Best Radical Dharma Podcasts (2025)

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Will Johnson - The Radical Path of Somatic Dharma - Radiant Body, Radiant MindBest Selling Author Wi-youtube 56:10

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Best Selling Author Will Johnson and his latest book “The Radical Path of Somatic Dharma: Radiant Body, Radiant Mind” Inner Traditions (January 7, 2025). Will is the director of the Institute for Embodiment Training and the founder of Bambu Hueco, a retreat center in Costa Rica that views the body as the doorway to spiritual growth and transformati…

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Beyond Coin and Kindness: Tending the Gardens of Justice Through Acts of Radical Kinship 13:59

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Dharma talk given by Daniel Scharpenburg, April 27, 2025. Music by Barefoot Bran Music.

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The Revolution of Tenderness - Part 1 59:32

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This two-talk series explores our capacity to be tender – sensitive and responsive to ourselves and others. This capacity marks a radical evolutionary shift from a self-centered existence shaped by fear, to a life lived from the realization of our collective belonging and the preciousness of all life. The talks examine the conditioning that incline…

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Meditation: Awake Awareness is Our Home (19:08 min) 19:08

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This meditation guides us in awakening our awareness by opening to all our senses and recognizing the alert presence that is always, already here. By relaxing back into the presence over and over, we become familiar with the reality that is truly our home.By Tara Brach

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Ep. 292 – Becoming What You Want the World to Be with Ocean Robbins 40:08

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Jack and Ocean continue their deep conversation, exploring how to create positive change in the world without losing our spiritual center and loving essence. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. “Neither meditation nor activism has to be…

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Easy, Evidence-Based Hacks for Fitness | Marielle Segarra 58:51

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Including: “exercise snacking,” prioritizing play, and overcoming “revenge bedtime procrastination.” Marielle Segarra is a reporter and the host of NPR's Life Kit, the award-winning podcast and radio show that shares trustworthy, nonjudgmental tips that help listeners navigate their lives. In this episode we talk about: How and why Marielle got in…

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Remembering Our Interdependence to Shape the World We Want with Sherri Mitchell-Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset 53:40

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In this episode, Sherri Mitchell-Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset discusses remembering our kinship to one another and to all living beings as a path to reconnecting and interdependence. She offers the wisdom of rooting in our values and shaping the emergence of the world we want to create. Full of hope, discerning insight, and applied practice, Sherri sheds l…

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Peak Performance at Any Age | Christiane Wolf (Dharma Teacher/Doctor/Ultramarathoner) 1:15:52

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Beyond the cliché: listening to your body. Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD is a former physician and internationally known mindfulness and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher. She is the author of “Outsmart Your Pain” and the coauthor of “A Clinician’s Guide to Teaching Mindfulness”. She is also a senior teacher at InsightLA in Los Angeles. And in her …

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Amidst the Storm, the Stillness Speaks: Cultivating Compassionate Action from the Eye of Inner Calm 15:32

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Dharma talk given by Nicole Esquibel, June 1, 2025. Music by Barefoot Bran Music.

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Lt. Cdr. Gary MacDermid RET - Set Your Own Goals-Or Someone Else Will 1:01:32

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Lt. Cdr. Gary MacDermid RET, author of “Set Your Own Goals-Or Someone Else Will: How to Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs and Get Things Done” Gary Macdermid (March 17, 2025).About the Book:For too long, many of us have been found following paths chosen by others-family, teachers, supervisors, and society-while neglecting our own aspirations and dream…

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The Compassion Based Living Course

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Heather Regan-Addis is the co-author of The Compassion Based Living Course. Heather co-founded the Mindfulness Association, which is one of the most extensive Mindfulness and Mindfulness Teacher Training organizations in the UK. Heather now serves as the managing direct...By KBOO Community Radio

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Leila Jones - Unpacking My Boxes 1:10:02

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Leila Jones is the author of “Unpacking My Boxes: A Projector’s Journey Home,” a memoir that blends personal storytelling with Quantum Human Design™. A Certified Quantum Human Design Specialist and founder of VelaMira, she helps leaders and teams align with their true energy and purpose. Leila holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the Univ…

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How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind 46:58

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Behind the scenes of this year’s Get Fit Sanely series with ace producers Eleanor Vassili and Marissa Schneiderman. Today we’re kicking off the third annual iteration of a very popular series we do, called Get Fit Sanely. It’s all about how to take care of your body without losing your mind. This is a dynamic tension many of us struggle to manage. …

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The Meal of Life: Cooking & Being Cooked in Zen and Sufism with Joshin Byrnes and Deepa Patel 1:05:59

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Sensei Joshin Byrnes is a Zen priest and teacher in the White Plum lineage of Soto Zen; earlier in life he was in the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church. In 2017 he founded Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community in Vermont and virtually to be a hub for community-engaged Zen practice. Alongside his religious vocation, Joshin spent much of his career …

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Introduction to Mindfulness: The Power of Heart Presence, Part 5 1:05:57

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The final session of this series explores the most powerful strategies Tara knows to bring mindfulness alive in all facets of daily living. These informal practices help our entire life to become an expression of our awakening and wise heart. Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner, the foundational teachings of mindfulness…

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Meditation: Lighting Up Your Energy Body 17:53

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Our being has many frequencies of aliveness and as we attend to the more subtle, we discover a portal to the radiant awareness that is always here. This meditation guides us in using the breath and attention as we scan through the body and awaken an inner luminosity. We then open the attention to rest in the whole field of awake awareness.…

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Sebene Selassie & Jeff Warren On: How Friendship Helps Your Meditation; Vulnerability vs Oversharing; And Advice for People Pleasers 1:13:04

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An often overlooked secret to improving your meditation practice. Sebene Selassie, an author and meditation teacher. She writes the popular newsletter remind me to love and her first book is called, You Belong. Jeff Warren is also an author and meditation teacher. He writes the popular Substack newsletter Home Base and is the coauthor, along with m…

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Ep. 291 – The Calm Ocean and the Storm: Navigating Duality with Ocean Robbins 38:24

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Jack is interviewed by Ocean Robbins to explore the big spiritual questions—why there is suffering, how to navigate duality, making the ordinary holy, and cultivating a loving witness. Discover Your Buddha Nature with Jack Kornfield, an online journey for reclaiming our dignity, compassion, and generosity, beginning June 2. “It’s important to not u…

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Joan L Scibienski - EQUINOX 50:04

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About Joan L. Scibienski, authorI have been and continue to be an intuitive consultant and channel. This has been my career for over 30 years. I am lucky to have a large global clientele.I hold degrees in nursing and psychology and have worked as a substance abuse counselor in the past and continue to use the counseling techniques I learned as well…

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What Distraction Does to Your Brain—and How To Regain Cognitive Control | Adam Gazzaley 1:13:22

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Distraction is making you anxious and sleepless. Here’s how to fix it. Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D. is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, and Founder & Executive Director of Neuroscape at UCSF. He co-authored the 2016 book “The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World”. In this episode we talk…

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Tending the Flame: A Bodhisattva’s Resolve Against the Darkening Tide of Injustice 13:37

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Dharma talk given by Lama Matthew Palden Gocha, May 25, 2025. Music by Barefoot Bran Music.

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A Simple Guided Meditation from Dan | Live from the Renegade Sangha 13:07

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We asked not too long ago in the chat on our Substack community – which you can find at DanHarris.com – about what kinds of things you’d find useful as Friday bonus episodes, and one of the things we heard was: more guided meditations, please. So today, we are happy to oblige with this short meditation that I led, as part of our semi-regular live g…

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Dr. Lisa Nezneski - Grounded in Chaos-youtube 1:13:47

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Dr. Lisa Nezneski, the author of Grounded in Chaos: Leaning into Adversity, Learning Joy (Lisa Nezneski, April 28, 2020). This 268-page book, published in English (ISBN-10: 1734745703 | ISBN-13: 978-1734745702), explores resilience, transformation, and self-discovery.Dr. Nezneski’s personal journey is one of overcoming adversity. After losing her h…

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Introduction to Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Thoughts – Part 4 53:54

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This talk examines how the trance of thinking imprisons us, veiling our full aliveness, love, and spiritual essence. Through contemplative reflections and short guided practices, we’ll explore pathways to awaken from this trance and open to the light, awareness, and wholeness of who we truly are.By Tara Brach

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Meditation: Cultivating a Mindful Awareness 18:14

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Mindfulness means paying attention on purpose to our moment-to-moment experience. This meditation invites us to collect our attention with the breath and use the breath as a home base for mindful presence. We then include whatever is predominant, recognizing and allowing the changing flow. The blessing of this practice is simple and beautiful: We a…

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Suzanne Taylor - what is good about what is going on 1:19:21

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Who am I, for where I got the idea that what I think can matter?And what is good about what is going onSUE SpeaksAs our methods and systems get decimated, we are getting an education about what the U.S. does. And although we were grumbling with discontent before Trump, we were lackluster, not pressing on a status quo that needed massive revision. N…

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Why Self-Hatred Makes No Sense | Matthew Brensilver 1:04:06

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This episode explores a compelling Buddhist question: does self-hatred, or self-love, make sense if the self is an illusion? Matthew Brensilver, PhD, is a clinical social worker and experienced teacher of meditation retreats. He also worked at an organization called Mindful Schools, which teaches teachers how to teach meditation. This episode also …

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Ep. 290 – Bowing to the Breath: An Embodied Mindfulness Practice 34:02

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In this guided breath meditation, Jack Kornfield invites listeners into a space of ease, trust, and ardent gratitude for our bodies, hearts, and minds. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. Learn to cultivate dignity, compassion, and gene…

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Being (y)our Authentic Selves: Countering Anti-Trans Attacks & Supporting Trans Communities with Teo Drake & Alex Kapitan 59:33

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Trans communities are being targeted in deeply inhumane ways in this cultural moment. How did we get here and what can we do to support trans communities? In this powerful and timely episode, Teo Drake and Alex Kapitan offer insightful context for how, when, and why the current attack on Transgender communities arose. They trouble the disinformatio…

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That Feeling of “Always-Behind and Never-Enough”—Here’s the Antidote | Ellen Hendriksen 1:06:52

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How to beat perfectionism without lowering your standards. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who will help you calm your anxiety and be your authentic self. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) and is the author of HOW TO BE ENOUGH: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfec…

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Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community with Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde 41:03

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Dharma talk given by Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde, May 18, 2025. Music by Barefoot Bran Music.

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From Proxy: Mic Chooses the Wrong Life 51:01

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We’re excited to share with you an episode of the new podcast Proxy, produced by Yowei Shaw. Today: the case of Mic, who feels like he defied his fate and now has no purpose in life. For her new podcast Proxy, Yowei Shaw finds someone uniquely able to help Mic break out of his regret loop. Proxy is a show that investigates niche emotional conundrum…

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Dharma Talk by Ven. Geshe Lobsang Tseten 35:08

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Dharma talk given by Ven. Geshe Lobsang Tseten, May 11, 2025. Music by Barefoot Bran Music.

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In the Bones of Every Silence, a Revolution Blooms: Upholding Humanity as a Luminous Rebellion 16:10

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Dharma talk given by Acharya Yeshi Sergio, May 4, 2025. Music by Barefoot Bran Music.

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Maja Taylor - Your Career Revolution 1:04:45

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https://majataylor.com/Maja Taylor is a Career Ownership Coach with The Entrepreneur’s Source where she helps people explore opportunities outside of the traditional job market such as business ownership. She is passionate about positive transformations and continuous learning. She enjoys watching people experience “AHA” moments and live up to thei…

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If You’re Freaking Out About Politics | Bonus Episode with Dan 11:18

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A few ideas for staying sane in insane times, regardless of your political leanings or who you voted for. Related episode: Joseph Goldstein On: Impermanence, Impersonality, And How To Use Mindfulness To Be More Creative Joseph Goldstein’s book of poetry: Dreamscapes of the Mind Sign up for Dan’s newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikT…

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Introduction to Mindfulness: The Power of Heart Presence – Part 3 (of a 5-week series) 53:39

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Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner, the foundational teachings of mindfulness—heart presence—offer a timeless medicine for navigating these challenging times. This fresh introductory series invites you to bring alive ancient practices in ways that are directly relevant to the emotions and reactivity arising in today’s …

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Meditation: Living Presence with Body Scan 21:07

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This meditation guides us to awaken to our senses through scanning through the body and then listening to sounds. When distracted by thoughts we relax open again and again, learning to rest in the formless awareness that includes sounds, sensations and all passing experience.By Tara Brach

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Jill Amy Sager - Guidance from the Universe 1:13:37

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jillamysager.comJill Amy Sager, a professional Tarot reader, channeler, and author whose profound work stands out in the ever-growing world of metaphysics and spiritual self-development. Jill’s journey and unique perspective offer your audience a refreshing and relatable approach to accessing universal wisdom. Jill’s life has been anything but conv…

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Richard Unger - International Institute of hand Analysis 1:08:49

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http://handanalysis.net/What Is Hand Analysis?Hand analysis is the modern form of the ancient art of palmistry. Whereas palmistry is defined as foretelling the future from the lines of your palm, hand analysis seeks to further self- understanding through an examination of the entirety of your hands.Because each pair of hands are a self portrait dra…

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How To Improve Critical Thinking, Embrace Uncertainty, and Stop Self-Censoring | Jenara Nerenberg 1:07:04

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Plus how to speak up and challenge your own tribe, how to successfully engage with people you disagree with, and more. Jenara Nerenberg is a journalist and author. Her latest book is called Trust Your Mind: Embracing Nuance in a World of Self-Silencing. She holds degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health and UC Berkeley. She lectures widely …