by Van Nuys | Sep 12, 2023 | All Shows, Consciousness, Podcasts, Social Issues, Spirituality
Michael Gellert was born and raised in Montreal. The son of Hungarian Holocaust survivors, he was educated in rabbinic Judaism. Traveling at age nineteen overland from Europe to India and throughout the Indian subcontinent, he had a close brush with death, an...
by Van Nuys | Jul 17, 2019 | All Shows, Consciousness, Mind/Body, Personal Growth, Podcasts, Psychotherapy, Spirituality
Gary Gach is a lifelong meditator who was ordained by Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He’s been hosting Zen Mindfulness Fellowship weekly for ten years, in the tradition of the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. He mentors and coaches in...
by Van Nuys | Feb 13, 2013 | All Shows, Consciousness, Spirituality
According to the bio info provided by his organization, Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel is one of the most renowned and accomplished teachers of Zen in the Western world. He was born in Brooklyn NY and grew up in Southern California where he was a champion swimmer and...
by Van Nuys | Nov 25, 2011 | All Shows, Mind/Body, Social Issues, Spirituality
Michael Stone is a Yoga teacher Buddhist teacher, author and psychotherapist. He is the Founder of Centre of Gravity, a urban community in Toronto integrating Buddhist practice, Yoga and social action. He is a voice for a new generation of young people integrating...
by Van Nuys | Jul 8, 2011 | All Shows, Consciousness, Depth Psychology, Personal Growth, Psychotherapy, Spirituality
Pilar Jennings, Ph.D. is a writer and researcher who has focused on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation practice. She received her Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Religion from Union Theological Seminary, and has been working with patients and their families...