CIIS Public Programs
CIIS Public Programs
This is a podcast for people who are curious about the world and themselves featuring talks and conversations presented by the Public Programs department of California Institute of Integral Studies, a non-profit university in San Francisco. Listen here or on your favorite podcast app to a diverse array of visionaries, artists, and scholars sharing compelling experiences, offering new perspectives, and expanding creative horizons.
Episodes
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Mar 22, 2017 • 52min
Natalie Metz: The Future for Psychedelics
CIIS’s Natalie Metz explores the potential that psychedelics hold for the future of medicine.
Mar 15, 2017 • 1h 10min
Adyashanti: Transpersonal Enlightenment
Spiritual teacher and author Adyashanti discusses his belief that there are two spiritual instincts that reside deep within everyone.
Mar 9, 2017 • 50min
Alfonso Montuori: The Future of Creativity
CIIS Professor and creativity researcher Alfonso Montuori shares his 25 years of explorations in the field, illustrating the emerging face of the new creativity. This talk was part of the Big Ideas at CIIS series.
Mar 1, 2017 • 54min
Kristin Neff: The Power of Self Compassion
Self compassion researcher Kristin Neff joins CIIS faculty Michael Klein to examine how self compassion can lower anxiety and depression, and support more satisfying relationships.
Feb 15, 2017 • 44min
Leslie Hill and Helen Paris: Curious
Co-founders of the performance company Curious, Leslie Hill and Helen Paris, are joined in conversation by CIIS Visiting Faculty Ryan Tacata to talk about their work. This event was part of the Dancing with the So Called Dead Festival, a collaboration with the MFA Program in Theatre-Performance Making and The Arts @ CIIS.
Feb 8, 2017 • 49min
David Levy: On Mindful Technology
Author and researcher David Levy joins CIIS Professor Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo to explore how we might move between the "fast world" of tech and the "slow world" of contemplation.
Feb 2, 2017 • 48min
Melissa Nelson: Listen to the Land
Indigenous scholar and activist Melissa Nelson and Zen teacher Wendy Johnson discuss ecological knowledge and how to listen to the land.
Jan 25, 2017 • 1h 6min
Zahra Noorbakhsh: Fighting Islamophobia with Humor
Comedian, writer, and actress Zahra Noorbakhsh is joined by CIIS faculty member Zara Zimbardo for a conversation that explores being Muslim in America today, and how to counter discrimination with comedy.
Jan 18, 2017 • 1h 2min
Mikey Siegel and Karla Suomala: Technology and Spirituality
Karla Suomala, a researcher and former Professor of Religion and Mikey Siegel, a robotics engineer turned consciousness hacker, discuss the intersections of technology and spirituality.
Jan 11, 2017 • 44min
Roshi Joan Halifax: Being with Dying
Zen priest, author, and pioneer in the field of end-of-life care Roshi Joan Halifax is joined in conversation by Brenda Salgado about death and dying, Buddhism, and social activism.
