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girijad83, February 17, 2006
Reviewer: girijad83
from India
HumanMedia.org podcast by David Freudberg is a weekly radio program featuring articles from www.humanmedia.org's audio pieces, of which one can order personal CD's. This self-development podcast features talks of the things in life that make us stressed, and explanations concerning how to relieve that stress. It features speakers like David Allen who explains the feeling of being 'overloaded', and medical professor Herbert Benson, who teaches simple relaxation techniques. The podcast focuses on the issues of 'overwhelming overwork', which leaves little time for relaxation and recreation. It tries to change this in our lives to make it more creative and happy.
The audio quality of the podcast is good and the narration is clear. This is a great podcast to de-stress yourself. Another advantage is that the podcast tends to be short and deliver precisely the things one needs to listen to in order to change his or her perceptions.
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Bo Lozoff
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Nov 8, 2008
"At this point I've probably been in more prisons than any other person alive. And from my point of view, I would say 80 percent of the people we put in prisons shouldn't be there." --Bo LozoffTeacher, Singer-Songwriter Bo Lozoff, a teacher and singer who has visited more than eleven-hundred U.S. prisons, tries to uplift inmates by teaching that even while incaracerated, a person can become free. Not physically liberated while confined behind bars, but inwardly free -- by focusing on their true human potential. He's witnessed how people who've committed horrible crimes can truly change. Since the 1970s, this has been the vision of the Prison-Ashram Project that Bo founded with the author and teacher Ram Dass. More than eleven-hundred prison visits later, he still travels the United States reaching out to inmates.More information can be found at the sites below:Human Kindness FoundationThe Prison Phoenix Trust
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Inner Calm for Stressed Schools
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Nov 1, 2008
What are the physical effects of too much stress? What are practical ways to develop a state of inner calm? Which common ailments can be reduced or alleviated by relaxation exercises? Few institutions can be as stressful as today's public schools-both for teachers and students. So what happens when a suburban Boston high school introduces relaxation training into academic life? A look at how some public schools have integrated stress management techniques to help teachers and students, with Herbert Benson. Complete program length: 29 minutes
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Doctors' Movement to Avert Nuclear War
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Oct 25, 2008
"A man fell off by accident from the Empire State Building. As he was passing the fortieth floor, he was heard to mutter, “So far so good.” Nuclear weapons continue to be a threat. Rogue states and terrorists have more and more nuclear fissile material available. Nuclear weapons and human beings cannot survive on the same planet, the same beleaguered planet. One or the other will prevail." Bernard Lown, MD "The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything, save our modes of thinking" Albert Einstein This one-hour special recounts how American and Soviet physicians joined together on a mission to educate their governments and their peoples about the medical effects of nuclear war. The effort began in the early 1960s among American physicians who for the first time calculated the medical consequences of a nuclear war. This eventually led to the founding of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the first global medical movement dedicated to disseminating factual information on the consequences of that nightmare scenario. Through its Soviet-American dialogue, the group is credited with helping to initiate the Soviet Union's unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing in the mid-1980s. At one point, the movement attracted about two-hundred-thousand members representing fifty-five countries. In late 1985, the two founders, Bernard Lown and Eugene Chazov, journeyed to Oslo, Norway where they received the Nobel Peace Prize. More information can be found at the sites below:International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear WarGlobal Security Institute Complete program length: ~1 hour
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Teaching from Within
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Oct 25, 2008
What is at the heart of teaching? How can we encourage students to be reflective and learn about themselves while they are in school? Are students more engaged when they learn in the classroom, or do they get something deeper when they learn by doing, such as performing service in their communities? How can we help to educate the whole child? Why do schools focus on test scores rather than on what children truly learn? "We need the little child to walk up and down the halls of our schools and say, 'The emperor has no clothes.' This isn't education--this may look like education, we may have conned ourselves into thinking this is education--but it isn't and at some level we all know it." --Parker Palmer, Author of The Courage to Teach Dedicated teachers give their provocative vision of what an enlightened school system could be like. While our educational system wrestles with problems of violence in schools and teacher burnout, how can we overcome the growing sense that what people learn in school doesn't prepare them for real life? In this half-hour of Humankind, we'll hear from two committed educators, Parker Palmer in Madison, Wisconsin and Nel Noddings in New York City, discuss what they feel is at the heart of education, and how can we overcome the problems we face, and create better schools, that both nurture and teach our youth. Complete program length: 29 minutes
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Wisdom of Proverbs
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Oct 18, 2008
What can students learn from time-honored proverbs? How do students relate to these wise sayings? What do teachers hope to gain by teaching students proverbs? Why do we need proverbs? "It's a short sentence. It speaks the truth and children are honest, and they do relate to them. There's some core value there that's integral in a child that the proverb speaks to." --Deborah Holmes, Fourth grade teacher at Milton Elementary School, Milton VT An elementary school in Vermont teaches age old wisdom sayings. Adages like "all that glitters is not gold" and "haste makes waste" manage to transform timeless truths from ancient human experience. In this episode of Humankind, we meet Professor Wolfgang Meider, who teaches proverbs to students in Deborah Holmes' fourth grade class at Milton Elementary School in Milton, Vermont. Meider believes that when young people study proverbial wisdom it helps them develop intellectual virtues and a commitment to moral values. During the school year the proverbs are discussed and analyzed and each student writes in a journal what the proverbs mean to them. The students are able to relate to the proverbs because they are clear and concise, and easy to remember, and often come up at relevant times when a dose of ancient wisdom is required. Complete program length: 29 minutes
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A Different Sort of Food
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Why would people intentionally go without food? Does fasting help cleanse the body and the soul? How do people feel when they fast? How can going without food, put a person in touch the forgotten realities of life? "It's days like this that I remember I'm part of a wider world...a humanity that's suffering as well as celebrating." --A participant in the Yom Kippur fast Spiritual hunger is something we all have felt, but what do we do about it? In this half-hour of Humankind, we explore the rituals and ceremonies of Yom Kippur and Ramadan, two ancient traditions from Judaism and Islam that offer nourishment through fasting. In a world that thrives on indulgence, these rites are curious and resonant practices prompting renewal, gratitude, and vigor. Join David Freudberg for this educational segment on an especially nourishing kind of food. Complete program length: 29 minutes
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Simplicity
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Oct 4, 2008
What does it actually mean to simplify your life? What is more important to you your money or your time? Are we too preoccupied with obtaining possessions and status? What influence do the media have on how we spend our money and our time? "We're really led away from what we're here for, which is to learn how to live sociably with others and soulfully with ourselves. And consumerism is relatively shallow and life is deep." --Duane Elgin, author of Voluntary Simplicity Has life become more complicated, even less joyful for you? Has it been a while since you last sat down with someone to truly talk and listen? Do work and other obligations interfere with savoring your life's time? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this episode of Humankind will speak to you. Spend a good half-hour listening to two individuals, Cecile Andrews and Duane Elgin, behind the simplicity movement, to normal men and women pursuing a simpler life and gradually achieving it. Hear these interesting words of wisdom from all our guests on what life can be about--a less complicated existence animated by inner joy. Complete program length: 29 minutes
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Modern Wisdom from an Ancient Sage
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Who was Lao-Tsu and what can we learn from his philosophy? How can Lao-Tsu's Taoist teachings help us to understand the forces at work in our lives? What role do possessions play in complicating our lives? How can we find beauty and contentment everywhere? How can we let go, and accept and learn from life's difficulties? How can we get closer to our higher selves? "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is wisdom." -- From the Tao Te Ching, by Lao-Tsu Humankind ventures into the spiritual text of the Tao Te Ching, an ancient Chinese Wisdom Book that has guided philosophers, poets, and legions of ordinary people since its publication some 2500 years ago. The rich advice on leading a simpler life with greater meaning will prove to be a cool, restful drink in our frenzied and thirsting world. Stop for a minute, curl up on a chair or sofa, and meditate on this wonderfully calming and catalyzing episode of Humankind. Complete program length: 29 minutes
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Frances Moore Lappe
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Sep 20, 2008
"I was just absolutely swept away. I thought: Oh my gosh! If people only knew that hunger is needless, hunger is human-made, that we would all do something." -- Frances Moore Lappe More than thirty years after publication of her breakthrough best-selling book "Diet for a Small Planet," Frances Moore Lappe is still committed to helping us understand hidden connections -- between the foods we choose to eat, the earth on which they're grown, and the fact that today more than eight-hundred million people go hungry in our world. In this fascinating episode of Humankind, Lappe tells of her world journey to visit with citizen activists from Brazil to France to Kenya who are implementing new ways for food to be healthy, eco-friendly and generously available. The material is drawn in part from her new book, "Hope's Edge" co-authored with her daughter Anna Lappe. Complete program length: 29 minutes
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The Social Brain
Author: David Freudberg
Sat, Sep 13, 2008
"The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If empathy arises, and if that person is in dire need, then empathic concern can come. You want to help them, and then that begins a compassionate act. So I'd say that compassion begins with attention." --Daniel Goleman, PhD Author of "Emotional Intelligence" and "Social Intelligence" In this program, we learn about how people develop different levels of empathy.Daniel Goleman is a former New York Times science reporter specializing in how brain function affects the way we feel and perceive life. His best-selling book "Emotional Intelligence" described emerging brain research that shows the superior functioning of people who develop skills of self-awareness and the ability to regulate their emotions. He has now ventured into understanding the brain chemistry of how people interact with each other, the subject of his subsequent book Social Intelligence. More information can be found at the site below:Conversations with Daniel Goleman Complete program length: 30 Minutes
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