This special episode of Nature Am I features Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Marcin Jakubowski (pronounced MAR-chin  Ya-coo-VOV-ski), the founder of Open Source Ecology.  In his inspiring 2011 TED talk, "Open-Sourced Blueprints for Civilization," which has garnered close to two million views so far, Marcin tells the remarkable story of how he developed the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS), a set of 50 of the most important machines for modern life. Through an open, collaborative process, he and a team of volunteer designers, engineers and builders have been developing an ..read more

Here, we explore the relationship between Nature, on the one hand, and religion and spirituality, on the other, focusing on the concept of God. Topics include: 1:13- Religion has failed to live up to its promise 2:45- The growing trend of religious disaffiliation 3:36- Why spirituality is misguided 4:04- The concept of God 5:04- The damage caused by dualism 5:50- Wholeness in Nature 7:21- Why the distinction between Nature and human makes no sense 8:43- Experience your body! 9:10- Creativity and desire 9:41- Replacing spirituality with Naturality 10:19- Creating paradise on Earth 11:13- Fully ..read more

This special episode of Nature Am I features Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Marcin Jakubowski (pronounced MAR-chin  Ya-coo-VOV-ski), the founder of Open Source Ecology.  In his inspiring 2011 TED talk, "Open-Sourced Blueprints for Civilization," which has garnered close to two million views so far, Marcin tells the remarkable story of how he developed the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS), a set of 50 of the most important machines for modern life. Through an open, collaborative process, he and a team of volunteer designers, engineers and builders have been developing an ..read more

Integrative Yoga Therapy founder and yoga scholar Joseph Le Page discusses the role of nature in yoga and the relationship between nature and humans. Our conversation touches upon the following topics: 3:12- Knowing the true self (purusha) 6:52- Lower mind (manas) vs. higher mind (buddhi) 10:08- The need for spiritual culture 11:34- Nature (prakriti) and spirit 14:25- Seeing Nature in a new way 16:10- Patanjali's view of Nature  18:41- Duality (samkhya) and non-duality (vedanta) 20:04- The practice and qualities of samadhi 21:45- Nature and the deity of creation (Ishvara) 24:00- One enlig ..read more

Here, we explore the relationship between Nature, on the one hand, and religion and spirituality, on the other, focusing on the concept of God. Topics include: 1:13- Religion has failed to live up to its promise 2:45- The growing trend of religious disaffiliation 3:36- Why spirituality is misguided 4:04- The concept of God 5:04- The damage caused by dualism 5:50- Wholeness in Nature 7:21- Why the distinction between Nature and human makes no sense 8:43- Experience your body! 9:10- Creativity and desire 9:41- Replacing spirituality with Naturality 10:19- Creating paradise on Earth 11:13- Fully ..read more

In this groundbreaking episode, Dr. Victor Shamas shows you how to eliminate your fear of death and elevate your quality of life. He expands upon the practice of Naturality described in previous episodes and shows you how that practice can help you thrive in the challenging times that we are now facing. Here are the topics covered: 1:09-  2020 Milestones  3:05- The Age of Death 4:12- Two major impact of recent forest fires 5:27- Is this the end? 6:52- Quality of life 7:50- Humanity has become "unnatural" 9:59- Wholeness and the implicate order 11:46- You are an embodiment of nature 1 ..read more

Integrative Yoga Therapy founder and yoga scholar Joseph Le Page discusses the role of nature in yoga and the relationship between nature and humans. Our conversation touches upon the following topics: 3:12- Knowing the true self (purusha) 6:52- Lower mind (manas) vs. higher mind (buddhi) 10:08- The need for spiritual culture 11:34- Nature (prakriti) and spirit 14:25- Seeing Nature in a new way 16:10- Patanjali's view of Nature  18:41- Duality (samkhya) and non-duality (vedanta) 20:04- The practice and qualities of samadhi 21:45- Nature and the deity of creation (Ishvara) 24:00- One enlig ..read more

On this episode, Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute discusses strategies for increasing sustainability and building community resilience. He touches on many of his seminal writings, including his books,  Our Renewable Future, The End of Growth, Power Down, and Memories and Visions of Paradise, as well as his award-winning Museletter. Our conversation covered the following topics: Immanuel Velikovsky's World in Collision (4:30) Visions of Paradise (6:53) Paradise as connection to Nature (9:08) Global disturbances caused by unsustainable practices (11:09) The need for community r ..read more

In this groundbreaking episode, Dr. Victor Shamas shows you how to eliminate your fear of death and elevate your quality of life. He expands upon the practice of Naturality described in previous episodes and shows you how that practice can help you thrive in the challenging times that we are now facing. Here are the topics covered: 1:09-  2020 Milestones  3:05- The Age of Death 4:12- Two major impact of recent forest fires 5:27- Is this the end? 6:52- Quality of life 7:50- Humanity has become "unnatural" 9:59- Wholeness and the implicate order 11:46- You are an embodiment of nature 1 ..read more

On this episode, Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute discusses strategies for increasing sustainability and building community resilience. He touches on many of his seminal writings, including his books,  Our Renewable Future, The End of Growth, Power Down, and Memories and Visions of Paradise, as well as his award-winning Museletter. Our conversation covered the following topics: Immanuel Velikovsky's World in Collision (4:30) Visions of Paradise (6:53) Paradise as connection to Nature (9:08) Global disturbances caused by unsustainable practices (11:09) The need for community r ..read more