Will Schwalbe: On the Love of Reading Books
Please Support The Show with a Donation Will Schwalbe is an author, entrepreneur, and journalist. He is also perhaps the most delightful, interesting and thoughtful person you've come across in a whi...
14 Feb 201849min
David Loy on the Intersection of Buddhism and Modern Culture
Please Support The Show with a Donation David Loy is a professor, prolific writer, and teacher in the Japanese Zen Buddhism tradition. Much of his work has to do with what has happened as Buddhism ha...
7 Feb 201838min
Are You Too Easy or Too Hard on Yourself
When you are feeling down is it better to push yourself to do the things you know are good for you or should you allow yourself to take it easy and do less? Depends.... If you like these mini episode...
4 Feb 20189min
Leah Weiss on the Power of Mindfulness in the Workplace
Please Support The Show with a Donation Leah Weiss wears many hats: she's a researcher, professor, consultant, and author. Much of her work to date has surrounded cultivating compassion in the workp...
31 Jan 201849min
Andy Couturier on Increasing your Happiness by Simplifying Your Life
Andy Couturier lived in rural Japan many years ago and it changed his life. As he lived alongside people who were living profoundly satisfying lives, he learned what they were doing (or not doing!) to...
24 Jan 201842min
Dillan Digiovanni on Activism and Identity
Please Support The Show with a Donation Dillan Digiovanni used to be a really angry activist. He believed his anger was an important driver to fuel his work to inspire change in the world. Then he ha...
17 Jan 201841min
Elissa Epel on Telomeres and How our Choices Affect Them and our Health
Dr. Elissa Epel knows a lot about the science of stress. As a health psychologist, she specializes in research surrounding the role Telomeres and their length play in our body's response to stress. In...
10 Jan 201840min
Steve Hagen on Perception, Conception, and Enlightenment
Steve Hagen is the founder and teacher of the Dharma Field Zen Center in Minneapolis, MN and the author of several books on Buddhism, including Buddhism Plain and Simple which is one of the top five b...
3 Jan 201841min
