Brian Lottman
www.stirtheheart.com
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Today, Peter Goodman joins us for a conversation with Brian Lottman, a self-described wandering monk. Brian shares his personal experience deciding in 2012 to wander and search for the soul. Brian speaks of letting go of everything he once committed to, and how his focus on spreading spiritual energy for the past 10 years has influenced his life. He addresses his disciplined practices of breathing, meditation, and recitation of mantras. He suggests that everything is pure consciousness. The exploration touches on Christ Consciousness, God, and the distinctions between "doing" and "being". He gives attention to some of the parallels and differences between religions that seem to share common intentions of spirituality.
Brian Lottman www.stirtheheart.com www.facebook.com/satsangwithbrianlottman www.youtube.com/@brianlottman Today's program covers a lot of ground. As a "Death Doula" Danielle Slupesky serves individuals and families experiencing the conclusion of this life experience. She shares with us some of the key elements of her life, including her experience as an emergency room RN, and her own near-death experience that ultimately spawned profound change in her life. We get a peek into her life today, the compassion, the connection, the values, and the priorities that inform her work and her perspectives on life. An important, thoughtful, and welcomed conversation.
Conscious Crossroads (DeathDoulaDanielle@gmail.com) In a fun, fast-paced and insightful conversation with Fr. Gabriel Rochelle, we touch on a great many considerations about "Ritual". Through an exploration spawned by a couple of columns Fr. Gabriel recently penned on the topic - for the Las Cruces Bulletin - we race across a sea of considerations. Topics include: Religion-History-Consciousness-Initiation-Rites of Passage-Prayer-Social Order - and much, much more. A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at ritual, what it means to humans, why and how we practice ritual and what it brings to our individual lives and collective cultures.
Beginnings in Ritual Studies - Ronald L. Grimes A fun and rollicking, reverent and irreverent romp through the realms of prayer. Today, Randy and Jack Turney explore the practice of prayer and how it works in our culture, in relationship to religions and everyday human life. We touch on the comparisons between prayer, contemplation, and meditation, religious or otherwise. Jack approaches the concept of prayer from a Catholic perspective, and Randy, from an Agnostic point of view. We explore how humans pray and why. We take a multi-dimensional look at different kinds of prayer and how different folks pray in different ways, why, and to what ends.
Somatic Therapy is defined as "...a holistic treatment approach that addresses both the mind and the body." The knowledge of the mind/body connection is again rising to a greater collective awareness, and particularly in how we address some of the mental health issues we face. Camilla Calk shares with us how whether it's depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, or trauma, we're coming to understand and think differently about the relationship between our bodies, our minds and our emotions. Somatic Therapy has been shown to increase the state of grounded and centered states of mind - and body - mental and physical health.
Molecules of Emotion - Cadace B. Pert Descartes' Error - Antonio Damasio Co-owner of AI and Quantum computing company, SavantX, David Ostby helps us walk through a very informative analysis of what AI is and isn't and does and doesn't do. He shares ideas of what is, what may be next, what we know, what we think we know, and what we simply don't know. He defines Artificial Narrow Intelligence - Artificial General Intelligence - Artificial Super Intelligence, how they differ, and where we are today in development and deployment. He talks about the differences between "Foundational" and "Open Source" research and development. The conversation explores the potential influence on jobs, robotics, and who controls the flow of information and misinformation. We touch briefly on optimism, pessimism, realism, and the role of the human spirit in how we think and feel about this technology.
The Economist Interview Harari and Suleyman on AI Today, we're joined by Mick Harris, son of host, Randy Harris. Born, raised, and educated in New Mexico, Mick now resides in Portland, Oregon, where he works as an attorney. We get to learn a little bit about his history. We explore considerations that include comparative evaluations of our community and Portland as pertaining to the unhoused, crime, drugs, politics, and policies. We also touch on real experience and perception, media, divided community, social constructs, freedom of speech, resource distribution, and optimism vs pessimism. An insightful conversation including Jack Turney, fellow millennial, that shows some of the parallels and distinctions between generations.
In this program, Jack Turney (Family Therapist) shares some of his thoughts and experiences on the subject of how our words shape our thoughts and feelings - and how our thoughts and feelings also shape our language. The conversation touches on questions about using accurate or inaccurate language, the context of our language usage and the risks of using language that reflects illusions. He speaks of "strengths based" language in therapeutic settings, and how sweeping generalizations and qualifying language influence the process. A worthwhile peek into how we think, why we think the way we do, and why that matters.
Today we welcome John Kelly, owner of Milagro Coffee y Espresso, a legendary, legacy coffee shop in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Opening for business 26 years ago, current owner John Kelly worked at Milagro for 14 years and has owned the shop for four. We explore the business in the past, (including during the Covid pandemic), business in the present, and what the future may hold. We touch on how John thinks about his relationships with his community, his customers, and his employees. While committed to offering the best coffees that can be had, he also pays keen attention to the ethics of the coffee trade and incorporates a philosophy known as the "triple bottom line" - people, planet, profit. We learn about the art and science of growing, roasting and preparing coffees from all over the world. A neat peek into the coffee business and the philosophy and thinking of owner John Kelly.
Rob Baur, co-owner of locally owned and operated Toucan Market, and much-appreciated underwriter for KTAL programming, joins us today for a wide-ranging conversation. Rob addresses the current interplay of inflation, the economy, and jobs. He makes thoughtful observations about the spirit, the thinking, and the attitudes that shape our considerations for today and tomorrow. Rob also expresses some of his perspectives on business, interpersonal communication, and parenting in a high-tech and increasingly AI driven culture. The conversation touches on questions of mental health, as well as choosing optimism or pessimism in relating to one another and our current social challenges.
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