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Nature EvolutionariesCo-Creating with Nature with Pam MontgomeryJoin us for a transformative Earth Day webinar with renowned plant spirit healer and author Pam Montgomery. Pam guides us into a deeper relationship with the living world, inviting us to experience Nature as an ally and teacher rather than a resource to manage.Pam offers a perspective that is both practical and profoundly heart-centered, illuminating the subtle yet powerful connections between human beings and the natural world. Her newly released book, Co-Creating with Nature, delves into this relationship and offers pathways for healing.In this webinar, Pam shares stories of her own journey into...2025-04-221h 02
Nature EvolutionariesCan Plants Save the Planet? with Rosalee de la Forêt and Pam MontgomeryEach year, as we conclude another season of dynamic learning and ceremony with our Nature Evolutionary community, we return to the question, “Can plants save the planet?” Gathering with plant and Earth-centered voices, we explore how plants and trees—these ancient and wise green beings—have the long view and continue to thrive in our ever-changing world. The vast bio-intelligence of plants and trees is no longer seen as a fringe idea but is now recognized as a well-researched truth. Recent discoveries are illuminating how plant consciousness affects our lives and the life of the planet in ways we c...2024-12-101h 03
Nature EvolutionariesPartnering with Nature for a Vibrant Future: Planting Seeds of HopeWhat does life look like if we live with an awareness of interbeing? How is our relationship with Nature informing our lives today to support a vibrant future?You are invited to join us in discussion with an incredible panel of Nature Evolutionaries, Pam Montgomery, Myra Jackson, Larry Karsteadt, and Lauren Valle as they share their experience of deep kinship with Nature and their vision for a vibrant future.This discussion will be grounded in our present time and our daily lives and you will also be invited to share your perspectives and vision in...2023-11-141h 38
Nature EvolutionariesCommunicating with Plants: Heart-Based Practices for Connecting with Plant Spirits with Jen Frey and Lillian EdwardsEveryone has an innate ability to consciously communicate with Plants. Author, and teacher, Jen Frey gives us a taste of the synergistic process of communicating with Plants and how they can help us heal and teach us to trust, forgive, and embrace self-love. Jen is joined by botanical illustrator, Lillian Edwards, who additionally shares her process in visually bringing forward the essences of plants. Jen and Lillian recently collaborated on Jen’s new book Communicating with Plants: Heart-Based Practices for Connecting with Plant Spirits.Note this episode references images in the video recording which you can view here.2023-06-081h 04
Nature EvolutionariesBeing Touched by Hummingbirds“Remember, you are not alone as you gather herbs. Birds, butterflies, insects, other animals, and elemental beings may be nearby, sometimes visible and sometimes not.”— DEB SOULEIn this webinar, Deb Soule shares her journey following the southern migration of the ruby-throated hummingbird, and what inspired her. Deb and Pam will also discuss how herbal gardens offer sanctuary for pollinators. Flowering plants and trees, hedgerows and pathways, arbors and benches, altars and bells add magical dimensions into a healing garden. A diversity of plants, blooming throughout the gardening season encourages a diversity of pollinators and birds...2023-04-221h 07
Nature EvolutionariesBuilding Disability Community and Justice in the Outdoors with Syren NagakyrieJoin Syren Nagakyrie, founder of Disabled Hikers, in a discussion about their experience in navigating the natural world through the lens of disability. They have found both exclusion and comfort in outdoor spaces, noting that even though “the outdoors has been a place that I can retreat to,” there are many barriers for disabled folks in getting outside. Access issues, lack of reliable information, and gatekeeping are all consistent problems.Disabled Hikers is an entirely Disabled-led organization. They celebrate disabled people’s experiences in the outdoors and help facilitate those experiences with information, resources, and events, including trail...2023-04-1154 min
Nature EvolutionariesConnecting to the Elements and the Rhythms Within and Without: A Celebration of the Spring Equinox with Nancy PhillipsConnecting to the seasons and natural rhythms of the earth offers us a path to spiritual wisdom and a sense of groundedness and peace. Remembering that we are created from the same elements as earth and stardust helps us connect to the Divine within and recognize our place in the boundless web of life. Embracing the energy of Springtime can be a catalyst for nurturing our own growth. The spring equinox, when day and night are equal lengths, is a time of balance, renewal, and welcoming new life into the world. Depending on where you are on the p...2023-03-2157 min
Nature EvolutionariesSacred Earth ~ Sacred Self with Sharifa Oppenheimer“Wild, uninhibited love is the single force powerful enough to send us head over heels, out of our minds and into our bodies; to bring us home to our senses. These enchantments ~ the same magic used by the flower who seduces a honey bee to carry pollen for his petalled love ~ hope to entice you to love the world in ways you have forgotten.” — SHARIFA OPPENHEIMERJoin us in discussion with renowned teacher and author, Sharifa Oppenheimer about the reflection of Sacred Earth and Sacred Self, mirroring our inner and outer worlds. We will explore this connection especially in deep...2023-03-171h 00
Nature EvolutionariesTending Land and Community ~ Diversifying Restoration with Layel CamargoAre we stuck in an archaic view of an ecosystem that keeps people and Nature separate? How do we foster ecosystem repair AND community healing? This month’s featured webinar guest, Layel Camargo, has deeply explored these topics and will share their experience as a person dedicated to restoring our diverse relationship with Nature.Over the last few years, Layel has been involved in stewarding an organization called Shelterwood, a 900-acre forest and former church camp right above what’s called the Russian River in Sonoma County, California, on Unceded Kashaya and Southern Pomo territory. 2023-02-141h 04
Nature EvolutionariesNature, Culture and the Sacred with Nina SimonsJoin us for a discussion about cultivating resilience and liberation with Nina Simons, Bioneers’ Co-Founder and author of Nature, Culture and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership.Nina shares her personal learning and extensive experience with women’s leadership development and its importance in reconnecting and defending people, Nature, and the land, both practically and spiritually.From shedding self-limiting beliefs to leading from the heart, Nina offers inspiration for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership with joy and connection to the natural world. About Nina...2023-01-1759 min
Nature EvolutionariesNature's Embrace: The Way of True Reparations with Myra JacksonMost humans alive today have been taught that we live on the Earth. This form of positionality relative to Mother Earth is a corruption of our actual relationship that has occluded our sense of interrelatedness, interconnectedness and interdependence within the web of life.The dominant and pervasive human consciousness operative is abnormal when a view of Earth, including her body and life forms, is seen as property and assets for one's full use and enjoyment without impunity.And yet, Nature’s embrace is fulsome and surprisingly resilient.We do not live on...2022-12-111h 07
Nature EvolutionariesArtistic Nature with Hillary Waters FayleThere is a strong relationship between the land and our interior landscapes. When we are connected to the land, we’re connected to ourselves, and one another.Hillary will share how art can be a bridge helping us to reconnect with land, ourselves, and our Ancestral lineages, ultimately helping to re-weave ourselves into the web of life. She will discuss her own creations which bring together materials and processes that express the union of humanity and the physical world. Hillary states, “Stitching, like agriculture, can be functional-- a technical solution to join materials/a means of su...2022-11-131h 02
Nature Evolutionaries#LandBack with Taté WalkerMitakuye Oyasin is a Lakota philosophy that roughly translates to "we are all related" or "all my relations." It recognizes one's relationship and responsibility to all living things and reminds us to always consider how our behaviors and actions impact the life around us. Unsurprisingly, this philosophy is at odds with colonialism and the capitalist notions of "me" over "we." This discussion will review the universal and practical applications of Mitakuye Oyasin and how humans can cultivate kinship with the life, space, and time around them in ways that reject Western bootstrap/individualistic theories and acknowledge and a...2022-10-171h 11
Nature EvolutionariesBlack Joy in Green SpacesA great episode with Chris Omni, eco-spiritualist, Black Women’s health researcher, writer, and filmmaker in celebration and exploration of Black Joy in Green Spaces. Here is your invitation from ChrisGreetings, Souls of Love and Light! You are warmly invited to join me, Chris Omni, as we hold space with and for one another and journey into a world of Black Joy in Green Spaces. In this new world, we will bear witness to the 2022 TEDx Talk, Granny’s Garden: Growing Black Joy, followed by an intimate conversation about how this journe...2022-09-1257 min
Nature EvolutionariesA Litany of Wild Graces: Deepening Into the Heart of Nature with Sharifa OppenheimerWe are happy to welcome Sharifa Oppenheimer, author of A Litany of Wild Graces: Meditations on Sacred Ecology! She shares with us not only her poems and essays, but also the process of transformation she underwent as she wrote this new book of love for the wild and tender Earth. She experienced an ever deepening understanding of Gaia and the countless beings, landforms, waters, and winds that compose Her living body. Through her gift of these poems, she inspires us to go out into the emerald earth ~ to touch, smell, listen, taste ~ to forge friendships with our more-than-human neighbors.2022-08-2159 min
Nature EvolutionariesFrom Grieving to Grounding ~ Nature as Healer with Krista NelsonKrista Nelson is on a mission to share what she’s learned about the power of nature to acknowledge loss, soothe grief, quiet fear, and nurture the seed of peace, love, and optimism; a process of transformation and manifestation.Many people have lost innocence, relationships, jobs, titles, property, and in the COVID-19 pandemic, a lifestyle. As a collective, we’ve experienced loss due to climate change, racial injustice, sexism, ageism, and disease.Cultivating an intimate relationship with Nature elements is powerful medicine you don't need a prescription for and access is as close as your own...2022-07-111h 00
Nature EvolutionariesNature's Holy Open Secret with Maureen RobertsonFollowing in the footsteps of Germany's Bard, Goethe, Maureen will share his 7 step method which is a protocol for studying natural phenomena. We will learn how to breathe into what Goethe referred to as the "Life-filled Giving”. This will be applied to the study of dynamic images of plants and the living principle of how a plant/living being manifests its unique Essence.This approach brings a true recognition that plants have an inherent Cosmic connection to their Eternal Essence in the Cosmos. With examples of plant studies to illustrate how this can connect to the Eternal Na...2022-06-131h 20
Nature EvolutionariesWhat Plants Can Teach Us: Archetypes & Messages with Kathi KevilleOur relationship with plants dives deep into our psyche. Surely, it is coded in our ancestral DNA. Cultures throughout the world have always turned to plants to heal the mind and heart, both as medicinal herbs and energetically. Plants guide the individual, but also family and community, to work together towards the highest good in the future. Each one carries its signature healing message that is reflected in its form, function, and sacred geometry. Much of this plant symbolism is still strongly embedded in our spiritual practices and seasonal celebrations. We can open this gateway to hear what the...2022-05-221h 11
Nature EvolutionariesWater Stories: The Incredible Possibilities for Restoration and Regeneration with Zach WeissWhat can we (as in you and I) do about climate change and our rapidly shifting landscapes? The water cycle of our planet is being severely disturbed, from the tops of our watersheds to the river mouths feeding the oceans. This is leading to increased drought, desertification, flooding, water scarcity, collapse of ecosystem function, disease, crop loss, etc – which, when they occur, are called “natural” disasters. However, there is nothing natural about these disturbances; rather, it is the direct result of short-sighted land stewardship.This feedback loop is not only preventable but reversible through improved management...2022-04-121h 03
Nature EvolutionariesFlowers, Healing and Connection with Nature with Judith PoelarendsIn this episode Judith Poelarends shares about the healing qualities of the Alaskan wildflowers and what they have to share with us about living in challenging circumstances. The vibrational remedies made from these flowers help us on the emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Learn more about how they support us in finding balance, releasing what we no longer need, and enhancing our connection with Nature.Judith Poelarends is the Director of Alaskan Essences. Her roots are in The Netherlands where she had a career as a scientific researcher in animal health. In 2007 her search for more meaning...2022-02-2059 min
Nature EvolutionariesTending the Sacred and Breaking the Rules in Hot Mess Times with Maeve McBrideJoin Maeve McBride, a climate justice organizer and writer, as she shares stories about her intertwined paths of seeking justice and finding spirit. Maeve will share poetry, song, and her lived experiences, weaving together vignettes from her past, transformative moments, and maybe even some nuts-and-bolts of organizing direct actions. She will draw from her work organizing a five-day climate walk in Vermont, blockading oil trains, and her recent practice of movement chaplaincy. Listen to her thoughts on how we can thrive while doing the seemingly impossible work of dismantling the nasty -isms of our time - capitalism, racism, colonialism...2021-12-2254 min
Nature EvolutionariesConnecting with NatureHow do you connect with Nature? Come hang out with the ONE Visioning Council as they share their favorite daily activities for connecting with Nature. You'll receive simple tips, insights, and inspiration from this group of fun and dedicated women~ Pam Montgomery, Jen Frey, Julie Caldwell, Sara Artemisia, Lillian Edwards, April Thanhauser, Laura Parisi, and Elyshia Holliday.In this special episode we celebrate Giving Tuesday by recognizing the many wonderful people who support ONE’s work, who are dedicated to living in co-creative partnership with Nature, and more than human kin who bless our lives in...2021-12-091h 02
Nature EvolutionariesLooking into the Mirror of Nature – Metaphorical Medicine Gifts of the Plants and Trees with Robin Rose BennettThe medicinal blessings of the plant people begin with their more obvious physical gifts. When we are in need of those gifts, we are surely grateful to have access to them, whether comfrey is being applied as a poultice to help heal a sprained ankle, or someone is sipping a cup of rosemary tea to prevent or soothe a migraine headache.But plant medicine runs deeper than physical constituents; plants are more than the sum of their visible parts, they are multi-dimensional, and their spiritual medicine is revealed within and just underneath their physical attributes....2021-11-211h 08
Nature EvolutionariesGrowing Home: Reclaiming the Sacred Garden with Erin O'NeillAs a gardener, teacher, and mother, Erin O'Neill speaks of the seeds and how they are always waiting to be born and longing to grow. She invites us all to remember our common ancestry of planting, gathering, foraging, hunting, and knowing our food. Exploring these seeds of ancestral food memory helps us to reconnect and work with the forces and natural abundance at our fingertips and under our feet. During this Teleseminar, Erin discusses the importance of reclaiming the sacred act of gardening including the broader scope of nourishing and cultivating life in all forms. As we eng...2021-10-171h 07
Nature EvolutionariesFeeling Deeply Nourished Through the Earth Element Medicine with Kendra WardThe Five Elements are the soul of Eastern medicine and express the fundamental unfolding of everything in the universe. These old, primordial powers shape our body’s health and internal ecosystem, and act as a doorway through which we can come to remember that we are an embodiment of nature’s cycles.In celebration of being on the cusp of the Fall Equinox, we will rejoice in the Earth Element, which is an expression of the paradox of late summer rising and abundance, mixed with the beginnings of decline and falling back to the ground. How are we feel...2021-09-191h 03
The New Dimensions CaféConscious Evolutionaries - Barbara Marx Hubbard, Ph.D. - C0245Barbara Marx Hubbard, Ph.D (1929-2019) shares with us ways we can be conscious evolutionaries. She was a visionary futurist and evolutionary educator. She was the cofounder and chair of the board of The Foundation for Conscious Evolution and was a guide and teacher for The Shift Network's Agents of Conscious Evolution training. She was the author of : Birth 2012 and Beyond: Humanity's Great Shift to the Age of Conscious Evolution (Shift Books 2012)Interview Date: 6/29/2012 Tags: Barbara Marx Hubbard, Conscious evolution, Philosophy2021-08-2500 min
Nature EvolutionariesHealing and Evolving with Plant and Gem Essences with David DaltonFor over forty years, David Dalton has been working with plant and gem essences to support the healing of himself, others, and the Earth. Flower and gem essences offer a natural way to support our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. As vibrational remedies, essences boost vitality and resiliency by introducing new “frequencies” into the human system. Essences provide an opportunity for us to shift our patterns, heal our traumas, and evolve into our wholeness. As we heal individually and collectively, new essences offer themselves to aid in our mutual co-evolution.During this teleseminar, David will discuss a few of...2021-08-151h 09
Nature EvolutionariesConnection, Commerce and Vital Life Force~ Thoughts from a Community Herb Shop with Julie CaldwellBusinesses - be they clothing stores, auto repair, consulting firms, or in Julie's case, an herbal apothecary - have a life force all their own. Join us as Julie explains how she's learned to consciously connect with the life force of her over 23-year-old business, Humboldt Herbals, and how that connection informs her work as a community herbalist. She'll discuss the role of plant medicine in the social health of a community, and offer suggestions for how everyone, herbalist or not, can engage with plant sentience and the interconnected web of life for community transformation.About...2021-07-1959 min
Nature EvolutionariesPlant Consciousness, Food and You with Laura ParisiIt is our relationship to food that keeps us connected and bound to the life force of the plant kingdom, where the 5 elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether continually exchange energy, transmuting into each other to create atoms, molecules, minerals, foods, and other life forms.How do we feed ourselves and honor the relationship with Mother Earth and all her living beings? We can behold the genetic blueprint of a seed that follows its cosmic destiny in the cycle of natural forces. When this seed is fed by the minerals of t...2021-06-131h 02
Nature EvolutionariesOld Growth Trees as a Mirror of the Self with Sara ArtemisiaOld-growth trees are such incredible teachers, healers, mentors, and friends. Witnessing and being in relationship with these amazing planetary elders, we can learn so much about how to be clear conduits both aligned with the Divine self and rooted into the Earth through this time of great transition on the planet. Every old-growth tree has multidimensional healing and wisdom to share. During this teleseminar, we will explore how when we tune into their essence with heart-centered practices, we can connect directly in Love and relationship with the trees and learn from their experience of Presence and wise w...2021-05-161h 01
Nature EvolutionariesThe Way of the Rose- The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the RosaryThe rosary is one of the most readily identified symbols of Catholic faith yet hold this circle of beads from the loop with its cross dangling down and it reveals the first of its many secrets: The rosary forms a symbol for woman that is far older than Christianity.Bead practices are ubiquitous around the world and lead us back to the spiritual ways of our ancestral grandmothers, gathering nuts and seeds to sustain their communities while murmuring protective prayers, spells, and mantras to guide those they love through life and death. Unlike meditation practices derived from...2021-04-181h 08
Nature EvolutionariesRelationship with Nature; Unlearning and Learning at the Intersection of Theory and Practice with Nadine Canter BarnicleJoin us in conversation with Nadine Canter Barnicle, a professor of the practice and community engagement specialist at Middlebury College in VT as we discuss deepening our relationship with nature by approaching sustainability from the roots through unlearning and re-learning. At Middlebury College students may choose a course of study that goes beyond the traditional academic. Through community-connected learning and a study of the dominant ontologies (the study of the nature of being) rooted in our 10,000+ year history of agriculture, students who take coursework as part of the “The New Perennials Project” find themselves exploring what it is to...2021-03-151h 02
Nature EvolutionariesSpiritual CoEvolution of Hummingbirds and Plants with Rocio AlarconTo see images that correspond to this episode please see the complete video on our website at https://www.natureevolutionaries.com/teleseminars-1/2021/hummingbirds-with-rocio-alarconHummingbirds have long captured the hearts and imaginations of people worldwide. Many Indigenous communities have celebrated Hummingbirds as messengers and teachers, particularly helping us celebrate the joy of life. Dr. Rocío Alarcón, an ethnobotanist with ancestral roots in the lineages of the curanderas of the Ecuadorian Andes, writes, “In my healing work with clients I have observed that the iridescent colors of the feathers of hummingbirds have the ability to change the brain’...2021-02-221h 13
Nature EvolutionariesCo-Creative Partnership at Heart Springs Sanctuary with Jen FreyDuring this episode, Jen Frey shares her experiences of working co-creatively with Nature to create Heart Springs Sanctuary. Her stories include the occasional struggles as well as the joy of being guided by nature and learning to deeply listen.In May 2017, Jen Frey moved to a place, which would become known as Heart Springs Sanctuary, with the intention of working with the Nature Spirits to co-create a Sanctuary. Shortly after moving there, Jen realized that she was in a form of “school” and had much to learn through her experiences with the Nature Spirits. For the last near...2021-01-171h 05
WE Earth Radio: Conversations That Make A Difference with Michael Stone and GuestsBill Plotkin ~The Journey of Soul Initiation, A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and RevolutionariesBill Plotkin, Ph.D is a wilderness guide, eco-depth psychologist, and agent of cultural regeneration. A founder of southwest Colorado’s Animas Valley Institute, he has, since 1980, guided thousands of women and men on the journey of soul initiation. His previous books include Soulcraft, Nature and the Human Soul, and Wild Mind. www.animas.orgToday we will be talking about his new book The Journey of Soul Initiation, A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries.For more information on the Well of Light Global Community, Programs, Radio shows and Services go...2021-01-1657 min
Nature EvolutionariesSongs of Nature~Expressions of Co-Creative Partnership with Nature with Zigola PioppoIn this episode, Zigola talks about how co-creative partnerships are the foundation in the community where she lives, Damanhur, and how co-creation with nature plays a role in her work as a singer, teacher, and practitioner. Damanhur is a federation of Communities in Northern Italy with a focus on living in harmony with all that lives. Ecology, art, spirituality, and co-creation with nature are key elements of the community. Situated in the Valley of Valchiusella, around 400 Damanhurians live there and participate locally in the projects. Other thousands of Damanhurian citizens live around the world collaborating and initiating p...2020-12-131h 03
Nature EvolutionariesOur Collective Quest with Covid with Jen CostaThis episode features Jen Costa, Herbalist, Critical Care RN, BS, EM-CST and creator of ElderMoon School of Herbs & Earth Medicine. Our dialogue in this special teleseminar is rooted in the ways that COVID has highlighted a need to develop our personal and collective connections for healing. We’re each faced with developing our ability to cooperate among ourselves and with Nature in order to meet our personal and community needs. Within this internal and external Quest, there’s this deep healing process we’re in with Nature that is demanding we be conscious, demanding we stay awake, and also...2020-12-091h 07
Nature EvolutionariesTHE POWER OF PRAYER WITH FEARN LICKFIELDWhen the outer world feels uncertain, we are called inward to find deeper meaning, connection, and faith. What is the role of prayer in crisis? Does it actually make a difference?We will explore answers to some of the oldest questions of the spiritual path; What is your relationship to the Divine? What is prayer? What is it for? How do you pray when you are not religious? When god is not a person?Fearn will share her understanding and practice of prayer as a Druid. We will discuss some forms prayer can take. We will e...2020-11-151h 03
Nature EvolutionariesBIOPHILIC CITIES: A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR CITIES THAT LOVE NATURE WITH TIMOTHY BEATLEY, PHDAs the planet continues to rapidly urbanize there is a growing sense that a new model of cities is needed: one that overcomes the physical (and mental) disconnect between humans and nature. Timothy Beatley believes that contact with nature is not something optional but it is absolutely essential for leading a happy, healthy, and meaningful life. Beatley will review the many ways in which cities are already profoundly natureful and biodiverse and he will describe the emerging vision and practice of Biophilic Cities. He will discuss the newly formed global Biophilic Cities Network and will provide examples of innovative...2020-10-181h 06
Nature EvolutionariesDecolonizing Ancestral Memory with Hilary GiovaleIn this episode, Hilary Giovale, shares her experiences with ancestral apology, decolonization, and finding our indigenous heart-ways.Apology is a catalyst for healing and forgiveness which helps to build our capacity for wholeness and restoration. When we ask for forgiveness, we engage in authentic relationship and open the possibility of healing for all peoples, the Earth, and all beings (seen and unseen). What does it mean to live as a settler on Indigenous lands? How can settlers honor our ancestors to rekindle memory of the rich, diverse, Earth-connected cultural lineages from which we are all d...2020-09-131h 09
Nature EvolutionariesRecovering our Sacredness: Our Medicine in Times of Struggle with Jerry TelloJerry Tello believes that essential to true health and healing is our scared interconnectedness to all our relations. In this seminar, he will share teachings from his indigenous culture that allow us to acknowledge and understand the significance of this medicine way and the ramifications of not respecting the teachings of dis-ease and imbalance. He will also share significant aspects for Recovering One's Sacredness and moving towards health and healing as a daily practice. About JerryJerry Tello is a father, grandfather and over the last 40 years has dedicated himself t...2020-08-231h 07
Nature EvolutionariesLiving and Leading from Interbeing with Claire VanderplankExplore the possibilities of living and leading from the embodied worldview of interbeing with Claire Vanderplank. Claire is a shamanic practitioner and nature guide who works with individuals and teams to become forces of creation through cultivating a direct connection with the fundamental creative power and principles of life.We are in a time when many of us have had individual waking up experiences, however, we now need to integrate that into our communities and systems that have been built from a worldview of separation. True Oneness involves both a realization and an embodiment of what it...2020-06-171h 04
Nature EvolutionariesYour Spring Herbal Kitchen with Kami McBrideIs your kitchen ‘herb-ready’? Kami McBride can help! With the widespread increase in chronic and infectious diseases, having the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant power of your herbs working for you at maximum capacity is what’s needed now. Setting up an effective herbal kitchen is the foundation for making sure you get the daily dose of herbs you need if you really want a pro-active herbal health care plan in place for your family.Stocking your pantry with herb-filled condiments is the easiest way to have an ‘herb-ready’ kitchen so you can fill your food with the healing po...2020-05-171h 01
Nature EvolutionariesWe Were Made for These Times: Grieving into LifeAs we navigate through our changing times, many of us are experiencing grief. Some of what we grieve we can name and recognize, perhaps we grieve the loss of connection, the absence of touch, the loss of work, the destruction of Nature, the passing of our Loved ones, or the life paths we’ve taken. There may be other times when we feel grief or perhaps sadness or anger and are unable to identify their roots. At these times, we may be tapping into the collective grief. Grief is a powerful, transformative experience that is essential to exp...2020-05-031h 07
Nature EvolutionariesAn Oak Love Story with Jolie Elan Jolie Elan shares her experience of tapping into the wisdom of the oaks for guidance in hard times.Many Indigenous people say that plants reveal their medicine via dreams and visions. What if these types of relationships are within everyone’s reach? How do we go about building mutually beneficial relationships? On a decade long adventure to eat acorn food, ethnobotanist Jolie Elan became so intertwined within the oak web of life that the oaks began to reveal myths and medicines in dreams and visions. Join Ethnobotanist and oak lover Jolie Elan as she tells her ethnobotanical lov...2020-04-191h 01
Unlock: This Unforgettable Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea by Carter PhippsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414605to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea
Author: Carter Phipps
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 7, 2020
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
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Blending cutting-edge ideas with incisive spiritual insights, Evolutionaries is the first popular presentation of an emerging school of thought called 'evolutionary spirituality.' Carter Phipps, the former executive editor of EnlightenNext magazine, asserts that evolution is not only a scientific but also a spiritual idea in a book whose message has the power to bring new meaning and...2020-04-072h 09Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Biology & ChemistryEvolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea by Carter PhippsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414605to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea
Author: Carter Phipps
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 7, 2020
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
Publisher's Summary:
Blending cutting-edge ideas with incisive spiritual insights, Evolutionaries is the first popular presentation of an emerging school of thought called 'evolutionary spirituality.' Carter Phipps, the former executive editor of EnlightenNext magazine, asserts that evolution is not only a scientific but also a spiritual idea in a book whose message has the power to bring new meaning and...2020-04-072h 09
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Biology & ChemistryEvolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea by Carter PhippsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/414605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea Author: Carter Phipps Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 7, 2020 Genres: Biology & Chemistry Publisher's Summary: Blending cutting-edge ideas with incisive spiritual insights, Evolutionaries is the first popular presentation of an emerging school of thought called 'evolutionary spirituality.' Carter Phipps, the former executive editor of EnlightenNext magazine, asserts that evolution is not only a scientific but also a spiritual idea in a book whose message has the power to bring new meaning...2020-04-0730 min
Get Lost In The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.Evolutionaries by Carter PhippsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/181734to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Evolutionaries
Author: Carter Phipps
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
Release date: 04-07-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Science & Religion
Publisher's Summary:
Blending cutting-edge ideas with incisive spiritual insights, Evolutionaries is the first popular presentation of an emerging school of thought called "evolutionary spirituality". Carter Phipps, the former executive editor of EnlightenNext magazine, asserts that evolution is not only a scientific but also a spiritual idea in an audiobook whose message has the power to bring new meaning and purpose to life as we...2020-04-072h 07
Nature EvolutionariesWe Were Made For These Times with Pam Montgomery and Elyshia HollidayA special episode highlighting the importance of connecting with Nature during this unprecedented time. By connecting with Nature, we feel calmer, more grounded, and more resilient, which helps us be of service to our family and community with grace and patience. In fact, the deep truth is that many of us have been preparing, even training in a way, for this moment when our mother, the Earth, would begin to heal herself. We are seeing this healing around the world- birds singing, wildlife returning, more breathable air, waters running clear and clean amidst us quieting ou...2020-03-261h 04
Nature EvolutionariesFrom Consumers to Citizens: The Culture of Sustainability with Ann ArmbrechtAnn Armbrecht, an anthropologist, is the director of the American Botanical Council’s Sustainable Herbs Program. She is the author of The Business of Botanicals: Exploring the Healing Promise of Plant Medicines in a Global Industry which documents her journey following herbs from seed to shelf. She is also the co-producer of the documentary Numen: The Nature of Plants and the author of the award-winning ethnographic memoir Thin Places: A Pilgrimage Home, based on her research in Nepal.From Ann:“As a nation, we are struggling with a profound lack of imagination. We don’t see th...2020-03-151h 01
Nature EvolutionariesNature, Music and Medicine- A Co-Creative Process with Maureen Robertson and Jose MeloMaureen Robertson (Medical Herbalist) and Jose Melo (Musician & Composer) explore medicine. They have been working together for over 5 years to forge a conscious crossover between the healing vibrations of plants and the healing vibrations of music- a powerful example of working with nature in way of deep listening, attunement and cooperation.In this teleseminar, they will give an overview of health or disease being a dissonance of vibration musical harmony within the body, mind, spirit whole, and how the sound vibration of the different chords in any octave can have a strong effect on the different energy...2020-02-161h 06
Nature EvolutionariesCultivating Intimacy with the Great Intelligences & Imagination of Earth with Geneen Marie HaugenGeneen Marie-Haugen explores an emerging dimension of the human/Earth relationship – a relationship in which the human capacity for imagination is an essential component of planetary ecology. We’ll consider the possibility that our manner of approaching the wilder Others make a difference – both reawakening the older mind in us that knows the animate nature of the world, as well as re-enlivening the wilder Others themselves. “A practice of celebrating the wild Earth and cosmos – like other practices – holds the possibility of re-shaping consciousness; the more our thoughts, words and gestures are intertwined with the beings among whom we abide, the...2020-01-121h 03
Nature EvolutionariesPeace, People and Ecology with Rina Kedem Rina Kedem, environmental peace-builder, dialogues about peace, ecology, and communities. Rina believes in peace between people and the land and is part of an international network of projects and communities that are involved in this work. Rina Kedem has developed and directed cooperative projects with Palestinians, Israelis, and Jordanians for the past 16 years. Her work is guided by a holistic perspective that includes the social-economic and environmental well-being of communities, as well as hands-on, long term peace-building opportunities that impact policy. She helped found a multi-cultural center for peace and ecology at the Almog- Jericho junction, an area...2019-12-151h 04
Nature EvolutionariesSustainability of Rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora) with Dr. Kelly AblardJoin Dr. Ablard on a journey to the heartwood of growing and preserving, sharing, and healing.Rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora) faces possible extinction due to unsustainable harvesting and management practices driven by a high global demand for its precious essential oil. Native to many biodiversity hotspots throughout South America, the loss of rosewood is inseparable from the loss of many other native species. Its cultural importance among the Shipibo Indigenous people of Peru attests to its importance as a traditional aromatic and spiritual medicine with a reputation for strengthening the heart and relationships. Kelly Ablard holds a...2019-11-1759 min
Nature EvolutionariesNature Without and Within with Rene Henery, PhDThis Dialogue with ecologist and artist, Dr. Rene Henery will explore pathways toward the simultaneous healing of systems in nature and of our own internal systems, hearts, minds, and spirits. In the process, Rene will share some of his experiences, as a scientist deeply engaged in the complex and contentious politics of water in California, pivoting from an emphasis on the application of science and mind to “fix” the world to an emphasis on relationship and heart, to heal, to catalyze greater connection with others and alignment with nature, and to be guided by what emerges from that connected plac...2019-10-131h 07
Nature EvolutionariesForest Walks with Linda LombardoLinda Lombardo is A Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Life Coach & Sacred Activist. She finds wonder in the worlds-within-worlds of the forest; seeing nature as a regenerative culture, in which nothing is wasted, nothing is without purpose.In addition to forest therapy and coaching, Linda produces and hosts Voice of Evolution Radio, sharing the voices of those creating a more compassionate and sustainable world. Her eleven-part radio drama series, In the Souls Waiting Room, chronicles her own spiritual journey to create a story about who we are as Humans today and why the world is the way it...2019-09-151h 03
Nature EvolutionariesCeiba Tree, Regeneration & Climate Change with Ardelle Ferrer Earth Activist, Ardelle Ferrer shares about the regeneration of the Ceiba Tree on Vieques, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. She also speaks about the creation of a park around the ancient Ceiba Tree and the meaning it holds for the community and the land.Excerpt from: An Ancient Ceiba Tree Blooms Once Again After Puerto Rico’s Devastating Storms A protest movement, known among locals as “the struggle,” finally ousted the Navy in 2003. Four years later, Ferrer and others started La Ceiba Community Project to remove trash and debris from the grassy area around the ancient tree.“She...2019-07-211h 04
Nature EvolutionariesSacred Earth Activism and Dreaming with Plants with Davyd & Emma Farrell Emma and Davyd Farrell speak about the power of plant dreaming and sacred earth activism. They will share with you how dreaming can inform your daily life and help you break through illusions to come to a better understanding of reality and therefore become a more whole person.Emma & Davyd work in co-creation with plants and trees for every aspect of their work, from event design and creation to making medicines and providing healings for their clients. Living in the hills of Mid-Wales their house sits underneath a large 1000-year-old Yew Tree. The plants, trees, and more sp...2019-06-1659 min
Nature EvolutionariesHealing Connection to Nature (with-in and with-out) with Karyn SandersKaryn Sanders, herbalist and activist, talks about healing our relationship with nature and our vital need for connection to all beings. Her analysis focuses on the trauma caused by living in a way that separates us from our power and the resulting loss of connection with all our relations. Karyn will also speak about how to overcome this separation and heal the wounds we have been carrying in our own lives.An essential evolution of Sacred Earth Activism is taking the step from healing our own trauma to then serving all our communities. Karyn will speak to t...2019-05-191h 02
Nature EvolutionariesLife is made of community: Lessons from trees in cities and forests with David HaskellDavid Haskell spent several years listening to the stories of trees in forests, cities, and coasts. At each, he explored the many interconnections that give us all life. It is these connections that David speaks about in this talk. In the lives of trees, we see that living beings are made not from "selves" but from networked relationships. Trees, therefore, tells us both about the fascinating stories of particular places and about the processes that unite all of life on the planet."He thinks like a biologist, writes like a poet, and gives the natural world the...2019-04-141h 05
Nature EvolutionariesHonorable Harvest-Wisdom of the Buffalo with Brooke Medicine EagleBrooke Medicine Eagle shares about the wisdom of the Buffalo and the co-creative journey and sacred ecology shared by the people, the land, and the herd. This talk is rife with rich stories about living in regenerative partnership with the land- see below for photos of the herd and the Old Moccasin Place - near the medicine springs shared by Brooke after the seminar. Brooke Medicine Eagle is a legendary indigenous Earthkeeper, wisdom teacher, mentor, healer, visionary, singer/songwriter, shamanic practitioner, catalyst for wholeness, and sacred ecologist. She is the best selling author of the Native American l...2019-03-171h 07
Meat + ThreeBonus: Jamie Oliver on EvolutionariesThis week on Meat + Three we’re bringing you an interview with an HRN Hall of Fame standout featured on HRN’s special series Evolutionaries.
Jamie Oliver is a chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and TV host. In the late 90s, he was a young restaurant cook who happened into his own show “The Naked Chef” where he cooked to his credo: “It’s got to be simple. It’s got to be tasty. It’s got to be fun”. As his career evolved, Jamie worked tirelessly to improve the nutritional quality of school foods in the UK and beyond, a miss...2019-03-0145 min
Nature EvolutionariesJoining Inner Cultivation with Hope & Sacred Action with Felicia Kainat Norton and Charles Muinuddin Smith, Ph.DFelicia Kainat Norton and Charles Muinuddin Smith speak about feeling into our sacred connection and how this can be a source for the transformation needed at this time. They will speak of our shared issues and how each of us can be a force for change by continually joining our inner cultivation with hope and Sacred Action.Felicia Kainat Norton is a senior teacher, retreat guide, and faculty member of Suluk Academy in the Inayati Sufi Order. She serves as the International Head of the Ziraat Activity which is devoted to inner cultivation and sacred ecology. She...2019-02-171h 03
Workplace Innovator Podcast | Enhancing Your Employee Experience | Facility Management | CRE | Digital Workplace TechnologyEp. 43: The Ongoing Journey of Change in the Workplace | Annemarie Fleming - MovePlan Group & IFMA's Workplace EvolutionariesAnnemarie Fleming is a business development manager at MovePlan and a leader with the Workplace Evolutionaries community where she has a passion for helping CRE and FM professionals during the change management process, especially during a workplace move or other strategic initiative. In January 2019, Mike Petrusky joined Annemarie in New York City to broadcast a live webinar called "The Ongoing Journey of Change in the Workplace". Mike and Annemarie talked about the many facets of change and the need to fill the gap between preparing and planning for the buildout of a new physical space and getting your workforce...2019-02-0521 min
Nature EvolutionariesRemembering Our Roles as Guardians of Our Land with Mary ReynoldsMary Reynolds – Reformed Landscape Designer and Nature Activist-- explains how we can all become guardians of the earth, starting in our own back yards, shifting human consciousness into remembering that our role here is one of caretaker and creator. Mary is a garden designer, a philosopher – a writer. She is the youngest woman to win a Gold Medal for garden design at the Chelsea Flower Show since its inception over 100 years ago and is known as one of the world’s ten best landscape designers.Mary grew up on a small mixed farm in Wexford, in the...2019-01-201h 09
Nature EvolutionariesLand Whispering with Dr. Patrick MacManawayDr. Patrick MacManaway speaks about how you can listen to and take care of Earth within your nature community whether it is your backyard, park, garden, or farm. There is a sentient intelligence in the spirit of place, in the spirits of the elements, and of vibrant nature that we can interact with telepathically. Patrick will share land whispering stories of working with farmers, gardeners and land stewards over the past 25 years on three continents to inspire and invite you to what might be possible where you live. Dr. MacManaway is a third-generation practitioner of ps...2018-12-161h 09
Nature EvolutionariesThe Source & Environmental Activism with Lauren ValleLauren Valle, O.N.E. Vision Council Member, shares about her experiences as an environmental activist in her 20’s and her evolutionary journey to become a Sacred Earth Activist, and the importance of the internal source of activism. The source of our activism is equally as important as the action itself. Although fear, anger, outrage etc. can certainly serve us at times, action initiating from our connection within nature is an effective and sustainable model for environmental change.Lauren is a healer and community herbalist dedicated to bringing the healing powers of plant medi...2018-11-111h 01
Nature EvolutionariesWalking with the Giant Trees with Terry MockTerry Mock, of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, shares his story of taking action for the world’s most important old-growth trees. Terry has worked for decades with David Milarch, as they’ve cloned the champion trees of the world — the largest, the hardiest, the ones that have survived millennia and were most resilient to climate change-- before they are gone.Part of their mission is to reforest the Earth with the offspring of these ancient trees and archive their genetics in living forest libraries around the world.These champion trees are excellent at sequestering carbon dioxide...2018-10-141h 00
Nature EvolutionariesCosmic Rivers of Life with Dr. Jude CurrivanCosmologist, physicist and author Dr. Jude Currivan invites us to remember who we really are and take our place as micro-cosmic co-creators of the cosmic river of life. The ancient and sacred understanding of the fundamentally interconnected web of life is finally being reconciled with the latest scientific discoveries. Instead of the hitherto scientific model of a merely materialistic Universe of randomness and separation, compelling evidence is revealing that our entire Universe not only exists and evolves as a unified entity, but that its very appearance emerges from deeper nonphysical realms of intelligence and intention.Dr. Jude...2018-09-231h 01
Workplace Innovator Podcast | Enhancing Your Employee Experience | Facility Management | CRE | Digital Workplace TechnologyEp. 21: Workplace Evolutionaries at IFMA’s World Workplace 2018 in Charlotte | Kate North - Colliers InternationalKate North is Vice President of Workplace Innovation at Colliers International and the Global Chair of the Workplace Evolutionaries at IFMA where she is helping to build a community of practitioners, strategists and innovators that strive to “be the change” in the workplace. Mike Petrusky asks Kate to share her background story and passion for finding the connection between design and how it impacts people. Believing that workplace is a tool for transformational change, Kate encourages senior leaders to think about the workplace as a tool to attract, retain, and engage the people in their organizations. Kate and Mike agre...2018-08-2119 min
Nature EvolutionariesSacred Waters and Activism with Phyllis HoganPhyllis Hogan --herbalist, activist, and ethnobotanist-- shares her story and insights from participating in efforts to preserve sacred waters and lands, working with the native people and plants of Arizona, and serving her community as a village herbalist. One of her most inspiring stories is about a small group of tribal activists that were successful in stopping an aquifer from being destroyed at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado River in Hopi sacred lands. This is the Hopi place of emergence, and Phyllis will share the creation story linked to this special place and the importance of...2018-08-1959 min
Nature EvolutionariesRights of Rivers with Grant WilsonGrant Wilson, Directing Attorney for the Earth Law Center, speaks about the rights of rivers and the processes that individuals and communities engage in to assure basic rights for their rivers. See the Earth Law Center's Universal Declaration of River Rights.Grant has advanced environmental campaigns in the United States and worldwide, from representing island nations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to National Land Policy work in Kenya. As Directing Attorney of Earth Law Center, Mr. Wilson works to advance the rights of nature in law, and in particular focuses on ensuring that our rivers t...2018-07-221h 04
Nature EvolutionariesMacal River with Dr. Rosita ArvigoDr. Rosita Arvigo-- famed ethnobotanist, spiritual healer, shaman, and author-- will share about the Macal river which was the life-blood of an ancient Mayan civilization and is still important to the people there today. The Macal River flows through the Cayo District in western Belize and eventually into the Belize River. Sites along the river include the ancient Mayan town of Cahal Pech and the Belize Botanic Gardens. The river is a meandering waterway flowing through rugged mountains and countless ancient archaeological sites. It was one of the ancient Maya’s superhighways, linking urban, trade, and ceremonial cent...2018-06-2456 min
Nature EvolutionariesAmazon River with Rocio AlarconEcuadorian, teacher and healer, Rocio Alarcon will join us to kick off a series of episodes centered around Rivers of Life and will speak about the Amazon River-- considered the “mightiest river in the world”. South America’s Amazon ecosystem is often described as ‘larger than life’ and indeed it comprises the most expansive rainforest in the world, home to the second-longest river on earth. Combined, they spawn an incredible amount of life, with the sheer abundance of flora and fauna making it an essential breeding and feeding ground. A passionately protected yet endangered bio-network, the Amazon River and Rainforest...2018-04-151h 01
Nature EvolutionariesNourishing Trees of Life with Rani FindlayRani Findlay, celebrant and For a Tree Co-founder, speaks about Tree ceremonies and especially the Tree Gratitude Ceremony, and the importance of reciprocity. The short ceremony is a way to say thank you and show our deep appreciation for the trees that give us life. In ceremony, we connect with one another, to the spirit, and to the web of all life. The sacred act of ceremony with trees creates the opportunity for us to experience our identity and responsibility as caretakers of life on our Mother Earth. Our whole-hearted participation opens closed parts of ourselves to al...2018-03-1859 min
The Facility Management Innovator PodcastEp. 77: “Workplace Evolutionaries” & FM Marketing Strategies | Jade Alberts of IFMA’s “WE” Community & Jade Alberts ConsultingJade Alberts is a workplace strategist and entrepreneurial business owner at Jade Alberts Consulting where he helps clients with their business strategy, brand development, and other marketing needs. Mike Petrusky asks Jade about his work at IFMA’s Workplace Evolutionaries (WE) Community and he shares what makes it such a special group of industry thought-leaders. Jade inspires the audience with three of his own original motivational quotes and tells some great stories about his interesting career and unique name. This conversation is certainly a lot of fun, but you will also pick up some great tips and insights that ca...2018-02-2018 min
Nature EvolutionariesInvited into Intimacy~ The Spirit and Essence of Trees with Kate GildayKate Gilday has been a clinical herbalist, flower essence practitioner and creator, Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant, and teacher for over 30 years. In this episode, she speaks about the intimate partnership Trees invite us to be a part of. For many years, Kate was a member of Collaborative Healing, a group of local practitioners who address health care through a unique integrative network, educating the community and combining conventional medicine with expert complementary care. She is well-loved for the clarity and clinical relevance gleaned from decades of experience in her teachings. Kate brings her love of the wild places, s...2018-02-181h 07
Nature EvolutionariesWisdom of the Ancient Trees with Esperide AnanasEsperide Ananas has traveled the world to reactivate the deep connection between humans and Trees. In this episode, she speaks about the network that trees create and the role of humans in that network.Trees, through their specific sensitivity and intelligence, are able to weave the tightest network of connections that exists on the planet making them the largest and most powerful “living computers” on Earth. For us, as humans, re-establishing a spiritual connection with these beings is a way to recuperate an important part of our collective soul. We have long forgotten that we are all part of...2018-01-211h 19
Nature EvolutionariesYew Mysteries With Michael DunningMichael Dunning is a teacher and a guide who-- after a sequence of harrowing near-death encounters with elemental beings -- was drawn to an ancient yew tree close to Edinburgh. In this, episode Michael speaks of the wisdom and mysteries imparted on him by the yew. Mysteries learned over nine years as the immensely powerful female yew restored him to health and initiated him in the teachings of the Yew Mysteries. Michael now lives in the USA. The Yew is the earthly and sentient expression of the ONE original pre-earthly organism that the earliest cultures referred to as...2017-12-171h 16
Nature EvolutionariesStanding with Trees of Life with Clare DuboisClare tells her story of awakening into nature connection and her search for her purpose. She shares her relationship with the trees and gives us all an embodied experience of the TreeSisters' BluePrint of a Restorer Species to help activate our life force on behalf of life. She also shares how we can take a life-changing inner journey of awakening alongside thousands of others as part of the launch of the TreeSisters journey to a Billion trees a year.Clare Dubois is the founder of TreeSisters.org, a feminine nature-based organization inspiring the world’s women to tak...2017-11-061h 15
Nature EvolutionariesRelationship with White Pine with Pam MontgomeryIn this episode, Pam shares the teachings and wisdom of White Pine, the tree of peace. White Pine has been a main ally of Pam’s for two decades and is an elder among trees who helps to initiate humans into what it means to be truly human. Pam will also share stories from the White Pine Initiation held in September. Pam Montgomery is a founding member of O.N.E. For over 30 years, Pam has been inspiring and guiding individuals to remember their innate relationship with all Beings and to deepen this connection by creating an intim...2017-10-151h 15
Nature EvolutionariesThe Tree of Life with Arkan LushwallaArkan Lushwala bridges the global north and south, carrying spiritual traditions from the Andes in his native Peru. In this episode, Arkan introduces our new series of episodes around the Tree of Life, and speaks of his own experiences and teaching with the Tree as the embodiment of the prayer and promise of continuity. His eloquence, as both an author and speaker, gives expression to timeless wisdom in a refreshingly simple and digestible way.A traditional healer, and founder of a remote ceremonial center and community in New Mexico, Arkan has been a leader and teacher for m...2017-09-171h 06
Nature EvolutionariesStories from Sage Mountain, the Creation of a True Sanctuary with Rosemary GladstarRosemary Gladstar shares stories about how to create a retreat center that is also a sanctuary for plants, animals, and people. What are the key ingredients that go into making a place such as Sage Mountain a true sanctuary – a place of safety and sacredness?Rosemary Gladstar's Sage Mountain Retreat Center & Native Plant Preserve is one of New England’s foremost learning centers for herbs and earth awareness. Located on 500 wilderness acres in central Vermont, this beautiful piece of Earth Mother is a natural sanctuary and teaching site. There is an incredible assortment of wild herbs and flow...2017-08-131h 01
Nature EvolutionariesHealing Gardens for Pollinators, People and Elemental Beings with Deb SouleDeb Soule's biodynamic approach at Avena Botanical gardens helps create a sacred environment for all beings that enter the gardens. As humans, let's be respectful and welcoming to the seen and unseen ones whose presence in our gardens and woodlands brings harmony, balance, and joy. Herbal gardens offer sanctuary for pollinators, people, and elemental beings. Flowering plants and trees, hedgerows and pathways, arbors and benches, altars, and bells add magical dimensions into a healing garden. A diversity of plants, blooming throughout the gardening season encourages a diversity of pollinators and birds. Hedgerows and bells are friends to E...2017-07-2356 min
Nature EvolutionariesDesigning a Kitchen Sanctuary Garden with Ellen OgdenDesigning a beautiful kitchen garden is one of the best ways to incorporate the sacred into your garden and ultimately your kitchen. In this episode, Ellen Odgen speaks about the power of creating garden sanctuaries that allow the healing power of plants to be received. Beautiful kitchen gardens ultimately bring more joy and connection through nature and the healthy food that is grown and eaten. In this teleseminar, you will learn a basic foundation of simple steps to successful kitchen garden design, that will feed your spirit and soul in new ways. Create a sanctuary to grow f...2017-05-2151 min
Nature EvolutionariesAn Inside Look at United Plant Savers' Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary with Kathleen MaierJoin Kathleen Maier for an in-depth discussion of United Plant Savers’ Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary which includes a living seed repository. The United Plant Savers 360-acre Botanical Sanctuary sits in the Appalachian Foothills of Southeastern Ohio. Thanks to optimal soil conditions and unique topography, the Sanctuary is a refuge for wild medicinal plants that occur in abundance throughout the property. Historically known as “Paynes Woods”, what is today the Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary has had the reputation for being the best place to collect medicinal plants since the 1900's. The Sanctuary also offers several acres of restored prairie, reclaimed strip-mine land, ponds a...2017-04-231h 03
Nature EvolutionariesSanctuary in Our Gardens: Co-creative Partnership with Pollinators with Jennifer RadtkeJennifer Radtke shares about how our gardens, however elaborate or simple, offer sanctuary to pollinators. There are many practical reasons to keep bees, like honey and pollination, but she encounters more and more people keeping Bees for the Bees--their presence and magic. She invites us to step more consciously into this partnership, providing a wealth of information and offers a meditation to help us connect more deeply with Bees.Jennifer has been keeping bees in her backyard in Oakland, California for 13 years. She currently has 4 hives spread between Oakland, Piedmont, & Orinda, but grandmothers many hives across t...2017-03-261h 19
Nature EvolutionariesNavigating our Changing Oceans with Carol PeaseThis episode addresses the degradation of our oceans from the perspective of scientist and sailor, Carol Pease, after just returning from 3 months at sea. She was recently traveling on an ocean voyage in a 400 foot boat beginning in Finland, then on to Sweden, Denmark, Germany, then sailing from Lisbon to Barbados. Carol Pease is a retired and widely peer published oceanographer and meteorologist who lives in the "beautiful Pacific Northwest" in Seattle. Carol calls herself a high latitude traveler, being Norwegian, and is a daughter of Norway.Carol studied at the University of Michigan, University of...2017-02-1258 min
Nature EvolutionariesSea Turtle: Primordial Grace, Timeless Wisdom, Liminal Guide with Susan DraffanIn this episode Susan Draffan offers a brief overview of Sea Turtle evolution and mythology and shares her understanding of their esoteric purpose and requests for humanity in the context of the transformational shift of the ages that is currently unfolding. Together Susan and her Sea Turtle guide lead us on an inner plane journey to remember our true selves and birth our soul’s gift to our beloved planet.Sea Turtles are one of the most ancient, widespread, fascinating, mysterious species on Grandmother Earth. They occupy all our planet’s oceans except the polar regions, and are...2017-01-151h 07
Nature EvolutionariesConnecting Deeply with Whales with Rachel BairdIn this episode, Rachel recounts some of her experiences communicating with the whales, shares her observations and concerns about the booming new “whale-watching” tourism, and offers guidance on how to reach out to these beings without disturbing their lives. She leads us in a meditation practice to make contact with the whales, receive their wisdom, and share our love.Rachel Baird is an artist, peace activist and writer (best known as a poet). Her books in print include Uplands and Valentines and Other Tragedies. Baird's conceptual art, including video, installations, and peace centered work can be vi...2016-12-111h 02
Nature EvolutionariesThe Wonder of Sea Vegetables with Larch HansonLarch Hanson is a seaweed harvester on the North Eastern coast, running a family business out of his home in Steuben, Maine. Along with seaweed harvesting, Larch is a structural body worker, a carpenter, a cook, a gardener, just to name a few of his many talents. Support the show2016-11-1354 min
Nature EvolutionariesTales of the Sea with April ThanhauserStoryteller April Thanhauser recounts traditional tales of the sea and guides us in a meditation journey of remembrance of our ancient and intimate soul connection with Ocean.April is an educator, healer, and story-teller whose spiritual path has brought her to love a kind of meditation that is based in communion with Nature. She draws upon her life-long devotion to folk and fairy tales, and to the ocean, to share magical stories of ocean spirits interacting with humans.Mermaids and silkies, nereids and sea gods, are very much alive in our collective imaginations and our myt...2016-10-161h 02
Nature EvolutionariesForaging and Feasting with Dina FalconiWe explore common wild edible plants found at this time of year (late August) and delve into recipes that turn them into tasty delicious food!Dina Falconi is a clinical herbalist with a strong focus on food activism and nutritional healing. An avid gardener, wildcrafter, and permaculturist, Dina has been teaching classes about the use of herbs for food, medicine, and pleasure, including wild food foraging and cooking, for more than twenty years. She produces Falcon Formulations natural body care products and Earthly Extracts medicinal tinctures. She is a founding member of the Northeast Herbal Association, a...2016-08-171h 01
Nature EvolutionariesRooted and Risen: Oral Poetry in Dialogue with Earth with Tim McLaughlinLoving our Mother through the ecological crisis by hearing and intoning poetry in the Wild.Timothy P. McLaughlin is a poet, spoken word artist, and teacher. He founded the Spoken Word Program at the Santa Fe Indian School and he and his students received numerous awards and were featured in many media publications and programs, among them The New York Times and The PBS New Hour. He is the editor of the award-winning book Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky: Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth and the producer of a poetry album and documentary film...2016-07-241h 00
Nature EvolutionariesThe Wild in the Cosmos, Earth, and Creative Human with Drew DellingerAs humans, we are born from the living web of wildness that is the universe itself. The galaxies are wilderness, as are the planets, the oceans, and the creative depths of the human soul and psyche. Yet much of our modern culture has had the effect of alienating us from the cosmos and our creative selves. Together we will explore the transformational shifts in worldview and practice that are reconnecting us with the Great Community of life. As John Muir wrote, "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."Drew Dellinger, Ph.D...2016-06-2759 min
Nature EvolutionariesWild Self: Tools and Attitudes for Walk-abouts and Wilderness Adventures with Tammi SweetTammi Sweet is a passionate and energetic teacher. Her love, amazement and wonder of the human body and how it interrelates with the Earth shines through as she presents the material in ways people can really understand and take home. She loves integrating the wisdom of the body with all aspects of living. Presently she co-directs her Herbal Program at Heartstone Herbal School, and travels throughout the country teaching at Herbal Schools and Conferences. Her learning has come through many paths including traditional Master’s level college studies in Neurobiology, collegiate athletics, College level Anatomy teaching, Massage School, Yoga Te...2016-05-301h 04
Nature EvolutionariesRewild Yourself: Becoming Nature with Rachel CorbyRachel Corby is a plant whisperer, nature dreamer, biophile. She is passionate about growing and foraging for both her food and medicine. Rachel is the author of The Medicine Garden and 20 Amazing Plants & Their Practical Uses and Rewild Yourself: Becoming Nature. Rachel conducts workshops, retreats and personal sessions on reclaiming your wildness, plant consciousness and sacred plant medicine.Support the show2016-04-2459 min
Nature EvolutionariesRemembering Our Indigenous Soul with Pam MontgomeryThis is our inaugural telesemiar episode from March 20, 2016. Pam Montgomery is a founding member of O.N.E. Really, it is her vision that led to the creation of O.N.E. For over 30 years, Pam has been inspiring and guiding individuals to remember their innate relationship with all Beings and to deepen this connection by creating an intimate partnership with Nature. Pam lectures and teaches around the globe and is recognized internationally as a Voice for the Plants. She is the author of Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness and Partner Earth: A Spiritual Ecolo...2016-03-2058 min
ConsciousSHIFT with Julie Ann TurnerCarter Phipps/EVOLUTIONARIES:
Conscious Leadership & A Co-Creative Worldview
08/29/12When we think of evolution, we may first envision fossils and fruit flies, Charles Darwin and perhaps Richard Dawkins.But what if our current scientific understanding of evolution was just the tip of the iceberg?What if there’s a way to see evolution that could transform not just your understanding of the physical world, but also your most fundamental sense of self-identity? That could give you a rational, intellectually informed sense of optimism for the future? That could even provide a new source of spiritual insight and inspiration?As we explore on ConsciousSHIFT...2012-08-3051 min