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Mary Evelyn Tucker - Living within a Universe Story

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Yale Professor Mary Evelyn Tucker about the significance of our universe story in the environmental and social challenges of our times. The post Mary...

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Rachel Naomi Remen - Out of the Fire: A Time of Discovery

Since the North Bay fires, many of us have been wandering in the unknown. Our landmarks are gone: our homes, our workplaces, and perhaps the sense of safety that we had taken for granted. Join Dr....

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Michael Pollan - How to Change Your Mind

Join us for a conversation between TNS Host Michael Lerner and Author and Journalist Michael Pollan about his new book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About...

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Brian C Wilson - John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in a conversation with author and professor Brian C. Wilson. Brian's new book is John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age. The post Brian C Wilson appeared first on The...

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Jaune Evans - Leaving Home: A Spiritual Biography

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for the next in our Spiritual Biography series of conversations, this time with Jaune Evans—Zen priest, writer, photographer, and executive director of Tamalpais Trust. The...

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Nipun Mehta - A Life of Service: A Spiritual Biography

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in the next of our spiritual biography series conversations, this time with Nipun Mehta. The post Nipun Mehta appeared first on The New School at Commonweal.

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Sandra Maitri - Enneagram and the Diamond Approach to Inner Self Realization

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in a two-part spiritual biography series with Sandra Maitri — artist, author, enneagram teacher, and long time teacher of the Diamond Approach to Inner Realization. The...

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Emilie Conrad - Moving Medicine: Continuum, Movement, and Enlivening Health

In this conversation with Sharon Weil, Emilie Conrad discusses the work of Continuum as a way to uncover our birthright as part of an ongoing evolutionary process that began millions of years ago, and...

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Paul Hawken - An Uprising: The Global Crisis and Our Response

In these talks, Paul talks with Michael Lerner about the interlocking global environmental, financial, and human crises we face and the ways we can respond. The post Paul Hawken appeared first on The...

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Pauline Tesler - Integrative Law: A Healing Approach for Resolving Divorce...

Pauline Tesler, author of two groundbreaking books on the new and revolutionary Collaborative Divorce method that is changing the practice of family law worldwide, joins Michael Lerner to explain...

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David Whyte - A Pilgrimage of Identity

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with poet David Whyte, a captivating speaker with a compelling blend of profound poetry and insightful commentary, at the David Brower Theater in Berkeley. The post...

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Kate Munger and the Threshold Choir - Making Kindness Audible through the...

During this event, Kate talks with Commonweal Executive Director Susan Braun about Threshold Choir—the practice, the history, and the future. The post Kate Munger and the Threshold Choir appeared first...

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Francis Weller, MFT - Entering the Healing Ground: Grief, Ritual, and the...

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with author and soul activist Francis Weller about his work with people living with cancer, and his studies and experience working with the grief rituals and...

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Rupert Sheldrake, PhD - Science Set Free: Ten Paths to New Discovery

Join Michael Lerner for a discussion with Dr. Rupert Sheldrake about his life, his views, and his new book: Science Set Free -- Ten Paths to New Discovery. The post Rupert Sheldrake, PhD appeared first...

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Fritz Hull - IONA Vision: the Founding of the Whidbey Institute

New School at Commonweal host Michael Lerner explores Fritz Hull's spiritual biography in this three-part series. The post Fritz Hull appeared first on The New School at Commonweal.

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BJ Miller, MD - Dying: Exploring the Terrain

BJ Miller, MD, talks with Michael Lerner about his life, his disability, and his role as executive director at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. The post BJ Miller, MD appeared first on The New...

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Stephan Schwartz - Trends That Affect Your Future and Consciousness Research

Join Michael Lerner for a conversation with Stephan Schwartz, the creator of the free daily on-line Schwartz Report: Trends That Will Affect Your Future. The post Stephan Schwartz appeared first on The...

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Lynnaea Lumbard, PhD - New Stories: Who We Are, What We Are Becoming, Where...

Join Michael Lerner in a conversation with Lynnaea Lumbard—co-president of New Stories, a non-profit educational organization serving as a resource center, creative collaboratory, and project incubator...

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Bill Plotkin, PhD - Exploring the Landscape of the Wild Mind

The workshop explored the landscape of the wild mind through a variety of soulcraft practices such as creative expression, solo exercises while wandering on the land, voice dialogue, journaling, and...

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Rachel Naomi Remen, MD - Symbols, Rituals, and Archetypes: Speaking the...

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, about her journey balancing her life as mystic, scientist, and educator. The post Rachel Naomi Remen, MD appeared first on The New...

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Angeles Arrien, PhD - Nothing Special: The Mystery of Everyday Life

Join us for conversation with cultural anthropologist Angeles and host Michael Lerner—where they explore her writings, her Basque roots, her life journey and inspirations, what she's doing now, and...

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Ilene Serlin, PhD - Dance and Psyche: How Moving Moves Us

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Ilene Serlin, psychologist and registered dance/movement therapist. The post Ilene Serlin, PhD appeared first on The New School at Commonweal.

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Duane Elgin - The Living Universe

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with social visionary Duane Elgin, best selling author of Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich; and Changing Images of...

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Diana and Kelly Lindsay - Something More Than Hope

Host Michael Lerner talks with Diana and Kelly Lindsay, authors of Something More Than Hope: Surviving Despite the Odds, Thriving Because of Them. The post Diana and Kelly Lindsay appeared first on The...

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Vicki Robin - Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money

Join host Michael Lerner in a conversation with the "prophet of consumption-downsizers," Vicki Robin—co-author of the national best-seller, Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship With...

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Francis Weller - Beauty, Imagination, and the Life of the Soul

Join Michael Lerner in a second conversation with author and soul activist Francis Weller about his work with people living with cancer, and his studies and experience with the grief rituals and...

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Artist Tu-2 (Tu Ying-ming) and Angela Oh - 108 Portraits of Compassion — The...

~Co-presented with the Institute for Art and Healing~ Join Michael Lerner in a second conversation with artist Tu-2 and his wife, attorney and Zen priest Angela Oh, about the opening of  Tu-2’s show at...

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Malcolm Margolin - 30 Years of Publishing California Culture

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in this quirky, funny, and poignant conversation with Malcolm Margolin, who is celebrating 30 years of publishing through his small, Berkeley-based indy press, Heyday...

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Jaune Evans - Creative Spirit: A Life of Art, Service, and Contemplative...

Join host Michael Lerner in a conversation with Jaune Evans—poet, visual artist, and Zen priest—about life, philanthropy, and public service. The post Jaune Evans appeared first on The New School at...

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Peggy Taylor - Unleashing the Creative Potential in Youth--and Adults

Join TNS host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Peggy Taylor, a social entrepreneur known for her work integrating creativity into youth development and group facilitation. The post Peggy Taylor...

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Dick Russell - Getting to Know James Hillman

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Dick Russell, the author of a definitive biography series on psychologist James Hillman. Though not well known in the United States, Hillman is author...

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Steve Heilig - Confessions of an Accidental Activist

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Steve Heilig about HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, medical ethics, addiction medicine and drug policy, environmental health and ecology, surfing...

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Robert McDermott - Philosophy, Spirituality, and Community—A Professor's Journey

Join Michael Lerner in dialogue with California Institute of Integral Studies President Emeritus Robert McDermott as they explore his journey in wisdom philosophy, Hindu and Buddhist spiritualities,...

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John Gouldthorpe - Imagination Is Reality

Join Michael Lerner in his second conversation with archetypal psychologist John Gouldthorpe. The post John Gouldthorpe appeared first on The New School at Commonweal.

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Michael Lerner - Body, Soul, and Spirit in Archetypal Psychology

In this podcast, Michael Lerner continues his exploration of archetypal psychology with a talk at the Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts in Washington, DC. The post Michael Lerner appeared...

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Shodo Harada Roshi - The Calligraphy of Emptiness, The Zen of Dying

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Roshi about his experiences with death and dying and for an unforgettable demonstration of his calligraphy. The post Shodo Harada Roshi appeared first on The...

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Ann Cutcher, MD - Enso House: The Story of a Zen Hospice

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Ann Cutcher, MD, director of Enso House—a hospice on Whidbey Island in Washington State affiliated with the nearby Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery...

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Michael Pollan - The Trip Treatment: New Research on the Healing Properties...

Research into psychedelics may hold a key to coping with anxiety, addiction, and existential dread. Join TNS Host Michael Lerner with author and journalist Michael Pollan in a conversation about his...

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Caroline Casey - Vernal Eclipse Scheherezade Convening Trickster Medicine...

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner and astrologer, visionary activist, and radio show host Caroline Casey for a presentation and conversation on this auspicious equinox day. The post Caroline Casey appeared...

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Jerry Jampolsky and Diane Cirincione-Jampolsky - Attitudinal Healing: Change...

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Jerry Jampolsky, MD, and Diane Cirincione-Jampolsky, PhD. Jerry is the founder of Attitudinal Healing and the first Center for Attitudinal Healing...

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Lata Mani - The Poetics of Fragility

Join us for a conversation with TNS Host Michael Lerner and film maker Lata Mani. The Poetics of Fragility is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the texture, vitality, and aesthetics of fragility, shot in...

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Caroline Casey - Stella Coyote Memorial Summer Solstice Tour!

Cahoot with Caroline Casey as she presents astro*politico*mytho*ritual navigational guidance for the wild ride ahead, celebrating the solstice and Stella Coyote. Amikaeyla Gastonia joins, drumming,...

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Francis Weller and Michael Lerner - The Long Dark: Tending to the Soul in...

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner with Soul Activist and Author Francis Weller for a conversation about the simple things that will enable us to navigate through the Long Dark.   The post Francis Weller and...

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Rachel Lang and Host Michael Lerner - Astrology, Archetype, and the Aquarian Age

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a webinar conversation with astrologer and intuitive Rachel Lang. We will be looking at what astrology suggests may be ahead for us as individuals, as a country, and as...

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Rachel Lang, Yvonne Tarnas and Host Michael Lerner - Archetypes and...

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Yvonne Smith Tanas, a Jungian analyst, psychotherapist, and astrologer, and Rachel Lang, astrologer and intuitive. The post Rachel Lang, Yvonne...

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Rick Tarnas, Rachel Lang, and Host Michael Lerner - Cosmos and Psyche in an...

Join astrologers Richard Tarnas and Rachel Lang with TNS host Michael Lerner as they explore how an understanding of the great archetypal symbols of astrology can influence and illuminate how we live...

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Laurence Hillman and Host Michael Lerner - Astrology, Archetypal Psychology,...

Join archetypal psychologist and astrologer Laurence Hillman in conversation with Host Michael Lerner about the archetypes that define our lives and organizations, and which can help us live our life's...

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Orland Bishop and Host Michael Lerner - The Seventh Shrine: Spiritual...

Join Host Michael Lerner for another series of spiritual biography conversations with social activist and community leader Orland Bishop. Together, they look at his life and work, working from his...

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Bill Glenn and Host Rabbi Irwin Keller - I Came Here Seeking a Person

Join TNS Host Rabbi Irwin Keller, in-person or virtually, for a conversation with Bill Glenn Bill, as he shares the joys and the traumas of growing up gay and Catholic in the 1950s and 60s. The post...

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Cynthia Li and Host Michael Lerner - Brave New Medicine: Spiritual Biography

Join us for another in the Spiritual Biography series, this time with Cynthia Li, MD. Cynthia’s experiences as both doctor and patient through an internal “dark night of the soul” and a medical...

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