Wild Heart: The Politics Of Place
By: Terry Tempest Williams
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Environmental politics becomes a matter of sensual passion rather than political correctness in this rich, colorful mosaic of thoughts on wildness, landscape, animals, and humans. It sparkles with gems of insight mined from Williams' own profound sense of belonging in nature and includes the voice of the late Edward Abbey, maverick... Read more
View audiobookQuantum Consciousness
By: Danah Zohar
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
What are the implications of quantum theory for mystical spirituality? This conversation covers a broad range of topics such as the nature of human consciousness, physical reality, God, creativity, social activity, the future of science, and more. Zohar says the vast implications of being quantum people makes us full members and partners in this... Read more
View audiobookFinding the Mystical in Ordinary Life
By: James Carse
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This is for everyone who has ever felt that mystical awareness and inner contentment are impossible given their current life situations. Mystical traditions, on the contrary, widely agree that ordinary experience is where we find the key to deep involvement in life. Read more
View audiobookHearing the Word in An Empty Sky: A Christian-Buddhist Dialogue
By: Brother David Steindl-Rast & Robert Aitken Roshi
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
An exciting dialogue is emerging between Buddhism and Christianity. In this program, exponents of the two traditions meet with depth, humor and mutual respect. They examine the similarities and gifts each tradition offers the other, while honoring the richness of human expression, that their differences provide. Read more
View audiobookHow to Live Your Dreams
By: Barbara Sher
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
What is it that you really want in life? Do you have a dream--something you've always wanted to do, and maybe never even told anyone about? Barbara Sher has a plan to make your dreams come true: Ask yourself what your dreams really are, and then do what it takes to make them happen. It sounds too simple to be true, until we realize that we are... Read more
View audiobookThomas Merton Remembered
By: Brother Patrick Hart, Father Timothy Kelly, Bro...
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
On the 25th anniversary of Thomas Merton's untimely death in Bangkok, Michael Toms visited Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, and talked with several of those who knew the remarkable Trappist monk and acclaimed writer when he lived there during the last 27 years of his life. Read more
View audiobookThe Medicine Way of Life
By: Hyemeyohsts Storm & Swan Storm
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This is Hyemeyosts Storm's very personal story of overcoming drunken violence, spiritual ignorance and lack of self-respect. He describes the difficult but life-changing lessons he learned from his spiritual teachers about how to relate to self and the world, and asks us to discover first-hand for ourselves and our children what it means to be... Read more
View audiobookDiscovering Soul in the Workplace
By: David Whyte
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The soul would much rather fail at its own life than succeed at someone else's, notes poet David Whyte. "So far, much of corporate America has been about succeeding at other people's lives." Determined to change this situation, Whyte has been working with organizations to help them foster creativity in their employees, for the simple reason that... Read more
View audiobookReclaiming Native Culture
By: Winona Laduke
Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Passionate, outspoken, and articulate, Winona LaDuke is an internationally known activist for indigenous rights and environmental and women's issues. All over the world, she observes, colonialism is encroaching upon natural ecosystems and the people who have lived in them for many centuries--but destroying land and cultures is not a sustainable... Read more
View audiobookDialogue With Sir Laurens Van der Post: A Mythic Journey, Part 3
By: Laurens Van der Post
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Sir Laurens Vander Post placed great significance on dreams. In this dialog he shares how collective and individual dreams relate to our changing times. He also speaks about the emergence of new meaning and hope for the future. At age 86, he had a thought-provoking outlook on living and dying. Read more
View audiobookDialogue With Sir Laurens Van der Post: A Mythic Journey, Part 1
By: Laurens Van der Post
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The experiences of Sir Laurens Van der Post, including time in a Japanese prisoner of war camp and a sojourn in the Kalahari desert after World War II, give him a broad perspective. He shares with us the mythic origins of Hitler and Nazism, and why the end of โthe age of leadersโ is relevant today. Read more
View audiobookDialogue With Sir Laurens Van der Post: A Mythic Journey, Part 2
By: Laurens Van der Post
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Sir Laurens Van der Post had a long friendship with Carl Jung. He talks here about the significance of Jungโs work and the compelling story of events surrounding Jungโs death. He also shares his perspectives on the I Ching and the nature of time, and why feminine wisdom is coming of age. Read more
View audiobookListening to Prozac - Abridged
By: Peter D. Kramer
Narrated by: Peter D. Kramer
Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: Yes
THE END OF PERSONALITY?
Since it was introduce in 1987, the antidepressant Prozac has been prescribed to nearly five million Americans. But what is Prozac? Reported to turn shy people into social butterflies and to improve work performance, memory, even dexterity, Prozac has changed millions of troubled lives -- but not without raising... Read more
The Survival Of Consciousness
By: Stanislav Grof & Willis Harman, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a compelling dialogue with two researchers who have devoted their lives to exploring the questions related to survival of consciousness after death and experiences of non-ordinary consciousness. Read more
View audiobookCreating Conscious Community
By: Carolyn Shaffer & Kristin Anundsen
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Shaffer and Anundsen discuss how modern times have created new needs as well as opportunities for creating effective community of many kinds. Our human need for connection is as strong as ever, and here are creative, encouraging ways to fulfill our connection in the context of today's world. Read more
View audiobookFalling Awake
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
By paying attention in the moment and to the people we are with, Jon Kabat-Zinn says we can bring a richness and power to our lives that goes beyond healing to give us meaning, wonder and joy in life. โItโs very similar to falling asleep,โ he says, โonly this is actually falling awake.โ Kabat-Zinn has decades of experience with the effectiveness... Read more
View audiobookPositive Plus - Abridged
By: Joyce Brothers
Narrated by: Joyce Brothers
Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Turn negative traits like nagging, perfectionism, and compulsive behavior into positives with this simple guide from renowned psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers. For decades Dr. Brothers was a sage, down-to-earth voice of reason to the millions who read her books and newspaper and magazine columns and heeded her advice on television and radio.... Read more
View audiobookThomas Merton the Man
By: Ron Seitz
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
In late 1993, Michael Toms made a "pilgrimage" to the hermitage of Thomas Merton at the Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. This is a recording of his visit with Ron Seitz, who was a young poet when he befriended and was mentored by Merton. Here Seitz offers memories and insight from the life of the brilliant Trappist monk and spiritual teacher. Read more
View audiobookHuman Energy Fields and Healing
By: Barbara Brennan, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A skilled explorer of the possibilities of healing through unconventional methods, Barbara Brennan is gifted with the ability to see and affect energy colors and patterns in and around the body--an ability she says everyone potentially has. Deep and thorough healing occurs, she explains, through the honoring of subtle energies on physical,... Read more
View audiobookFeeling Alive and "In the Flow"
By: Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We experience flow when we are totally absorbed in a challenging activity for its own sake, and not for the sake of the results. The flow state is accessible to everyone, can occur at any level of skill, and is in fact necessary for real enjoyment of life beyond simple pleasure-seeking. Read more
View audiobookQuantum Mind--Quantum Joy
By: Amit Goswami
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Dr. Goswami delivers this most encouraging statement: "Consciousness in its primacy is joy. Once we have a taste of this primal joy, we can never forget it." Heโs an Indian-born physicist and philosopher who has been pursuing a deeper truth in science which has led him to the conclusion that understanding human consciousness is central to... Read more
View audiobookUfos:ย Fact Or Fiction?
By: John Mack, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Mack presents evidence pro and con, and various speculative explanations of many aspects of the UFO abductions. Despite a lack of conclusive proof for or against the reality of abductions, Mack says, "If the mystery's there, we might as well embrace it rather than run from it." Read more
View audiobookA Psychology of Spiritual Optimism
By: Joan Borysenko
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Human beings don't come compartmentalized--and human healing doesn't have to either. Building bridges between medicine, psychology and spirituality is the theme of this heart-centered discussion with a medical psychologist and pioneer of psychoneuroimmunology. Read more
View audiobookWriting From the Belly
By: Isabel Allende
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Isabel Allende talks about her passion for writing. She speaks with great depth of feeling about the death of her daughter Paula. She says, "Every book is triggered by a very strong emotion that has been with me for a long time, and usually that emotion is painful. However, the process of writing is so joyful." Read more
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