Conversations, hosted by Michael Stone, brings you leading edge thinkers in the areas of Environmental Restoration, Social Justice and Spiritual Fulfillment. We look for positive solutions to local and global issues that leave you touched, moved and inspired to action. Our weekly guests include local and global experts and concerned citizens working together to heal the wounds that separate, alienate and marginalize people... http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:00:01 PST Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:00:01 PST en-us KVMR 2010 conversations@kvmr.org (Michael Stone) webmaster@kvmr.org (John Button) 60 Michael Stone KVMR's Conversations with Michael Stone Conversations, hosted by Michael Stone, brings you leading edge thinkers in the areas of Environmental Restoration, Social Justice and Spiritual Fulfillment. We look for positive solutions to local and global issues that leave you touched, moved and inspired to action. Our weekly guests include local and global experts and concerned citizens working together to heal the wounds that separate, alienate and marginalize people.. John Button webmaster@kvmr.org No Michael K. Stone is senior editor at the Center for Ecoliteracy. He is the author of Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability and coeditor of Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World. Michael was managing editor of Whole Earth Magazine and the Millennium Whole Earth Catalog. www.ecoliteracy.org http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20100105 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:00:01 PST Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, January 5th, Michael K. Stone: Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability Michael K. Stone is senior editor at the Center for Ecoliteracy. He is the author of Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability and coeditor of Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World. Michael was managing editor of Whole Earth Magazine and the Millennium Whole Earth Catalog. www.ecoliteracy.org 00:53:11 Join Michael Stone for this wrap up of his trip to Copenhagen. Michael will share interviews with Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva and George Monbiot. What was accomplished out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and what is ahead... http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091229 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:00:01 PST Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, December 29th, Copenhagen in Retrospect Join Michael Stone for this wrap up of his trip to Copenhagen. Michael will share interviews with Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva and George Monbiot. What was accomplished out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and what is ahead... 00:53:28 Jason F Mclennan is a national leader in the green architecture movement and is considered a thought leader in sustainability. Jason is the CEO of the Cascadia Green Building Council based in Seattle, Washington. Lynn N. Simon, FAIA, LEED AP, is President of Simon & Associates, Inc., Green Building Consultants, which she established in 1994. Lynn is a green building pioneer. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091222 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:01 PST Michael Stone and Jodi Selene No Conversations: Tuesday, December 22nd, Jason F Mclennan and Lynn Simon: Green Architecture Jason F Mclennan is a national leader in the green architecture movement and is considered a thought leader in sustainability. Jason is the CEO of the Cascadia Green Building Council based in Seattle, Washington. Lynn N. Simon, FAIA, LEED AP, is President of Simon & Associates, Inc., Green Building Consultants, which she established in 1994. Lynn is a green building pioneer. 00:54:34 A 2 hour special with Brother David, Lynn Twist, Roshi Joan Halifax. Join Conversations Host Michael Stone for this uplifting and interactive dialogue about gratitude, gratefulness and thanks giving. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091126 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST Michael Stone No Conversations: Thursday, November 26th, Thanksgiving Day Special: Gratitude: A Practice A 2 hour special with Brother David, Lynn Twist, Roshi Joan Halifax. Join Conversations Host Michael Stone for this uplifting and interactive dialogue about gratitude, gratefulness and thanks giving. 01:56:33 Patt is a teacher, consultant, and innovator in the use of brain/mind research to teach people meditation and mental tools for transforming their lives and communities. She has a passion to question, explore, research and then create programs and methods that enhance the lives of others. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091110 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009, Patt Lind-Kyle: Heal Your Mind Rewire Your Brain Patt is a teacher, consultant, and innovator in the use of brain/mind research to teach people meditation and mental tools for transforming their lives and communities. She has a passion to question, explore, research and then create programs and methods that enhance the lives of others. 00:57:13 Mariana is an author, anthropologist, and psychologist with a Ph.D. in Contemporary Spirituality. She attributes the majority of her education and inspiration to years of research and practice in the world's great mystical traditions, and to studying, living, and adventuring in villages in India, Central and South America, and Europe. Her sole passion is a love of Truth and transformation. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091103 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009, Mariana Caplan, Ph.D.: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path Mariana is an author, anthropologist, and psychologist with a Ph.D. in Contemporary Spirituality. She attributes the majority of her education and inspiration to years of research and practice in the world's great mystical traditions, and to studying, living, and adventuring in villages in India, Central and South America, and Europe. Her sole passion is a love of Truth and transformation. 00:59:16 Janet Larsen, is the Director of Research for the Earth Policy Institute, working with Lester Brown on Plan B 4.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization. She is a co-author of The Earth Policy Reader and has written on topics ranging from natural resources availability to population growth and climate change. Matthew Stein is the author of the highly praised book When Technology Fails a comprehensive manual on sustainable living skills. As the owner of Stein Design & Construction, he has built hurricane resistant, energy efficient and environmentally friendly homes. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091027 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:00:01 PDT Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, Janet Larsen and Matthew Stein: Making Shift Happen: A Global Plan for Saving Civilization Janet Larsen, is the Director of Research for the Earth Policy Institute, working with Lester Brown on Plan B 4.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization. She is a co-author of The Earth Policy Reader and has written on topics ranging from natural resources availability to population growth and climate change. Matthew Stein is the author of the highly praised book When Technology Fails a comprehensive manual on sustainable living skills. As the owner of Stein Design & Construction, he has built hurricane resistant, energy efficient and environmentally friendly homes. 00:59:43 David Whyte, Poet, Author, Lecturer holds a degree in Marine Zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes, the Amazon and the Himalaya. He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, lectures and workshops. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091020 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:01 PDT Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, David Whyte: The Three Marriages (a special KVMR Membership show) David Whyte, Poet, Author, Lecturer holds a degree in Marine Zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes, the Amazon and the Himalaya. He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, lectures and workshops. 00:51:59 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. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091013 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:00:01 PDT Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, October 13th, 2009, David Crow: Herbal Medicine and Spirituality 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. 00:53:29 Tina Staley, MSW, is a clinical social worker and Cancer Guide with Duke University Medical Center and provides supportive self-guidance to cancer patients and their families for an enhanced quality of life through multi-dimensional care needs and courses of treatment. She helps to address concerns and feelings raised by a diagnosis of cancer. Edward W. Bastian, Ph.D., is a Buddhist scholar and teacher and was executive producer for a series of award-winning BBC and PBS programs about religion and three films about Tibetan Buddhism for the National Endowment for the Humanities. He taught classes about world religion and directed the biodiversity program at the Smithsonian Institution. He is president of the Spiritual Paths Foundation at spiritualpaths.net. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20091006 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:00:01 PDT Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, October 6th, 2009, Tina Stanley & Ed Bastian: Living Fully, Dying Well Tina Staley, MSW, is a clinical social worker and Cancer Guide with Duke University Medical Center and provides supportive self-guidance to cancer patients and their families for an enhanced quality of life through multi-dimensional care needs and courses of treatment. She helps to address concerns and feelings raised by a diagnosis of cancer. Edward W. Bastian, Ph.D., is a Buddhist scholar and teacher and was executive producer for a series of award-winning BBC and PBS programs about religion and three films about Tibetan Buddhism for the National Endowment for the Humanities. He taught classes about world religion and directed the biodiversity program at the Smithsonian Institution. He is president of the Spiritual Paths Foundation at spiritualpaths.net. 00:53:29 Dr. Jean Houston, scholar, philosopher and researcher in human capacities, is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time, one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement. She has written 26 books and is the founder of The Mystery School which is dedicated to training people in recognizing and remembering the great mystery that dwells within each of us... http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20090929 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:01 PST Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, September 29th, 2009, Jean Houston: Creating your own story Dr. Jean Houston, scholar, philosopher and researcher in human capacities, is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time, one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement. She has written 26 books and is the founder of The Mystery School which is dedicated to training people in recognizing and remembering the great mystery that dwells within each of us... 00:57:35 Gail Larsen is a communications coach, speaker and workshop leader, group facilitator, and an award-winning entrepreneur. She founded Real Speaking in 1991 to support her clients in mining the deep well of their life experience and self-expression to become powerful platform speakers. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20090922 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:01 PDT Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009, Gail Larson: If You Want to Change the World. Tell a Better Story Gail Larsen is a communications coach, speaker and workshop leader, group facilitator, and an award-winning entrepreneur. She founded Real Speaking in 1991 to support her clients in mining the deep well of their life experience and self-expression to become powerful platform speakers. 00:57:31 Bill Twist is a Philanthropist, Activist, Co-Founder and Board President of the Pachamama Alliance, and the President of Champion Securities Company. Bill is a tireless worker for environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment.. http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html http://kvmr.org/programs/conversations/index.html#conversations20090804 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:00:01 PDT Michael Stone No Conversations: Tuesday, August 4th, 2009, Bill Twist: Environmental and Social Transformation in South America Bill Twist is a Philanthropist, Activist, Co-Founder and Board President of the Pachamama Alliance, and the President of Champion Securities Company. Bill is a tireless worker for environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment.. 00:52:10