107 Episodes

  1. 87. Spring Washam: Ayahuasca's Accelerated Earth School

    Published: 8/1/2022

  2. 86. Tai Amri Poetics: Beautiful Ashe

    Published: 7/20/2022

  3. 85. Regina Smith: Visions of a Thriving Mission, Culture & Inclusive Community

    Published: 7/1/2022

  4. 84. Jamelah & Amanda: Mission, Culture & Inclusive Community at Naropa

    Published: 6/11/2022

  5. 83.Travis Cox: Ecopsychology and Psychedelics

    Published: 2/16/2022

  6. 82. Dr. Sara Lewis - Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

    Published: 9/29/2021

  7. 81. Jamie Beachy: Psychedelic Chaplaincy

    Published: 9/29/2021

  8. 80. Anne Lamott and Neal Allen: Conversation for Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside of You

    Published: 7/29/2021

  9. 77. Charlotte Rotterdam: Finding Courage in Contemplative Education

    Published: 2/17/2020

  10. 78. Charles Eisenstein: The Origin of Wrongness

    Published: 2/17/2020

  11. 79. Anthony Gallucci: Re-establishing Masculinity

    Published: 2/17/2020

  12. 76. Miki Fire: Discovering the Self Through Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy

    Published: 7/1/2019

  13. 75. Carl Anthony: The Urban Habitat Program

    Published: 6/17/2019

  14. 74. Paloma Pavel: Reimagining Community Organizing & Environmental Literacy

    Published: 6/3/2019

  15. 73. Paloma Pavel & Carl Anthony: Breakthrough Communities, Underserved Populations, & Community Engagement

    Published: 5/20/2019

  16. 72. Joanna Macy: The Work That Reconnects Part 2 of 2

    Published: 5/6/2019

  17. 71. Joanna Macy: The Work That Reconnects Part 1 of 2

    Published: 4/29/2019

  18. 70. Alicia Patterson: Deep Wisdom & Healing of the Pelvic Bowl

    Published: 4/22/2019

  19. 69. Rick Snyder: Decisive Intuition, Using your Gut Instincts to Make Smart Business Decisions

    Published: 4/15/2019

  20. 68. Venerable Pannavati: Hearing the Cries of the World & Responding with Compassion

    Published: 4/8/2019

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As the birthplace of the mindfulness movement in the United States, Naropa University has a unique perspective when it comes to higher education in the West. Founded in 1974 by renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and lineage holder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa was intended to be a place where students could study Eastern and Western religions, writing, psychology, science, and the arts, while also receiving contemplative and meditation training. Forty-three years later, Naropa is a leader in ‘contemplative education’, a pedagogical approach that blends rigorous academics, contemplative practice, and experiential learning. Naropa President Chuck Lief explains, “Mindfulness here is not a class. Mindfulness is basically the underpinning of what we do in all of our classes. That said, the flavor or the color of mindfulness from class to class is really completely up to the individual faculty member to work on—on their own. So, what happens in a poetry class is going to look very different from what happens in a research psychology class. But, one way or another the contemplative practices are brought into the mix.” This podcast is for those with an interest in mindfulness and a curiosity about its place in both higher education and the world at large. Hosted by Naropa alumnus and Multimedia Manager David DeVine, episodes feature Naropa faculty, alumni, and special guests on a wide variety of topics including compassion, permaculture, social justice, herbal healing, and green architecture—to name a few. Listen to explore the transformative possibilities of mindfulness, both in the classroom and beyond!