estar para que puedas desc...2020-07-2952 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastThe Feminine RisingYou may have heard people talking about how all the shifts going on in the world are part of “the feminine rising.” But what does that mean? In this episode, Isabel and Kristen reveal the true meanings of masculine and feminine (and no, it doesn’t just refer to sex) and how the unbalancing and rebalancing of these energies underlie every great movement in our society. They also describe how these energies work on the individual level, even determining who we are attracted to. Tune in for insight into the dynamics behind your personal relationships and those on the world stage.2020-07-2231 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastMeditating for Social ChangeThere is so much going on in the world right now, and we all feel the call to help in some way, but how? In this debut episode of the “Being the Change” podcast, Kristen and Isabel talk about how through your own personal practice of meditation, you can have a massive impact on helping the collective needs of the world. They also reveal the origin story of Meditation Without Borders and how it evolved to creating this podcast. Tune in to learn how to make your individual practice propel the movement for social change. 2020-07-0137 min
Meditation Without Borders – Being the Change PodcastIntroduction to Being the ChangeWhat does it take to really create change–the kind that helps us work together as human beings for one another and for the planet? We believe the change we all wish to see in the world first needs to happen within. In this podcast, Kristen Vandivier and Isabel Keoseyan – co-founders of Meditation Without Borders – and their guests share laughs, stories and insights into the movement of meditation for social change. 2020-06-1802 min