A Quiet Writing Revolution

A Quiet Writing Revolution

Natalie Goldberg is the author of Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within (1986), which broke open the world of creativity and started a revolution in the way we practice writing in this country. The book has sold over one million copies and been translated into fourteen languages. Since then she has written nine other books, including the novel Banana Rose. Natalie is also a painter and her watercolors are exhibited at Ernesto Mayans Gallery in Santa...
Passionate Anti-War Activism

Passionate Anti-War Activism

Recorded on 18 April at a speech given in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan is an American anti-war activist whose son was killed during his service in the Iraq War on April 4, 2004. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended anti-war protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush’s Texas ranch — a stand which drew both passionate support and angry criticism....
Short and Sweet on Courage

Short and Sweet on Courage

Recorded on 17 April after a speech in Santa Fe, New Mexico in answer to Joanna’s question. Amy Goodman is a United States broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist and author. A 1984 graduate of Harvard University, Goodman is best known as the principal host of Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now! program, where she has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “radio’s voice of the disenfranchised left”. Coverage of the peace and human...
The Pharmacy of Flowers

The Pharmacy of Flowers

David Crow is one of the world’s foremost experts and leading speakers in the field of botanical medicine, natural health and ecological sustainability. He is a master herbalist, aromatherapist and acupuncturist with over 20 years experience and is an expert in the Ayurvedic and Chinese medical systems. He is a renowned author and the founding director of Floracopeia Aromatic Treasures. Through writing, teaching, and activism, David Crow is promoting the creation...
A Woman’s Call to Spiritual Action

A Woman’s Call to Spiritual Action

Josie RavenWing has made the study of multi-cultural healing systems and spiritual paths her life’s work. An internationally known workshop presenter and author The Book of Miracles: The Healing Work of Joao de Deus, The Return of Spirit: A Woman’s Call to Spiritual Action and A Season of Eagles, Josie began working as a pioneer in dance therapy and later as a psychotherapist with an eclectic and holistic approach. She has been teaching workshops in...
A Compassionate Trickster

A Compassionate Trickster

Caroline W. Casey is a Visionary Activist Astrologer, devoted to the principle that Imagination lays the tracks for the Reality Train to follow. She has a degree in Symbol Systems (semiotics) from Brown University, and has studied magic, mythology and social activism all over the world. Based in Washington DC, Caroline broadcasts her live weekly radio show, “The Visionary Activist Show”, replayed on L.A.s KPFK. She is the author of the audio book,...