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Becoming Consciously Vibralingual
The five elements of collective experience—breath, intention, tone, rhythm, and repetition—open us to the nuanced flutterings at the doors of the possible.
- Publications Articles
- March - May 2005
- 3 pages
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"Healing Power of Meditation" with Susan Taylor
Imagine combining meditation science with time-tested nutritional, breathing and relaxation techniques. Dr. Susan Taylor did. Today, the growing popularity of yoga has offered many people a glimpse into the benefits of meditation. Yet, while yoga is traditionally intended as a preparation for deeper meditative experiences, yoga classes often only address the physical aspects of the practice.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-06-18
- 01:00:34
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Light on Life
The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind, and soul), the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness, the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path, and how yoga can transform our lives ...
- Publications Books
- September 19, 2006
- 304 pages
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Mindful Awareness of Breathing Meditation
This guided meditation was created by Cassandra Vieten as part of the Mindful Motherhood Project. It is one element of a three-part set of guided meditations intended especially for mothers and mothers soon to be, and readers of the book, Mindful Motherhood.
- Audio Experientials
- 2011-01-24
- 00:25:40
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Sailing Home
Using Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls
Norman Fischer deftly incorporates Buddhist, Judaic, Christian, and popular thought, as well as his own unique and sympathetic understanding of life, in his reinterpretation of Odysseus's familiar wanderings as lessons that everyone can use.
- Publications Books
- June 3, 2008
- 256 pages
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Teleseminar with Sylvia Boorstein
Host Cassandra Vieten talks with author, psychologist, and spiritual teacher Sylvia Boorstein, who shares ways to bring spiritual practices into every day life. From standing in line at the grocery store to driving in heavy traffic, she suggests we repeat: “May I (“you” or a specific name) be peaceful; May I be happy; May I be free from suffering.”
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-03-11
- 00:59:40
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The Way of the Explorer
IONS founder and Apollo astronaut, Edgar Mitchell, details his quest to reconcile the seemingly disparate worlds of science and faith, combining elements of history, science, and theology to explain the mysteries of human consciousness, the universal connectedness of life, miracles, and human destiny.
- Publications Books
- May 7, 1996
- 288 pages
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Essential Shifts Interview: Stanislav Grof
What if our propensity to war and aggression had deep roots in the trauma of birth? That’s one of the provocative theories of Dr. Stanislav Grof, drawing from fifty years at the frontiers of consciousness research. There is, he believes, reason for cautious optimism that we can transcend our destructive impulses if large numbers of people engage the healing work that becomes possible in non-ordinary or "holotropic" states such as those used by shamans.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:34:15
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Intention Downloads Interview: James O'Dea
In his deeply heartfelt and poetic style, James contrasts a more materialistic understanding of intention with the summoning of purpose in a life such as we witness with a Mahatma Gandhi. His discussion connects intention to such concepts as Flow, Aikido, the Tao and the transmission of love from one heart to another.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-06-01
- 00:28:50
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Shift Issue 6
CREATIVITY
CREATING THE STORY OF TOMORROW
by Charles JohnstonCREATIVITY BEGINS IN THE WOMB
by Richard HeinbergNURTURING THE POSSIBLE
by Wendy Anne McCartyBECOMING CONSCIOUSLY VIBRALINGUAL
by Rachel BagbyPARADOX, BREAKTHROUGH, AND THE ZEN KOAN
by John TarrantDREAMING MIND AND CREATIVE MIND
by Fariba BogzaranTHE SPACIOUS CENTER
by Aftab OmerJOHN MACK – A TRIBUTE
by Michael H. CohenCLASSICS IN CREATIVITY
by Willis Harman, Howard Rheingold, and Rollo MayFrontiers of Research
Creative or Defective?
by Dean Radin- March - May 2005
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Essential Shifts Interview: Julia Butterfly Hill
Julia Butterfly Hill is known for her environmental activism, but she is also a deeply spiritual and reflective being. In this dialogue, she reveals her sense that the most important thing we can do is to hold an image of our world as whole, connected, and complete.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-09-06
- 00:29:18
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Intention Downloads Interview: Baba Harihar Ramji
Founder of the Sonoma Ashram in California and a teacher at the Nine Gates Mystery School, Babaji (Baba Harihar Ramji) discusses a unique perspective on intention as a state of tension in which something is desired.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-06-01
- 00:28:31
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Essential Shifts Interview: Van Jones
Van shares intimately about his formative years and his journey into becoming a social activist, as well as the story of Ella Baker, the "secret godmother" of the civil rights movement and mentor to Dr. King. Van advocates a "third way" between Islamic and corporate fundamentalisms and towards a vibrant, global pro-democracy movement that supports "green-collar jobs."
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-08-31
- 00:32:29
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Intention Downloads Interview: Edgar Mitchell
The founder of IONS has a unique vantage point to view intentionality, having witnessed and helped facilitate many new scientific studies, as well as developing a theory of quantum holography that can help explain “miraculous” results that some healers produce.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-06-01
- 00:28:14
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Essential Shifts Interview: Marilyn Schlitz
In this interview, Dr. Marilyn Schlitz explores an expanded vision of health for ourselves and our society. In this time of rapid acceleration, it is easy to fixate on answers rather than questions, and speed rather than quality. Real transformation, as borne out by IONS research and new scientific studies, is a process that often requires slowing down, appreciating relationships in a new way, and quite literally smelling the roses.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:19:22