The Flow of Coherence: Cynthia Li
Dr. Cynthia Li joins us to talk about her new book, The Medicine of Flow . Trained as an internist, Cynthia developed an autoimmune conditio...
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Sounds of SAND is a podcast from Science and Nonduality which contemplates and reveres the beauty, complexity, pain, and great mystery that weave the infinite cycles of existence. We explore...
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The Dance of Exile & Settlement: Bayo Akomolafe
Full interview with Dr. Bayo Akomolafe, recorded by SAND founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Edited portions appear in The Eternal Song ; th...
The Unbroken Thread: Pir Zia Inayat Khan
Pir Zia on the secret history of the world From a nondual perspective, aren't the world's great spiritual traditions expressions of a single...
Arborescence: Robert Moor
Robert Moor is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, The Atlantic, Emergence, and The New York Time...
Superfluity of AI: Lyla June, Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez & Ashley Nicole Leitka
The third conversation in "The Great AI Unraveling", recorded live with our community on July 10, 2026. Throughout time, humanity has experi...
Healing the Soul Wound: Eduardo Duran
Recorded live at our May 2026 online gathering celebrating Little Singer , the Diné film in The Eternal Song series, this conversation with...
Grow, Become, Love, Alone: Nicole Wordlaw
Clinical psychologist and longtime Buddhist meditator Dr. Nicole Wordlaw joins us to talk about her new memoir, Waking Up Alone: Navigating...
Songs of Sila: Avianja Rakel Sanimuinaq, Ikimaliq Pikilak & Nuka Alice
Three Kalaallit Inuit women sit with Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo, who met them while filming on their traditional land in Kalaallit Nunaat (Gr...
Reigniting Indigenous Science: Maceo Carrillo Martinet
Restoration ecologist and author Dr. Maceo Carrillo Martinet joins us to talk about his new book Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are: How...
What Occupation Does to the Soul: Samah Jabr, Gabor Maté, Jennifer Mullan, Facilitated by Jess Ghannam
Global Reverberations of Palestinian Historical Trauma: A SAND Community Gathering with Dr. Samah Jabr, Dr. Gabor Maté & Dr. Jennifer Mullan...
Animism, Activism & Ancestry: Daniel Foor
Daniel Foor returns to Sounds of SAND for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from his own winding spiritual path to the urgent question...
Tending the Whole: Nkem Ndefo & Staci K. Haines, Facilitated by Rae Abileah
There is a “false wall” often placed between contemplative life and political action—a story implying that inner peace and outer justice are...
Sacred Remembering in Times of War: Dr. Jaiya John (Mshkiki Odeh Inini, Medicine Heart Man)
Recorded live at a SAND Community Gathering (April 2026) Hard times are here, we hunger for voices that can see beyond the fear, beyond the...
Awakening in Times of Collapse: Stephan Bodian
Stephan offers webinars , retreats, videos , books , and spiritual counseling that make profound spiritual teachings and practices accessibl...
Mysticism of Sound & Music: Michael Harrison (Encore)
We are resharing this episode in memory of Michael Harrison , who passed away on April 17, 2026. He was 67. In this episode, we discuss the...
The Great AI Unraveling, Part 2: Tiokasin Ghosthorse & Pooja Prema
This is the second gathering in SAND's ongoing series on AI and the human spirit — and it takes a deliberately different rhythm. Rather than...
The Indigenous Paradigm: Pat McCabe & Lynn Murphy
Originally recorded at Science and Nonduality, 2021 Pat McCabe, also known as Woman Stands Shining, is a Diné elder, ceremonial prayer leade...
What Empire Cannot Erase: Fatemeh Keshavarz-Karamustafa, Omid Safi & Mays Imad
Persian Poetry, Radical Love, and the Soul of Iran “The path to God goes through that most difficult of beings, the human being.” – Omid Saf...
The Great AI Unraveling: Tristan Harris
Recorded live at SAND Community Gathering (April 2026) . Watch the full conversion on the SAND Website . SAND has launched a special series...
Mongolian Dharma Poetry: Simon Wickhamsmith
Simon Wickhamsmith is a Buddhist monk turned scholar, computer musician, and one of the only translators of Mongolian literature into Englis...