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Just as we are witnessing a revolution in technology, society itself is also undergoing a far more profound collective transformation. This transformation is nothing less than the evolution of consciousness itself, our own minds and awareness. Even though the wisdom that has been passed to us through the ages, as well as that from cutting-edge science, is well known to us, we do not actually live our lives according to it. The result is the unstable world we live in, our dysfunctional government and social system, climate change, income inequality, corporate dysfunction, poverty, illness, and great sadness, to name a few of the symptoms. What Dr. Miller calls “the New Paradigm” involves shifting our perspective and the principles by which we live our lives so as to recognize the systemic nature of the world and develop balance, wholeness, healing, and wise guidance. Dianne Collins has written a new book, Do You QuantumThink?, which presents the principles of the New Paradigm in a very easy to understand way – in a form that makes it easy for you to incorporate them into your life. In this conversation you will learn some of the 21 principles Dianne has developed. You will see how we need to shift from the model of Universe as Machine to one of Universe as Mind, how the world is energy in flux created by consciousness, and how what we hold in our mind becomes reality. Intent is the dynamic of creation, and by embodying the wisdom we know in our minds we can make that quantum leap in consciousness. Support Dr.Miller's Conversations with your purchase of: "Books by today's Guest" Do You QuantumThink? Part science, part philosophy, part spirituality, Do You QuantumThink? draws on a wide spectrum of sources, from cutting edge innovations in the sciences to the insights of the world's greatest spiritual leaders. This book will make you laugh, free you from limiting ideas, and introduce you to the most advanced principles and practical methods for living. Do You QuantumThink? will rock your world in the best of ways as you experience one revelation after another.]   Suggested Dr. Miller Programs: Healing Our Planet Discover how you can make a difference through passion, compassion and love. In your heart is the future of our planet; learn how to empower your mental imagery to serve your most deeply held values. Experience the wisdom of the ages wedded to cutting-edge mind-body and peak performance technology. Relax and enjoy the uniquely beautiful voice of Dr. Miller. One of the fathers of Holistic Healing, Dr. Miller introduced the world to the power of creative visualization, and the use of meditation cassettes and CD’s. Our Culture On The Couch With this book, Dr. Miller makes his greatest contribution to the transformation, the paradigm shift, that so many of us are working toward and that must occur if we want to be in charge of setting our communal direction into the future - something that must occur if we are to create sustainability,

When I entered the field of medicine in the 1960s, my goal was to transform medicine, to develop a new paradigm and a new way to practice the healing arts. My plan was to create an integral approach utilizing the rationality and technology developed by the West blended and balanced by the philosophies of the East and the power of their techniques of mindfulness and meditation. Today’s guest is also an innovator, a Buddhist meditation teacher who brings his wisdom to his audiences through his books and his radio and in person performances. He also makes significant use of humor in getting his message across. Today’s guest is Wes Nisker, For nearly 40 years, Wes “Scoop” Nisker has worked in radio, first as an award winning news anchor and more recently as a commentator. His books include the newly edited version of his national bestseller, Essential Crazy Wisdom and Buddha’s Nature (Random House), and his most recent book Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again! Mr. Nisker is also the founder and co-editor of the international Buddhist journal “Inquiring Mind.” As a Buddhist meditation teacher, he has studied Buddhist meditation for over three decades with teachers in Asia and America, and for the past 15 years has been leading his own retreats and workshops in Buddhist insight meditation and philosophy at venues internationally. He is an affiliate teacher at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and does regular workshops at my old stomping grounds, Esalen Institute and other retreat centers. Today we will explore Scoop’s humorous, but wise solution to the God Problem that causes so much strife around the world. We will explore many of the teachings of the Far East, and how they can heal us and enrich our lives. And finally, for our older listeners, some humorous guidance in “geezing,” which is a skill that older geezers must learn in order to achieve their best. Come, join us – and bring your smile with you!   Support Dr.Miller's Conversations with your purchase of: Books by today's Guest The Essential Crazy Wisdom Take a wild ride through the philosophies of the East and West to discover the madmen, dreamers, and unconventional wisdom seekers in the abridged, better-than-ever version of our best-selling cult classic. THE ESSENTIAL CRAZY WISDOM delivers the most significant, most lunatic, and most compelling insights of the ages. Scoop Nisker patches together the unorthodox teachings that have bubbled up through the words of such crazy visionaries as Rumi, Gautama the Buddha, Mark Twain, Lao Tzu, etc.... Discover the common thread in these multiple perspectives and travel on this comedic course to enlightenment!   Buddha's Nature: A Practical Guide to Discovering Your Place in the Cosmos The Buddha said that "everything we need to know about life can be found inside this fathom-long body." Then why is most people's spirituality--whether Buddhist,

Athletes need coaches because the job they do requires concentrated attention, hard work, and wise attention to their mental and physical balance. So do stage performers and top executives. Caregivers need coaches too – yet few get the kind of support they need. No wonder 20% of caregivers are clinically depressed, 16% become ill, and all are at greater risk for cognitive decline, loss of short term memory, 23% more stress hormones, 15% decline in antibody function, etc. Cindy Laverty suddenly found herself falling down a rabbit hole as she had to quit her job and let go of her lifestyle to care for a chronically ill relative. She realized what a need there was, and when her care-giving challenge ended she set out to help others by developing an effective way to help others in a similar situation – and she wrote an easy-to-read book, Caregiving – Eldercare Made Clear & Simple. In this conversation we will examine the hidden challenges of caregiving, and how caregiving can be a gift leading to happiness, greater self-knowledge, and personal transformation. You will learn how most caregivers end up with guilt driving the bus, and how to go from overwhelm to enlightenment by following a few simple steps, confronting reality, and having a clear care plan.   Support Dr.Miller's Conversations With Your Purchase Of: Books by Today’s Guest: Caregiving - Eldercare Made Clear & Simple ''The caregiving journey is one of life's ultimate gifts, but if you don't have a workable plan, you can easily become lost and overwhelmed,'' says Laverty. Caregiving Eldercare Made Clear & Simple is a guide, which provides you with encouraging and practical information, as well as personal insight from Laverty's own experiences about her journey to finally learn to care for herself.     Dr. Millers Programs Relevant To This Topic   Caregiver Support & Stress Management This wonderful program speaks to all types of caregivers. It consists of a Heart-to-Heart talk, a reminder of the true source of healing, how the relationship with a caregiver can support this healing, and how important it is to recognize caregiver stress and prevent caregiver burnout. The thrust of this talk is to encourage caregivers to take the time to keep themselves healthy, physically, mentally, and emotionally. There are over 65 million caregivers in the US, and caregiver depression is a common condition.

In this passionate, inspiring conversation with this clearly brilliant and gifted man, he shares with us the essence of what he has learned and written about in his more than 30 books, and taught in his classes at Oxford and Cornell Universities. He shares with us the ideas of Spiritual Activism that have made him world famous.

Melissa Clarke is a practicing physician who has studied acupuncture, been dean of a medical school, and has written a book that should be on everybody’s bookshelf. It’s entitled: Excuse Me Doctor! I’ve Got What? – Taking Ownership Of Your Health And Making Healthcare Reform Work For You. In this interview, you will discover a bright, compassionate, well-spoken physician who sincerely believes in her work. You’ll learn of Dr. Clarke’s experience with our pathetic medical system: when her father became ill, and the inadequacy evidence by the slowness of making the diagnosis, reactions to medications, etc., and will soon understand something of what inspired her to take a deeper look at what’s going on. Dr. Clarke will share her personal story with us, and the personal challenge of doing something about the “Passive Patient Syndrome” in her efforts to create “Empowered Patients.” In this extremely informative and practical interview, we will address the problem of there being so many different practitioners – allopaths, osteopaths, naturopaths, homeopaths, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and so forth. Dr. Clarke offers an excellent way to decide when faced with the question: “I've got a new problem . . . where do I start?” “Healthcare is the last frontier of consumerism,” says Dr. Clarke. In every other area, we are informed consumers. Before we buy a TV, refrigerator, or car, we take the time to do research, and we ask the right questions, compare, decide, and negotiate, but when people enter the medical system, they rarely think in this way. Dr. Clarke’s suggestions are excellent. What you will find especially interesting is our discussion of the 5 questions you must always put to your healthcare provider. They include such notions as: “What’s wrong with me (in simple terms), what treatments are recommended (effects, side effects), cost, time frame? What are the alternatives and what to expect with each? What are the next steps and who’s responsible for making them? What are the self-care activities I should be involved in to do my part in supporting the resolution of this problem? Everyone will become a medical care consumer sooner or later, and the best advice I have to give is to listen to this compassionate physician, and check out her book. Our show concludes with a brief meditation. Enjoy. Support Dr. Miller’s Conversations With Extraordinary People with your purchase of: Excuse Me Doctor! I've Got What? "Excuse Me, Doctor, I've Got What" The Complete Guide to Taking Ownership of Your Health and Making Health-Care Reform Work for You by Melissa E. Clarke, MD "Excuse me, Doctor. I've got what" When the shock wears off, when reality settles in, when someone is diagnosed with a chronic illness, what do they do? Excuse Me, Doctor is a user-friendly guide that gives you the ability to take ownership of your health care.

Joan Halifax and I were a part of that rich broth of creativity and humanism that was exploring new dimensions of healing, personal growth, and spirituality at Esalen Institute back in the 1970s. Roshi Joan Halifax is an anthropologist and an activist, a wild child of the sixties and a celibate Zen priest.

Since the original St. Valentine expressed his reverence for love by illegally and secretly performing marriages for Roman Soldiers, even though they were forbidden, because the Emperor believed that unmarried soldiers were braver and better fighters, this day has come to be thought of primarily as a time for the expression and appreciation of romantic love between two partners. So the focus goes to the bouquets of flowers and boxes of candy, and too often the primary motivations are guilt, habit, or manipulation. Why not give the ultimate gift of love? With today’s guest, Patricia Evans, we will take a look at just how we really can give true love. The author of “The Verbally Abusive Relationship,” Patricia will discuss with us the kinds of communication that are truly loving, and the subtle ways we can abuse each other. Sure, most of us can restrain from punching, kicking, and yelling foul epithets at our significant other, but most of us are also unaware of the more subtle forms of abuse we use – and how true love is undermined. Patricia Evans is the woman who almost single-handedly brought the notion of verbal abuse to the attention of both health professionals and the general public. As an interpersonal communications specialist and author of six books on topics related to verbal abuse, such as controlling personalities and the healing process, Patricia refers to verbal abuse as a “secret form of control.” Her work has been a cornerstone in my therapy, especially in my work with couples and families. Love grows in an atmosphere of safety, intimacy is nurtured by trust, kindness, and affection, and the subtle abusive behaviors most of us use destroy this platform that is needed for love that is ever-deepening and ever more satisfying. You will discover how those “little white lies” can devastate, how being unresponsive or ignoring creates separation, how insisting on winning damages the very part of your loved one that is most important. We also explore the childhood roots of the problem in both the victim and the perpetrator (who is also a victim), and the kind of parental care that sets us up for such a relationship. This episode will help you realize that there are some clear and simple ways you can make sure your treatment of your loved one will be loving and not abusive. During the last half of the show you will experience a free guided imagery meditation designed to attune you to your basic loving nature and develop the vocabulary and the emotional resonance to make freedom from abuse the world’s greatest Valentine’s present!   Support Dr. Miller’s Conversations With Extraordinary People with your purchase of: The Verbally Abusive Relationship: In this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. You'll get more of the answers you need to recognize abuse when it happens, respond to abusers safely and appropriately, and most important, lead a happier, healthier life.  

Today’s show is about healing, and it offers valuable information for anyone whose life has been touched by a chronic illness. And that goes for caregivers as well as patients. Today’s guest is Jan Adrian, Master of Social Work and Founder and director of Healing Journeys, an organization that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Healing Journeys performs the invaluable service of offering FREE conferences and retreats for anyone touched by a chronic illness – both patients and their caregivers – at locations throughout the country. Jan, who holds a Master’s Degree in social work, was one of the team who worked with me in the early days of integrative and holistic medicine (from 1978 to 1985) at the Center for Health Awareness. Together we introduced to the country (and the world) an integral approach to medicine--with a special focus on nurses-- that took into account mind, body, emotions, spirit, and relationship. More recently, I have spoken many times at her most popular program, “Cancer as a Turning Point.” You will discover, as you listen, that Jan has been living with cancer for 25 years, never giving up, not even with stage 4 breast cancer. From the start, she was not ready to accept what her oncologist told her when she first developed cancer 25 years ago. When she inquired about the role of emotions in her treatment, he raised his voice in response to her question, saying, “Emotions have absolutely nothing to do with it!” Jan refused to believe that, and realized the violence being done to patients with chronic illness by such attitudes. So she set out to study the kind of things a cancer patient might do to support the healing process.  Since her first diagnosis of breast cancer in 1989, Jan has had all the allopathic treatments available: mastectomy, chemo, radiation – yet she has remained clearly aware that she, as a whole person, was being left powerless by the medical establishment to participate in her own healing. Now thousands receive her valuable insights and information for self-healing and inspired care giving, all based around the healing power of the mind and Love. Come, hear her story, her struggle, and the remarkable experiences she has had. Then consider coming to one of many upcoming free presentations! More information at http://www.healingjourneys.org/  Explore further the healing principles explored in this episode: Confronting Cancer: Facing, Embracing, Thriving In this remarkable video, Maggie Creighton, along with numerous long-term cancer survivors guide you through the skills taught at the Cancer Support and Education Center, the granddaddy of all cancer support groups, co-founded by Dr. Miller in 1977. Featuring Maggie Creighton, designer and creative powerhouse behind the center, will introduce you to the powerful, practical, step-by-step skills that have helped so many patients take charge of their lives and change the course of their illness.   Healing From Cancer A person who has received a diagnosis of cancer has two issues to deal with: cancer, the disease (the abnormal cells and their growth), and cancer, the Illness (feelings of being unwell, uncomfortable and “sick.” As you listen to this program you will learn mind-tools of deep relaxation (meditation), focused awareness, and guided imagery (visualization) – self-applied techniques to enable you to heal. The mind–tools presented in this program can help you change your attitudes, positively impact how you feel and function, improve survival, and help minimize symptoms and side effects of treatment.    

In keeping with the International Women's Day theme for 2014, Inspiring Change, we are honored to bring you a conversation with Barbara Dossey, PhD, who Dr. Miller refers to as the “Florence Nightingale of our time. If you have a watered–down image of the original Florence Nightingale, then you haven't read Dr. Dossey's book, Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer. “Barbara is a long time friend and colleague; in fact, I had the honor of introducing Dr. Dossey and her well known physician husband Larry Dossey to my original work in holistic and mind body (integral) medicine back in 1970 – and it is a delight to see how far they have advanced the field of healing since then.” – Dr. Miller In this stimulating conversation you will learn about the incredible contributions Ms. Nightingale made back in 1853 during the Crimean war (a timely topic, since we are currently tilting on the verge of yet another Crimean war), and the remarkable advances of professional nursing in recent years. If you think nurses are just people who help you in and out of bed in hospitals, you will be amazed at how varied and important nursing really is. You will learn about the new field of Nurse Coaching, and Dr. Dossey’s “Theory of Integral Nursing.” We will explore the 5 steps of Western Mysticism and how they relate to Florence Nightingale's career, then we will have a brief guided imagery through these steps in our own lives. Dr. Dossey then presents the field of nurse coaching and her popular Theory of the Integral Nursing and shares with us the emerging global focus of nursing and the current Millennium Goals now being followed by more than 19 million nurses worldwide.   Support Dr. Miller's Conversations With Your Purchase Of: Books By Today's Guest: Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer Readers are informed and exhilarated by the story of Florence Nightingale, a brilliant pioneer who played a major role in making nursing the respected profession it is today. This sumptuously illustrated biography of nursing’s inspiring founder focuses on Nightingale’s mystic beliefs, her contributions to public health and infection control, and her trailblazing work in government and health care reform. Discover Nightingale’s life as a mystic and her many health care theories and practices that are still in use today.  Purchase Florence Nightingale

Although people talk about stress all the time, most do little more than complain about it. In our conversation with Edd Hanzelik, MD, Author of The Inner Game of Stress, we will explore a very neat, powerful and easy to use technique to deal with stressful situations. Dr. Hanzelik, who trained in Internal Medicine at Boston’s distinguished Beth Israel Hospital, was a classmate of Dr. Miller at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the 1960s. Edd was always extremely interested in the inner life of his patients and the relationship of that inner life to the progress of their physical disease. He became aware of the central role stress played, and the result of his studies and his experiences helping patients heal is one of the foci of this discussion. The other is a tool he calls STOP – an acronym for Step back, Think, Organize, Proceed. You will quickly see how you can apply it in your own life. Edd is a warm and understanding healer as well as a highly skilled practitioner of Western medical science. Listen, and hear what a truly caring physician sounds like.   Support Dr. Miller’s Conversations With Extraordinary People with your purchase of: The Inner Game Of Stress Renowned sports psychology expert W. Timothy Gallwey teams up with two esteemed physicians to offer a unique and empowering guide to mental health in today’s volatile world. The Inner Game of Stress applies the trusted principles of Gallwey’s wildly popular Inner Game series, which have helped athletes the world over, to the management of everyday stress–personal, professional, financial, physical–and shows us how to access our inner resources to maintain stability and achieve success.

“Life isn’t what happens to you,” as Yosaif reminds us, “life is what you do with what happens to you!” Yosaif August is a life coach who focuses on helping people live their lives with purpose, passion, and possibility – and, he specializes in coaching for caregivers. It’s true, if we depend on just the right things happening to us in order to be happy, then we run a severe risk; as John Lennon said, “Life is what happens while we’re busy making other plans.” If you truly Love anyone, or if you even care, then there’s a significant likelihood that you may be faced with a challenge of having to become a caregiver. There are millions of us caring for a chronically ill spouse or parent, a child with special needs – on either a part time or full time basis. As Yosaif shares with us, this has its upsides and its downsides: on one hand, life’s deepest feelings of satisfaction and fulfillment come from being able to care unselfishly for another, but on the other hand, simply googling “Caregiver Burnout” will point out the host of physical, mental, emotional, social, and behavioral disasters that can befall someone who is spending a large proportion of their waking hours caring for someone in a dire situation that may even be steadily worsening. On the other hand, recent studies show that age-matched samples of caregivers actually live longer than those not involved in caregiving. On the other hand . . . there is no other hand: since you are or are likely to become a caregiver, understanding how it can enrich your life, and preventing its potential to burn you out is clearly the wise choice. Yosaif’s book entitled Coaching for Caregivers – How to Reach Out Before You Burn Out, is a wonderfully written, highly interactive, and mercifully brief guide that can make all the difference in the world for you as a caregiver, or someone you know. In this moving interview, you will learn the tragic situation that attracted Yosaif into this field, how he reached burn-out, and how he committed himself to helping others avoid the same fate. In addition to exploring the contents of his guide, we will talk about such things as how the internet can be invaluable. We discuss the importance of opening up so that others (friends, family, others with similar problems) can be harnessed for health through the power of the internet and care sites (such as caringbridge.org, lotsahelpinghands.com, and carepages.com. In today’s world, family members often live at a distance, and sometimes the person whose care you must be responsible for is located hundreds or thousands of miles away – and how the internet can prove the perfect partner. We discuss exactly what is a caregiver and what are the basic challenges in caregiving, such as the “martyr trance,” the belief system that people sometimes get into that “No one in the world can take care of this person but me, and there’s really no way anyone can help me – a path to isolation and loneliness.” You’ll find this program an excellent addition to our other programs designed to give you the support you need as a caregiver. Be sure to check out: Thriving in the Face of Severe or Fatal Illness – A Conversation with Erica Kosal [Free Podcast] Careless Caregivers – How to Avoid the Disasters of Old Age: A Conversation with Rosanna Fay [Free Podcast]   Support Dr. Miller’s Conversations With Extraordinary People with your purchase of: Caregiver Support And Stress Management (Guided Imagery Audio) A Heart-to-Heart Talk to inspire caregivers to value their health and their work followed by a deep relaxation/meditation and guided imagery experience for stress reduction and healing for the caregiver.     Coaching For Caregivers (Book By Yosaif August) This lively and easy to use how-to manual coaches caregivers - family and friends who are providing care to a loved one - to reach out for help before they, themselves, get so depleted that they burn out (and,

This conversation with Dr. Siegel will center on the healing potential within human beings and how the mainstream medical system fails to recognize it.

In this revealing conversation we try to identify the core, often unspoken, assumptions and forces now taking our planet in a direction that, as individuals, none of us would choose.

Angeles Arrien Ph.D. has been one of my favorite people for many years, as one of those who has been as interested in trans-cultural approaches to psychology, spirituality, and global healing. You will love some of the profound insights she shares about cultivating hope, uplifting the human spirit, and awakening our potential for collective wisdom and transformation.

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is “Inspiring Change,” and in keeping with that, today’s guest is a superhero when it comes to inspiring women to discover their personal purpose and passion, and to bring that passion into action in the world. Elisa Parker is the co-founder, president & host of the award winning radio program, See Jane Do, and where she shares her wisdom, experience, and guidance serving women, social justice, and the environment.