Rod and I have been friends on social media for awhile now but we have never interacted (as what happens often with social media and networking).

In this podcast, we talk about how Rod found the Dharma, his journey to writing and eventually editing for both Wisdom Publications and then later, Lion’s Roar. Rod started his own independent magazine (zine) originally to highlight how Buddhism shows up in different areas of our culture.

We talk about Canadian winters, mindfulness and anxiety, how digital publishing is changing the way we get our information and more!

See Rod Meade Sperry's articles here at Lion's Roar.
Check out Rod's books here on Amazon.
Here is the book Rod brought up in our discussion: Relax & Be Aware: Mindfulness Meditations for Clarity, Confidence and Wisdom by Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Podcast edited by Brad Parsons at Train Sound Studio, www.trainsoundstudio.com

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A few weeks ago Gary Sanders went on retreat and took temporary vows to be a monk.

Gary walks us through some of the aspects of this process, such as wearing robes all of the time (including while he slept), eating only two meals a day, no dancing and singing and shaving his cherished beard. He explains why he chose to temporarily ordain, his experiences with retreats in the past and the fact that he likes to push himself. We discuss the concept of how retreats can be for the privileged, and opportunities that are available to open up these up to more people.

This was a fun conversation that could have easily gone on for much longer!

Podcast edited by Brad Parsons at Train Sound Studio, www.trainsoundstudio.com


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Today we talk to Gary Sanders, Rebekah Reineke and David Jones about their experiences in the Jehovah's Witness community. While Gary and Rebekah grew up within the religion, David entered (and bowed out) later on in life. We discuss the framework behind the cult, the control tactics and how they have moved on a healed.

Have you been in a similar situation and need someone to talk to? Here are a few resources:

Talk Space
Cult Escape
Leaving the Witness
Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion

Podcast edited by Brad Parsons at Train Sound Studio, www.trainsoundstudio.com

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We meet with Holly Herring---one of our columnists for The Tattooed Buddha. We chat about Holly's work with those that are homeless, her journey to being a writer and the process of writing. We also learn about how Holly and Michelleanne Bradley met and became friends, which in turn led her to write for The Tattooed Buddha!

Sit back and hear more about Holly and some of her stories.

Beggars: The Right and Need to Choose
There is Compassion in Harm Reduction {Trigger Warning}

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Podcast edited by Brad Parsons at Train Sound Studio, www.trainsoundstudio.com

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,Rebekah Reineke introduced us to Boyan, a mindfulness teacher originally from Bulgaria and currently living in London, UK.

Boyan's website highlights various tools that aid in calming the mind and working toward practical applications of these tools. We discuss meditation, neurolinguistic programming and how it can help us achieve the goals we wish toward and physical forms of meditation like yoga, Tai Chi and boxing.

Check out Boyan's website here and listen as we get to know him better!

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We had the opportunity to speak with John Brehm on our podcast awhile back and it was such a pleasure to have him as our guest again. John is an amazingly talented poet and has written and edited books on poetry in the past.

We hope you enjoy listening to our dialogue with John and please check out his latest book, Dharma Talk published by Wisdom Publications!

Other books by John Brehm: The Dharma of Poetry, The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness and Joy, No Day at the Beach, Help is On the Way, Sea of Faith.

Go check out John Brehm's website here.

Here is John's author page on Wisdom Publications.

Did you like this podcast? Check out our last podcast with John!

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Michelleanne Bradley talks about feeling the anxiety of traveling. Seeing people rush around the airport and the feelings that accompany that, she discusses how realizing the need to face people with kindness and compassion. This translates to everyday life, not only travel.

What if we not only take care of others with this compassion and grace, but what if we also take care of ourselves with that same grace?

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Today we have some guests on our podcast to discuss the role of women in Buddhism. Dana and Michelleanne talk with Mary Stancavage, Holly Herring and Ayya Yeshe. We share how we all came to practice, our history with this practice and belief in God, the types of Buddhism we all practice. Women play […]

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