107 Episodes

  1. 67. Nashalla Nyinda: Tibetan & Asian Medicine in Relationship with Western Biomedicine

    Published: 4/1/2019

  2. 66. Encore Presentation: Brigitte Marsh: Herbal Health & Healing

    Published: 3/25/2019

  3. 65. Sue Wallingford: Healing Generational Wounds Through Art Therapy

    Published: 3/18/2019

  4. 64. Holistic Life Foundation: A Teacher's Approach to Mindfulness in Baltimore Public Schools

    Published: 3/11/2019

  5. 63. Holistic Life Foundation: A Principal's Insight to Mindfulness Programs in Baltimore Public Schools

    Published: 3/4/2019

  6. 62. Holistic Life Foundation: An Onsite Inquiry into Mindfulness

    Published: 2/25/2019

  7. 61. Gabriel Vanaver: WaterWings – A Storybook Experience

    Published: 2/18/2019

  8. 60. Ian Wickramasekera - Hypnosis: Change Your Mind, Change Reality

    Published: 2/11/2019

  9. 59. Jim Jobson: A Journey Through Naropa’s Early Years

    Published: 2/4/2019

  10. 58. Dungse Jampal Norbu: Cultivating the Mind with Awareness

    Published: 1/29/2019

  11. 57. Kate Mazuy: Healing through Wilderness & Equine Therapy

    Published: 1/22/2019

  12. 56. Bari Tessler: The Art of Money

    Published: 1/14/2019

  13. 55. Encore Presentation: Lama Rod Owens: A Dialogue Between Love and Rage

    Published: 1/7/2019

  14. 54. Encore Presentation: Phillip Stanley - The Relationships Between Sense Perceptions, Concepts, and Emotions.

    Published: 12/31/2018

  15. 53. Encore Presentation - Dr. Itai Ivtzan: The Discovery of Meaning and Purpose

    Published: 12/24/2018

  16. 52. Encore Presentation - Rev. angel Kyodo williams: Liberation Through Radical Dharma

    Published: 12/17/2018

  17. 51. Sherry Ellms: Strengthening Our Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty

    Published: 12/10/2018

  18. 50. Richard Rudis: Therapy through Sacred Sound and Gong Baths

    Published: 12/3/2018

  19. 49. Diane Israel: Finding Inner Healing from Body Image & Eating Issues

    Published: 11/26/2018

  20. 48. Jayson Gaddis: Exploring the Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships

    Published: 11/19/2018

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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!