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Our planet and the life on it are in crisis.  Host, Marlena Willis, talks with guest Kirsten Rudestam, one of the core faculty of an upcoming year long program, Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training Program, on how the practice of mindfulness can sustain us and provide the skills to be spiritual caregivers of the natural world and support those who are doing work to face environmental crisis to do so with wisdom and compassion. Kirsten Rudestam is an environmental educator, wilderness guide, and meditation teacher.  She has a PhD in Environmental Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.  She is a facilitator for Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects and is a graduate from Sprit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program. The post Talk It Out Radio, Sun., 4-28, 7pm: HOLDING THE EARTH IN ARMS OF CARE appeared first on KPFA.

Host Nancy Kahn holds a timely discussion with guest, Jim Brulé, spiritual storyteller, about the transformative process of bringing together people from different backgrounds to share their personal stories. Jim shares his vast professional experiences in leading groups of individuals and communities from different faiths and backgrounds in storytelling. He highlights the outcomes of this work, which include enhancing meaning, reducing separation, and strengthening relationships. Listeners are invited to call in to the show at 7:30 pm (dial 1-800-958-9008 or 1-510-848-4425) to participate in this conversation. Jim Brulé is a Maggid – an ordained Jewish spiritual storyteller and mentor – who has been sparking the transformation of individuals, groups, and communities through the use of stories for many years. He leads an online school for Transformational Storytelling and is particularly excited to work in multi-faith dialogue. Visit http://TransformationalStorytelling.org to learn more.   The post

Host Timothy Regan welcomes friend, colleague, and cultural catalyst Karl Steyaert to explore the moment when conflict shifts into understanding and connection.  We look closely at the actual mechanics, the specific happenings, and some steps behind connection in the middle of conflict.  You’ll hear stories and gain some principles to apply if you want to find hope and connection where you might least expect it.  You will also hear callers share their deeply felt experience in real current conflicts. The post How to Enjoy a Good Healthy Conflict appeared first on KPFA.

Like a doctor, the Buddha approached the problem of human suffering by naming it, identifying it’s cause and sharing his insights on how to be free of suffering and the path to take to do this.  Host Marlena Willis talks with retired public health physician and Buddhist teacher, Margarita Loinaz, about how her work as a doctor influenced her spirituality and how she sees spirituality can influence our work to create a healthier world for all. Margarita Loinaz is a retired public health physician and Buddhist teacher with the East Bay Meditation Center .  She has trained in both the Theravadan and Tibetan traditions.  Her current teachings center on the integration of the Great Perfection teachings with social and environmental awareness.   The post The Spiritual Dimension of Public Health appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan offers a list of things people say and do in order to control, dominate, manipulate, or abuse other people.  Knowing the moves of emotional and verbal abuse and control helps us all be more free and empowered because it allows us all to catch them and name them when they are happening.  When we can do that, we have the beginning of liberation, because when we see something, we are separate from it, and what we can name loses its power over us, so we can respond on our own terms. Special guest David Morton of Men Against Violence joins Timothy to clarify and explain the list.  (Learn more here about Men Against Violence) Both Timothy and David offer tools and choices that you can use to help you be liberated from verbal and emotional oppression. The post Defense Against Verbal and Emotional Violence appeared first on KPFA.

Mindfulness meditation and therapy can help us heal from the trauma of internalized oppression, making us more able to effectively change the structures of society that create that oppression.  Host Marlena Willis talks with therapist and meditation teacher, Melvin Escobar about his work with those most affected by oppression. Melvin Escobar is a Core Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center, licensed psychotherapist, and certified yoga instructor. Melvin has devoted the last 25 years to serving people from marginalized communities, drawing on his life experiences as a queer man of color from an immigrant working-class background. Having found that the wisdom teachings embodied in Buddhism and Yoga are essential to surviving systemic oppression, he continues daily to learn the revolutionary potential of body-centered contemplative practices for personal and social healing. The post Post Traumatic Growth appeared first on KPFA.

Mindfulness meditation and therapy can help us heal from the trauma of internalized oppression, making us more able to effectively change the structures of society that create that oppression.  Host Marlena Willis talks with therapist and meditation teacher, Melvin Escobar about his work with those most affected by oppression. Melvin Escobar is a Core Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center, licensed psychotherapist, and certified yoga instructor. Melvin has devoted the last 25 years to serving people from marginalized communities, drawing on his life experiences as a queer man of color from an immigrant working-class background. Having found that the wisdom teachings embodied in Buddhism and Yoga are essential to surviving systemic oppression, he continues daily to learn the revolutionary potential of body-centered contemplative practices for personal and social healing. The post Talk It Out Radio: Sun 3/24, 7pm: Post Traumatic Growth appeared first on KPFA.

A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. The post Talk-It-Out Radio – March 10, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Talking About Race in America Talk-It-Out Radio host Nancy Kahn, hosts a show about the language, verbal responses, and physical demeanor that played out during the Michael Cohen’s testimony to congress. Why is it so challenging to talk about race, and for people with white skin privilege to hear the lived experiences of systemic racism shared by people of color? How can we all contribute to transforming racism while there is national attention on race in America? What are some of the hopes and actions you can take to support conversations about race that contributes to healing and shared understanding about how modern day racism functions? The post Talking About Race in America: A Nonviolent Approach-Talk-It-Out Radio – March 3, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan welcomes colleague LaShelle Lowe-Charde, an experienced trainer in both Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication from Portland Oregon.  We take a deep look at how we humans can use specific tools to create more freedom in our relationships.  Do you want to be more free to live from your values and relate with authentic compassion?  You will hear core relationship skills that can help, and we apply them to common challenging situations between humans. [Note: We are fundraising for KPFA this week! Please donate today at kpfa.org!] This episode is pre-recorded for your listening pleasure. The post How to Get Unstuck in Relationships appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan welcomes Nonviolent Communication leader and teacher Miki Kashtan, who presents her clear and liberating guidance on how to deal with the reality that we have more than someone else.  It’s hard to face the truth of our privileges and unearned advantages, and when we do face them, there are at least 4 negative traps that we humans fall into. Miki describes these 4 traps, and provides positive responses for each of them, and she offers processes that can free our thinking and our creativity so we can participate in a world beset with painful divisions in life-giving ways. The post Facing Our Privilege for Personal Liberation appeared first on KPFA.

Somatic Approaches to Social Justice and Empathic Leadership   A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. To listen after the program airs, use the following link:https://kpfa.org/episode/talk-it-out-radio-february-10-2019/ ​ ​Talk It Out Radio: Sunday, February 10, 7 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond) or livestream at kpfa.org: Somatic Approaches to Social Justice and Empathic Leadership Host Nancy Kahn talks with guest Kelsey Blackwell, a writer, embodiment facilitator, and coach specializing in wellness, racial justice, mindfulness, meditation, and natural living. Nancy and Kelsey discuss how they view embodiment practices as essential to the important work of Nonviolent Communication, Social Justice and Movement Buil

A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. The post Talk-It-Out Radio – February 3, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan practices what he preaches as he works live on the air to apply the language and understanding of Nonviolent Communication to the many signs that people carried during the January 2019 Women’s March across the nation. These signs are passionate, funny, offensive, poignant, and certainly filled with the care and life of those who made them.  They are raw expressions of humanity, and each has a rich and beautiful story behind it.  Every person at these marches showed up because of a call within them to express themselves at this important time in history.  Wouldn’t the makers of each sign appreciate someone trying to grasp the meaning of their sign? This episode includes a description of the 6 elements of human honesty according to Nonviolent Communication.  Timothy then practices with these powerful elements to appreciate and deepen his understanding of the human experience behind every sign. The post Seeing Humanity in Every Protest Sign: A Practice Session appeared first on KPFA.

A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. The post Talk-It-Out Radio – January 20, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

[rebroadcast] Language can hurt, and it can save lives. Language that serves life is language that reconnects us to nature, to each other, and to ourselves, because it is infused with meaning and awareness and care. Host Marlena Willis and co-host Timothy Regan offer words and language spoken in poetry that can inspire us in our practice of mindfulness and connection. Hear words from many poetic artists in the language of life. The post One Good Word is Bread for a Thousand appeared first on KPFA.

All three co-hosts and producers of Talk It Out Radio come together in this episode to celebrate 2 years on KPFA, with gifts of wisdom for the New Year 2019. Nancy, Marlena, and Timothy offer one-liners and little reminders that can serve to strengthen our wellbeing and communication.  Pay attention… even one of these one-liners can be a touchstone for you in these busy times and reveal ever more depths of connection and compassion for ourselves and eachother. Thank YOU KPFA listener for your accompaniment and exploration with us into the practices of mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and social justice over these past two years, and here’s to many more together! The post The Wisdom Show appeared first on KPFA.

  Talk It Out Radio – Sunday, December 30, 7:00 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond, or livestream at kpfa.org): Have you found yourself frustrated and horrified reading media statements like ” President Trump blames Democrats over deaths of Migrant Children in US Custody?”. Were you outraged when you heard that President Trump’s tweeted his support for Brett Kavanaugh, who allegedly tried to rape Christine Blasey Ford in the 1980’s and stated ” I have no doubt that if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents, Trump tweeted, blaming the victim of a sexual crime for not speaking up sooner. He was quoted as saying ” I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn the date, time and place!”  Have you felt troubled when you hear co-workers or management blame individuals based on their own personal bias or subjective evaluation for issues you believe are far more co

At this time of year, each day there is more light. Though hardly noticeable, gradually we have longer days. So with any changes we make. Often whether making change in the structures of our society or in our personal lives, we need to start small. Host Marlena Willis explores how working with small changes can help us achieve our bigger vision. The post Small Changes, A Solstice Show appeared first on KPFA.

At this time of year, each day there is more light. Though hardly noticeable, gradually we have longer days. So with any changes we make. Often whether making change in the structures of our society or in our personal lives, we need to start small. Host Marlena Willis explores how working with small changes can help us achieve our bigger vision. The post Talk It Out Radio, Sun, 12/23, 7 PM: Small Changes, A Solstice Show appeared first on KPFA.