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Earth and Spirit Podcast

Earth and Spirit Podcast

By: Earth and Spirit Center
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 The Earth and Spirit Podcast fosters engaging conversations with change-makers working at the intersection of meditative spiritual practice, social healing, and ecology. It is a production of the Passionist Earth & Spirit Center (www.earthandspiritcenter.org), a nonprofit, interfaith spirituality center located in Louisville, Kentucky. (Please donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/)Earth and Spirit Center Spirituality
Episodes
  • Inward Bound Mindfulness: Bringing Mindfulness to Youth and Those Who Support Them

    Inward Bound Mindfulness: Bringing Mindfulness to Youth and Those Who Support Them
    Apr 17 2025
    Inward Bound Mindfulness is a nonprofit organization offering intensive mindfulness retreats to youth across the country. In this episode, Inward Bound Executive Director Erik Osugi, and Nikki Cistac, the lead for programs and community engagement, talk about the transformative power of mindfulness for a richly diverse community of young people. Resources: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center website: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Inward Bound Mindfulness website: https://inwardboundmind.org/ Contact Erik Osugi: erik@inwardboundmind.org Contact Nikki Cistac: nikki@inwardboundmind.org
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    58 mins
  • Carving Deep Time: Artist and Stonecarver Matt Weir on Creativity and Contemplation

    Carving Deep Time: Artist and Stonecarver Matt Weir on Creativity and Contemplation
    Mar 17 2025
    Matt Weir is a Louisville-based sculptor and stonecarver who has been commissioned to create an outdoor sculpture for the Earth & Spirit Center. In this episode, Matt reflects on his creative process, including the cosmic humility and contemplative practice entailed in working slowly with ancient natural materials. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Learn more about the Earth & Spirit Center: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Falls Art Foundry: https://fallsartfoundry.com/ Matt Weir’s website: https://mweirworks.com/ Louisville Visual Art: https://www.louisvillevisualart.org/ Information about the Louisville Visual Art’s Curate, Purchase, Inspire program, which is funding the installation of Matt’s sculpture on the Earth & Spirit Center campus: https://www.louisvillevisualart.org/cpi
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    58 mins
  • Something Greater Than Ourselves: Spirituality and Secular Education at Louisville Collegiate School

    Something Greater Than Ourselves: Spirituality and Secular Education at Louisville Collegiate School
    Jan 24 2025
    Louisville Collegiate School is an independent school committed to whole-child education. In this episode, Head of School Rob Macrae and Assistant Head of School Jim McGuire describe how they are introducing spiritual practices and principles in a secular educational context, as a way to cultivate kids with self-awareness, a sense of community, resilience, and a commitment to the common good of people and planet. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Louisville Collegiate School: https://louisvillecollegiate.org/ Collaborative for Spirituality in Education: https://spiritualityineducation.org/ Awakened Schools Institute: https://spiritualityineducation.org/awakened-schools/
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    54 mins
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