Margaret J Wheatley, EdD is an internationally acclaimed writer, speaker, and teacher. She began caring about the world's peoples in 1966 as a Peace Corps volunteer in postwar Korea. She is cofounder and President Emerita of The Berkana Institute, a charitable foundation that works with people around the world to strengthen their communities using the wisdom and wealth already present in their people, traditions, and environment. She is a guide in leading people back to understanding who we are as humans, being able to create the conditions for our basic qualities of generosity, contribution, community, and love. She is a grand contributor in creating an Island of Sanity in the midst of wildly disruptive seas. Her books include:

Leadership and the New Science (Berrett-Kohler 1998)

Perseverance: A Companion for the Journey (revised) (Berrett-Kohler 2026)

Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope in the Future (Berrett-Kohler 2009)

So Far from Home: Lost and Found In Our Brave New World (Barrett-Kohler 2012)

Who Do We Choose To Be: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity (Berrett-Kohler 2017)

Opening to the World As It Is: Poems of Experience (Berkana Publications 2024)

Restoring Sanity: Practice to Awaken Generosity, Creativity, & Kindness In Ourselves and Our Organizations (Berrett-Koehler 2024)

Interview Date: 9/4/2026 Tags: Margaret Wheatley, perseverance, spiritual warriors, compassion, oracle, community support, bearing witness, Ubuntu culture, human civilization, guidance, Personal Transformation, Spirituality

Philip Goldberg has been studying the world's spiritual traditions for more than 50 years. He's a workshop leader, spiritual counselor and meditation teacher, and an ordained interfaith minister. He also co-hosts the Spirit Matters Podcasts. He leads American Veda tours and blogs regularly on Elephant Journal and Spirituality & Health. He is the author of many books, including: American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West. (Harmony 2013), The Life of Yogananda: The Story of the Yogi Who Became the First Modern Guru (Hay House, 2nd Edition 2020) and Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Calm, Clarity, and Courage (Hay House 2020)

Interview Date: 8/10/2020 Tags: Philip Goldberg, pragmatic mysticism, inner peace, Bhagavad Gita, flexibility in spiritual practice, spiritual pantry, smiling, Thich Nhat Hanh, Meditation, Personal Transformation, spirituality

The Mindful Practice of Noticing with Willow Older and Deborah Huber

Willow Older is an award-winning writer who runs her own editorial services business. Raised in the South Island on New Zealand, Willow is a self-taught artist and determined knitter.

Deborah Huber has spent most of her career in the high-tech industry in a variety of creative and management roles. She writes children’s books and dreams of taking a daily swim in the chilly San Francisco Bay.

They are the cofounders of Today I Noticed, a creative mindfulness practice based on the power of paying attention. They lead Today I Noticed workshops for organizations of all sizes and share their observations about everyday life on Instagram @today.I.noticed

They are co-authors of Today I Noticed: The Little Book of Mindfulness That Will Change the Way You See the World. (Blue Star Press 2023)

Interview Date: 8/12/2026. Tags: Willow Older, Deborah Huber, noticing, presence, mindfulness, paying attention, intentional noticing, curiosity, gratitude, bite-sized creativity, stress relief, Art & Creativity, Personal Transformation