Contemplify
By Paul Swanson | Contemplative Shoveler
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The Contemplify podcast kindles the examined life for contemplatives in the world. Through artful musings & conversations with scholars, creatives, and master teachers each episode delivers a subtly intoxicating* exchange on the contemplative lifestyle with practical takeaways to emulate in daily life.
Host, Paul Swanson, is a husband, father and contemplative educator at the Center for Action and Contemplation and co-host of Another Name for Every Thing with Richard Rohr**.
*Contemplify is best served with a pint in hand. Please listen responsibly.
** All shenanigans, tom foolery and bally-hoo posted on Contemplify are my own. Contemplify is not representative of the Center for Action and Contemplation or Richard Rohr on any matter.
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Reduced to the Scale of Our Competence
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Eat the Wild Thing
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Lo-Fi & Hushed / 2023 Winter Solstice Session / To Know the Dark
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Listen to the Rice, the Rice Will Teach You Everything with Lucien Miller
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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In Hard Times, In All Times, Eat Sacred Words
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Kim Haines-Eitzen on Practicing the Cello in the Dark and Sonorous Deserts
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Lerita Coleman Brown on Waiting for a Word in the Heart
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Lo-Fi & Hushed Contemplative Practice Session (September 2023 / Autumn Equinox)
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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David Shumate on When Words Become Thunder
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Douglas E. Christie on Depth Without Resolution
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Carmen Acevedo Butcher Follows the Mystical Tugs on the Heart
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Lisa Wells on Holding a Fierce and Loving Gaze
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Scott Avett on Being Here for the Feast
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Haleh Liza Gafori on Putting Mystery in the Middle
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Belden Lane on the Unbroken Desert of God
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Your Naked Freedom
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Spare Me Nothing
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May 12, 2023 |
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James Finley on the Healing Path
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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It's Not About the Beer, It's About the Beer
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Prairie Eye & Woods Eye
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Sitting on the Present Moment
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Engaged Contemplation in a Heartbreaking World with Fr. Adam Bucko
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Heathen
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Vitality Out of Emptiness with Fr. David Denny
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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The River You Touch with Chris Dombrowski
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Inarticulate as Watercolors, Brazen as Graffiti
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Nine Poems from Coffin Honey by Todd Davis
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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A Revelatory Elegy of Unknowing with Todd Davis (author of Coffin Honey)
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Contemplative Gleanings from the Hermits of Big Sur with Paula Huston
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Bill Porter (Red Pine) on Zen and Taoist Masters, Mountain Hermits, & the Life of a Translator
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Here There Are Woods, Foxes (Season 3 Trailer)
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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An Old Growth Forest
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May 31, 2022 |
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Solitude at the Center of All Beauty with Fenton Johnson
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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The Harmonic Resonance Found in Unknowing with Brie Stoner
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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A Wild Mystical Woman of the Desert with Amy Frykholm
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Enlivening the First Christmas with Stephen Mitchell
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Backporch Advent Outpost with Chris Dombrowski (#2)
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Backporch Advent Outpost with Todd Davis (#1)
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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The Monastic Heart & Prophetic Imagination with Sr. Joan Chittister
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Slow Yourself to be Awed with J. Drew Lanham
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Gary Nabhan (aka Brother Coyote) on Wisdom Gleaned from Fishers & Farmers
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Season Two Trailer
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Your Work Should Be the Praise of What You Love (September Musing)
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Like People or Dogs
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Charlie Chaplin in the Gears of Modern Times
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Scott Ballew on Talking to Mountains & the Sublimity of Sad Songs
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May 23, 2021 |
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Tending to the Spiritual Interior of Language with Lia Purpura
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Deadstock in the Storm with Jeffrey Foucault
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Being is Action with Andrew Krivak
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Immersion Journalist of the Soul with Fred Bahnson
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Answering the Monk Within with Beverly Lanzetta
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Advent Outpost from the Backporch (#3)
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Advent Outpost from the Backporch (#2)
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Advent Outpost from the Backporch (#1)
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Apprentice to the Slow Immediacy of Daily Life with Douglas E. Christie
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Everybody Now: Climate Emergency and Sacred Duty
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Moth & Mother / New Foundations
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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Subtle Sacraments & The Quiet Mind
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Poetic Nature of Walking with Jonathon Stalls
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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Kitchen Music Society of Sorrow and Delight
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Building Character that Bends Towards Mystery with Christian Miller
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Manifesto Contemplatio
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Birthday Questions (39 Laps Around the Sun)
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Absorbing this World Fully with Todd Davis (Of the Invisible #5)
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Maurice Manning on the Symbolic & Actual (Of the Invisible #4)
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Jericho Brown (Of the Invisible #3)
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Jun 15, 2019 |
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Chris Dombrowski: Part Two (Of the Invisible #2)
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Jun 08, 2019 |
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Chris Dombrowski: Part One (Of the Invisible | Poetry Series #1)
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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Of the Invisible (Poetry Series Trailer)
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May 25, 2019 |
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Cultivating Contemplation & Mysticism of Rhythm (Life of a Day Finale)
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Compline (Life of a Day Series #5)
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Vespers (Life of a Day Series #4)
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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None (Life of a Day Series #3)
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Terce (Life of a Day Series #2)
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Matins & Lauds (Life of a Day Series #1)
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Life of a Day Series (Trailer)
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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The Mystery Never Leaves You Alone
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Anything Goes | Dan Reeder
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Awake in Mindful Silence | Phileena Heuertz
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Daring A Journey of Texture | Theodore Richards
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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Wild Mystic Folk for Lovers, Gamblers, and Rovers Alike | Luke Redfield
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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Wendell Berry & Gary Snyder are Distant Neighbors | Chad Wriglesworth
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Contemplative Happy Hour | Tessa Bielecki
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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Should a Hermit Like Bob Dylan?
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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Del Barber is an Easy Keeper
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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Rediscovering the Prayer Wheel with David Van Biema
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Jun 10, 2018 |
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Lauds (of Coffee)
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May 30, 2018 |
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Shaped by the Dance Between Landscape & Consciousness with Gail Straub (Author of The Ashokan Way)
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May 15, 2018 |
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Contemplate Your Death Five Times a Day with Hansa Bergwall (Co-Founder of WeCroak)
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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Heartfulness in the Space Between Things with Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu (author of From Mindfulness to Heartfulness)
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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How Death Prepares You For Life: Buddhist Teacher Frank Ostaseski on The Five Invitations
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Mar 27, 2018 |
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Montaigne in a Deer Stand: A Roughneck Contemplative on Philosophy, Bon Iver, and Marriage with Michael Perry (Author of Montaigne in Barn Boots)
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Mar 06, 2018 |
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The Reverence Chocolate Evokes with Shawn Askinosie (Author of Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul)
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Feb 20, 2018 |
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The Sunday Letters: A Practice in Contemplative Thinking with Jana Marie
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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Transforming Cinemas into Meditation Halls with Director Max Pugh on Walk With Me: A Journey Into Mindfulness Featuring Thich Nhat Hahn
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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(MiniSeries, Episode 5) Practice Without Preaching: Creating a Family Spirituality with Ali Kirkpatrick
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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(MiniSeries, Episode 4) Practice Without Preaching: Creating a Family Spirituality with Ali Kirkpatrick
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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(MiniSeries, Episode 3) Practice Without Preaching: Creating a Family Spirituality with Ali Kirkpatrick
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Jan 21, 2018 |
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(MiniSeries, Episode 2) Practice Without Preaching: Creating a Family Spirituality with Ali Kirkpatrick
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Jan 20, 2018 |
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(MiniSeries, Episode 1) Practice Without Preaching: Creating a Family Spirituality with Ali Kirkpatrick
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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(MiniSeries, Introduction) Practice Without Preaching: Creating a Family Spirituality with Ali Kirkpatrick
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Mystic Soul Project and the Essence of Deep Spirituality with Teresa Pasquale Mateus
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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Ordinary Mystic & Contemplative Shoveler (Mark Longhurst Interviews Host Paul Swanson)
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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A Handbook to Midlife: Philosophical Tools, Wisdom & Avoiding the Midlife Crisis with Kieran Setiya (author of Midlife: A Philosophical Guide)
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Dec 05, 2017 |
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Enlightenment Through Endarkment, or Bumbling Our Way to Possible Magic with Teddy Macker (Author of 'This World')
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Nov 21, 2017 |
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Teddy Macker Reads "A Poem For My Daughter"
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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Be Open to the Unexpected and Find Pure Presence with Tracy Cochran (Editor at Parabola Magazine)
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Nov 07, 2017 |
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Cal Newport on Kindling an Examined Life Through Deep Work (author of Deep Work)
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Oct 24, 2017 |
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(Bonus Episode!) Dr. Barbara Holmes from 2016 in Celebration of the Revised Edition of Her Book, Joy Unspeakable
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Oct 17, 2017 |
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Mindfulness in the Christian Tradition with Dr. Amy Oden (author of Right Here, Right Now: The Practice of Christian Mindfulness)
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Oct 10, 2017 |
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Blueprint for an Authentic Life with Jeff Johnson (180 South, Bend to Baja)
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Sep 17, 2017 |
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The Enneagram as a Tool for Excavating Your Essence with Chris Heuertz (Author of The Sacred Enneagram)
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Sep 05, 2017 |
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Exploring the Silence and Laughter of Eternity with Carl McColman
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Aug 28, 2017 |
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Thomas Merton, Wisdom Sophia and a Dash of Pink Floyd with Christopher Pramuk
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Aug 07, 2017 |
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Tasha Wahl on Discovering a God of Love in ‘The Shack’
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Jul 25, 2017 |
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Ecstatic Experiences for the Spiritually Mediocre with Jules Evans (Philosopher and Author of The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher’s Search for Ecstatic Experience)
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Jul 19, 2017 |
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The Wendell Berry Way of Seeing: Filmmaker Laura Dunn on ‘Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry’
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Jun 26, 2017 |
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The Buddhist Monk Who Adopted 85 Children: Filmmaker Andrew Hinton on His Documentary ‘Tashi and the Monk’
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Jun 20, 2017 |
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Titans of Inaction: The Graduation Address
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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Lodro Rinzler: When Work Becomes Meditation Practice
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May 22, 2017 |
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Contemplating the Universe (Bonus! Practice Episode)
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May 19, 2017 |
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Becoming Esteemed Ancestors with a Cosmic Vision - Nancy Ellen Abrams (author of A God That Could Be Real)
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May 16, 2017 |
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David Michie: Meditate to Know Thyself (Author of The Dalai Lama’s Cat and Hurry Up and Meditate)
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May 08, 2017 |
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Scott Hartley: The Future Needs Philosophers (Author of The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why The Liberal Arts will Rule the Digital World)
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Apr 25, 2017 |
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Washing Dishes with Thich Nhat Hahn and Hitchhiking to Thomas Merton: Jim Forest on a Life Worthy of Such Friendships
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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Art is Resonance: The Ambient Internal Landscape of Musician and Ecopsychologist Russell James Pyle
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Mar 25, 2017 |
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In Rhythm with Life: Alana Levandoski on Being a Contemplative Artisan and Collaborating with James Finley
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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The Priest of the Woods and the Fullness of the Earth with Stephen Blackmer
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Mar 07, 2017 |
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The Contemplative Hint: Seeking to Say the Unsayable within Christianity with Rev. Dr. Peter Traben Haas
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Mar 01, 2017 |
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The Generous Cadence of the Singer of Solitude: Kevin Dann on Henry David Thoreau (Author of Expect Great Things: The Life and Search of Henry David Thoreau)
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Feb 20, 2017 |
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A Clear Life - Charlie Parr on Harlan Hubbard’s Payne Hollow: Life on the Fringe of Society
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Feb 12, 2017 |
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Minimalist Parenting and Cultivating a Family Dynamic with Christine Koh
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Feb 02, 2017 |
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A Syllabus for Newfound Seriousness with Christy Wampole
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Jan 28, 2017 |
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Voicemail - Seeing the World Through a Lens of Awe: Brie Stoner on Pablo Neruda
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Jan 19, 2017 |
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The Past Has Arms: Risking Relationship with Ourselves So We Can Grow Up with James Hollis, PhD
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Jan 03, 2017 |
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Voicemails - Alison Kirkpatrick on The Conscious Parent / Mark Longhurst on The Brothers Karamazov
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Dec 20, 2016 |
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The Other is Us: Connecting to Knowledge, Wisdom and One Another with Barbara A. Holmes
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Dec 02, 2016 |
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Raghu Markus on How John Coltrane, Ram Dass and a Healthy Dose of Self-Inquiry Can Transform Your Life
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Nov 21, 2016 |
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The Courage to Be Present: Moving the World Towards Compassion with Marianne Elliot (Activist, Author, Yoga Teacher, Ultramarathon Runner)
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Nov 12, 2016 |
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Filmmaker and Cultural Anthropologist Jenny Phillips on the Wisdom Found Behind (and Beyond) Prison Bars
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Nov 01, 2016 |
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Your Teacher's Teacher: Mirka Knaster on the Dharma, Quirks and Stories of Munindra (Teacher of Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Kamala Masters and many more)
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Oct 20, 2016 |
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Trailblazing in Academia, David Germano on the Contemplative Sciences
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Oct 11, 2016 |
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Radical Dharma with Lama Rod Owens: A Fresh Approach to Enlightenment and Social Change
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Oct 01, 2016 |
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Spiritual Wanderings: The Natural Curiosity of T.D. Mischke
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Sep 20, 2016 |
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Sit in Your Shack, and Your Shack Will Teach You Everything, Dialogues with Andrew Gingerich
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Sep 10, 2016 |
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Growing Basil and the Art of Eavesdropping, Dar Williams on Building Community through Positive Proximity
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Sep 02, 2016 |
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Creating Empty Spaces, Toinette Lippe on the Mindful Art of Being
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Aug 20, 2016 |
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The Life and Art of Thomas Merton: Morgan Atkinson on Crafting the Contemplative Documentary
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Aug 10, 2016 |
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Simone Weil: Attention, the Agent of Love with Eric O. Springsted
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Jul 30, 2016 |
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Democracy of the Cosmos: John Muir's Prophetic and Moral vision | A Conversation with Donald Worster (Author, Professor)
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Jul 21, 2016 |
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Julian of Norwich: Loving Without Annihilating Difference with Amy Frykholm
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Jul 21, 2016 |
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Drinking Beer with Thomas Merton to Kindle the Examined Life
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Jul 20, 2016 |