Explore Spirituality

Apr 25 2024 278 ep. 48

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Embark on a transformative journey beyond fear-based traditions and parochial religion with Rabbi Rami Shapiro on “Explore Spirituality.” Tailored for free thinkers and the spiritually independent, Rabbi Rami, formerly the host of the Spirituality+Health podcast, answers your spiritual and religious questions and introduces you to leading thinkers investigating the cutting edge of human consciousness and civilization. “Explore Spirituality” listeners can expect a dynamic blend of humor, insight, and provocation that will leave you entertained, smarter, and inspired.

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Rumi and The Mysterion with Kabir Helminski

Apr 25 2024 37 mins

Rami talks with author Kabir Helminski about his newest book The Mysterion: Rumi and the Secret of Becoming Fully Human. Rami and Kabir explore many topics including the beauty of Sufism through the lens of one of the greatest poets the world has ever known. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing to Grasp with Joan Tollifson

Apr 05 2024 40 mins

Rami is joined by longtime friend Joan Tollifson to discuss Joan's compelling spiritual journey and perspective on the nature of being. Rami and Joan focus on her book Nothing to Grasp and the nature of being and suffering and Joan shares her experience dealing with challenging life circumstances growing up as both an amputee and a member of the LGBTQ community in the early 1960's,

Addressing Modern Anti-Semitism with Ayal Feinberg and Frank Levy

Mar 22 2024 48 mins

Rami is joined by special guests Ayal Feinberg and Frank Levy to discuss the changing face of anti-semitism and how modern academic approaches hope to develop new ways to understand and fight anti-semitism in its many forms. **Have a question? Download the mindbodyspirit app and use the open mic feature to submit a question for Rami ** apple app store google play store Learn more a

Perry Garfinkel, How to Live Like Gandhi

Mar 08 2024 58 mins

Perry Garfinkel is a veteran journalist, editor, frequent speaker, and author of the bestselling Buddha or Bust. His newest book is Becoming Gandhi: My Experiment Living the Mahatma's 6 Moral Truths in Immoral Times. An excerpt from the book, along with an edited transcript of this conversation, appears in the March/April 2024 issue of Spirituality+Health Magazine. Learn more abou

Rebecca Martinez, Ethics and Psychedelic Therapy

Feb 23 2024 29 mins

Rebecca Martinez is the founder and executive director of Alma Institute, a nonprofit educational institution equipping students from marginalized communities to become legal psychedelic facilitators. She's served as an advisor to the National Psychedelics Association, the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, and the Plant Medicine Healing Alliance. Her new book, Whole

Myra Goodman, How to Cultivate Spiritual Bravery

Feb 09 2024 37 mins

Myra Goodman is the author of Quest for Eternal Sunshine: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Darkness to Light, in which she tells the story of her father, Mendek Rubin, who survived the Holocaust to become an inventor and sage. Myra's essay with her cousin Trudy Goodman, "Awaken to Spiritual Bravery," is featured in the January/February 2024 issue of Spirituality+Health. Learn

Gilda Montenegro-Fix, Celebrating Diversity and Remembering Love

Jan 26 2024 37 mins

Gilda Montenegro-Fix is an Olympic whitewater slalom kayaker. She is also the founder of Celebrate Diversity!, a consulting and training company focused on cultural agility. She is a motivational speaker and the author of an essay in the January/February 2024 issue of Spirituality+Health entitled "Remembering Love." Find her work at celebratediversity.co. Learn more about your ad c

Don Miguel Ruiz, The Art of Being Energy

Jan 12 2024 56 mins

Don Miguel Ruiz is a renowned Nahuatl teacher with millions of followers worldwide. Born into a family of healers and raised in Mexico by a healer mother and Nahuatl grandfather in the Toltec tradition, don Miguel is the author of the classic The Four Agreements, The Fifth Agreement, and many other books. His newest book, written with Barbara Emrys, is Grief and Renewal: Finding Be

Neal Allen and Anne Lamott, How to Challenge the Inner Critic

Dec 29 2023 65 mins

Anne Lamott is the author of numerous books, both fiction and nonfiction. Her new book, Somehow: Thoughts on Love, is due out in April 2024. Neal Allen is the author of Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside of You, and an excerpt from his new book, Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic, entitled “Enjoy Being Ordinary,” appears in the November/December 2023 issue of Spirituality+He

Ellen Evert Hopman, Herbal Traditions for Yule and Christmas

Dec 15 2023 37 mins

Ellen Evert Hopman is a master herbalist and lay homeopath and holds a Master’s in Education and Mental Health Counseling. She’s the archdruid emerita of the Tribe of the Oak and a founding member of the Order of the White Oak. Her newest book, The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic, & Brews for the Winter Season, is featured in the Nov/Dec issue of Sp