Tina Seelig on Making Your Own Luck and Other Critical Life and Entrepreneurship Skills
Stanford educator and renowned creativity expert Tina Seelig joins Richard Lucas on the New Books Network’s Entrepreneurship & Leadership ch...
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20 of 22 episodesMarc Sapir, "I'll Fly Away: Stories About Amazing Disabled Elders" (2025)
We all hope to grow old with dignity and some joyfulness. The intimate narratives of 40 extraordinary elders shared in I'll Fly Away: Storie...
Bhante Saranapala on Kindness
What does wisdom have to do with kindness? This podcast features words of wisdom form Bhante Saranapala, also known as The Urban Buddhist Mo...
Marion (Mugs) McConnell, "Letters from the Yoga Masters" (North Atlantic Books, 2016)
This intimate and insightful account of the life of Dr. Harry (Hari) Dickman, referred to by Swami Sivananda as “the yogi of the West,” feat...
Simran Jeet Singh, "The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life" (Riverhead, 2022)
An inspiring approach to a happier, more fulfilling life through Sikh teachings on love and service. As a boy growing up in South Texas, Sim...
Atmadarshan Laura Santoro, "Song of Your Soul," a New Translation of the Bhagavad Gita
Raj Balkaran interviews Atmadarshan Laura Santoro co-owner of Dharma Kshetra Yoga and author of forthcoming book The Song of Your Soul (an o...
Mark Van Buren on Meditation and Mindfulness Training
This podcast features the wisdom and work of Mark Van Buren, Bergen County's go-to guide for all meditation and mindfulness-based training....
Pamela Ayo Yetunde on being Black and Buddhist
What does it mean to be black and Buddhist, and what does that have to do with Life Wisdom? This episode of Life Wisdom features the dynamic...
Oneika Mays on Wisdom and Social Activism
How do you engage in social activism in a healthy, balanced sustainable manner? This podcast features the considerable social justice wisdom...
A Conversation with Jacob Kyle, Founder of Embodied Philosophy
Raj Balkaran speaks with Jacob Kyle about the genesis and vision of the online educational platform Embodied Philosophy. Over the course of...
Darren Main on Inner Tranquility
In this episode of Life Wisdom we speak with yoga and meditation instructor, Darren Main, who is author of Inner Tranquility: A Guide to Sea...
Anya P. Foxen and Christa Kuberry, "Is this Yoga?: Concepts, Histories, and the Complexities of Modern Practice" (Routledge, 2021)
This book provides a rigorously researched, critically comparative introduction to yoga. Anya P. Foxen and Christa Kuberry's Is this Yoga?:...
Elder Little Brown Bear: Healing Wisdom from a Métis Elder
Elder Little Brown Bear (Ernest W Matton) is a spiritual ambassador who blends Traditional teachings with mainstream information to provide...
Ben Williams on Contemplative Education
Is it possible to integrate scholarly study with contemplative practice? What are the benefits and potential pitfalls of doing so? Join us a...
Chris Chapple on Nonviolence as Pandemic Wisdom
How can the doctrine of nonviolence help us cope with these troubled times? Join us as we speak to Dr. Chris Chapple, Professor of Indic and...
Brian Collins on Indian Mythology
What insights on the human experience can we find in ancient Indian mythology? Join us as we speak to Dr. Brian Collins (Associate Professor...
Frank Clooney on “The Scholar-Practitioner”
To what extent should scholarship foreground the beliefs and experiences of the scholar producing it? Where does the scholar-practitioners f...
Ruth Roth on the Wisdom of the Catholic Church
What wisdom does the Roman Catholic Church hold for our modern world? Can it become more inclusive? Join us as we speak to Ruth Roth, a Roma...
Arti Dhand on The Mahābhārata
What does the Mahābhārata – a gargantuan epic tale from ancient India – have the teach about life wisdom? Learn three core themes of the anc...
Ian Whicher on Yoga Philosophy
What does yoga have to do with wisdom? What do traditional yoga texts teach about the human experience? What relevance does ancient Indian y...