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Global Mind Change
by Willis W. Harman, PhD
Global Mind Change startles us into reconsidering the role of consciousness in major areas of human concern: science and education, spirituality and consciousness research, health and healing, psychology and psychotherapy, economics and management.
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Living Deeply
by Tina Amorok, PsyD, Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, PhD, and Cassandra Vieten, PhD
Living Deeply is the product of IONS' decade-long investigation into transformations in human consciousness. It brings what we know about achieving personal transformation off the mountain top, down from the ivory tower, out of the laboratory, and into your hands.
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"Born to Be Good" with Dacher Keltner (sample with discussion questions)
Author and professor of psychology Dacher Keltner talks with host Marilyn Schlitz about his research on the biological and evolutionary origins of human goodness, with a special concentration on compassion, love, and beauty. Following the presentation, we provide questions to guide discussion about the teleseminar.
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The Frontier of Noetic Sciences (Volume 2)
edited by Matthew Gilbert
This series of articles, written by members of the research team at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and contributors from other fields of study, represents a variety of perspectives and topic areas in the program area that IONS calls "extended human capacities," which include such little-understood phenomena as ESP, distant healing, near-death experiences (NDEs), mind-matter interactions, and subtle energies.
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Conscious Aging course (class 3 of 8)
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Week 3 of the course Conscious Aging.
The featured presenter for this class is Sue Steele of Compassion and Choices. In this class, elements of compassion are explored, including self kindness, how our suffering connects us to our human family rather than divides and separates us, and how mindfulness practices can help reduce critical self-talk when facing issues of aging.
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Conscious Aging course (class 2 of 8)
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Week 2 of the course Conscious Aging.
The featured presenter for this class is Phillip Moffitt of the Life Balance Institute. In this class we learn how the inevitability of dying and death can make life more meaningful, leading one to contemplate and accept the realities of aging and “what is so” (presence) while enhancing awareness of our impermanence.
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Awakening to Truth course (class 8 of 8)
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Week 8 of the course Awakening to Truth.
This week we glory in our relationship with all of life! In centering on the spiritual part of our being, we are allowing the process of untethering our consciousness from our ego to take place gently, with ease and grace. In awakening to Truth, we are using our energy to jump into a life that is liberated, joyous, and free. We see through eyes of Love when we look at others and when we look in the mirror. We are blessed by knowing who we are, and for the same reason, we are a blessing to all.
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Conscious Aging course (class 1 of 8)
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Week 1 of the course Conscious Aging.
The featured presenter for this class is Ron Pevny of the Center for Conscious Eldering. In this class we learn how the challenges and opportunities of aging offer new pathways for transformation and growth, and what emotional and spiritual preparation is needed to support the development of a conscious elderhood, where you are capable of embracing all of the inner and outer dynamics of aging.