After interviewing 5 people in my podcasts on where we go from here, I am intrigued by what will change and what will revert back. What's already changed irreversibly? Will we become extinct or become a new species? Chapter 2 of my book explores ideas from de Chardin, Sheldrake and the Mayan Calendar. Audible book Change Within, Change the World Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg
Ruth Miller gives much practical advice for shaping our thinking to create a better “normal”. Drawing on wisdom from the Hopi to the Mayans, from Biblical to Buddhist, she ranges wide to pull together ideas that may help us navigate the turbulence of changing times. Her website is ruthlmillerphd.com where you can read her articles, see her many books, and learn more about this amazing woman. NEW! Author-read Audio Book, Change Within, Change the World
Part 2 of our podcast conversation lets people know if humanity survives 100 years from now, in his book, Chronicles of the Upheavals. He gives insights into creating a better world. Here are a few of his quotes: "Our present world works for only a few. However, by shifting our consciousness then our culture and institutions, we can create a world that works for all. It’s based on the concept of inclusivity as the basis, that our lives are inextricably linked to each other." And another: "How do you get from caterpillar to butterfly? Create our own society instead of relying on our existing one! His website is commonway.org, where you can order his books and read more.
Dr. Shariff Abdullah, author, Ted Talk Speaker, consultant and transformationist, delves into our societal problems to find a level of consciousness above that where they were created. From Black Lives Matter to climate change he confronts our multiple issues head on with a warmth and wisdom you won't want to miss. His website is https://commonway.org/ where you can order his books, like Creating a World That Works for All. His newest book, "The Chronicles of the Upheavals"! 100 years from now, humanity escapes apocalypse! Find out how... His workbook, " Practicing Inclusivity"! In a world where our divisions are so blatant, the best antidote is Practicing Inclusivity! Click here for Shariff Abdullah's TEDx Talk!
Johanna Derbolowsky invites us to turn lemons into lemonade as we struggle with the many challenges of the pandemic. Finding the calm and joy to sustain us in the midst of the struggles, crises and emotional upheavals is the key. As author and therapist, she has clients worldwide. Her website is quantumheartfield.com The Transformation Promise: A Book About Love, Healing and the Flow of Life by Johanna Derbolowsky Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg
Clashing tipping points, competing hashtags, compounding issues, lack of transparency all cry for a new way to create how we live. Christopher continues dialog on defining our disruptive issues and then creating a global society based on different values and ways of being. Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
Waiting for the pandemic to subside gives us time to gestate a new normal, where ideas generated by small groups can gain momentum with the power of tipping points. Positive ideas can then become viral to create a better world. Small, collaborative groups with novel ideas have tipping-point power to shift our habitual patterns as we struggle to put our lives back together Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg The Power of Eight by Lynne McTaggert
Using resources at our disposal to boost immunity and energetic strength may have us taking another look at things we've taken for granted or overlooked. This takes us deep into our inner self for guidance. Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg Eye Yoga: How you see is how you think by Jane Battenberg and Martha Rigney
Elisha Christopher synthesizes disparate ideas to help us create a New Normal without RE-creating the same problems. What you think is wrong, may be your latent genius. Diversity and uniqueness may be the key to our survival. Eli's personal story exemplifies how he turned his pathology into a new story, a new mythology, as a way-shower for us all. Eye Yoga: How you see is how you think by Jane Battenberg and Martha Rigney Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg
"Poettess" Carole Dixon shares her poignantly personal poetry and her thoughts about creativity - that it is a pathway to connection with the Divine. As we adjust to our new normals, she inspires us to look within and then beyond to find our art. Her poetry and images can be seen on her website, spirittess.wordpress.com. Change Within, Change the World by Jane Rigney Battenberg
The old normal is mutating into a new normal, where we are challenged to find our ground of being, taking the blinders off of old, habitual ways of thinking to hone our resolve on what we can no longer tolerate or live with. Getting clear about what we stand for can effect huge changes in both our behavior and in external events. Battenberg shares experiences and reads an excerpt from her book on Arm-Wrestling With Fear. Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg
As the world struggles to create a new-normal, it is time to pause for reflection on what is essential and what we can do without. How are we required to shift as the chains of old habits break? Listen to the author’s thoughts as read from her book, Change Within, Change the World. Then plumb your own inner thinking and guidance. Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg
Attempting to solve our problems, both personal and global, may require us to synthesize things we hadn't seen as connected before. Re-looking at our values can steer purposeful actions instead of reactive ones. The time is right to rethink habitual ways of thinking and acting. Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg
Elisha Christopher delves into the thinking necessary to synthesize a divided world when Mother Nature has “sent us to our room” to reconsider our relationships with each other and the planet. With original thinking, he draws from a very diverse field of knowledge and values to suggest how we can solve problems at a level above where we created them. He is the fourth in my series with Millennials. He is on youtube: elishachristopher, and Facebook: Elisha Christopher Hayden. Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal The Power of Eight by Lynne McTaggert Jump Time by Jean Houston
In previous podcasts, Megan Carlisle and Loxley Clovis delve deep into partnering with Nature, from backyard gardening to permaculture, from cleaning toxic oil spills in Ecuador to Desert or Jungle, Mayan or European ways of farming. I read a chapter from my book, Change Within, Change the World, as a segue to their thought-provoking messages. Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg
Even socially distanced, we continue to meet and organize, making group dynamics more important than ever. Rhapsody's insights into shifting values point to new Teal ways to collaboratively organize and govern. She gives useful tips to improve group interactions, with examples from her consulting work on Maui. Resources she recommends: Sociocracy: https://www.sociocracyforall.org, Reinventing Organizations: https://www.reinventingorganizations.com [check out the resources], The Farm to School Hui: https://www.hiphi.org/ farmtoschool/, and her podcast, http://www.storyconnective.org/. Order this important book: Frederic Laloux, Reinventing Organizations
Loxley Clovis dives deep into regeneration from backyard gardens to fungi to amazon jungles, weaving stories and facts to educate and entertain. His website, BackyardRegeneration.com, is a treasure trove of information on regenerating our very relationship to the earth. His article, Forests or Deserts - a Choice, can be purchased at Permaculture Design Magazine, Issue #115 February/Spring 2020 Emergent Design. His podcasts, inspiring stories of resilience and possibilities, are shared on http://www.storyconnective.org/. To order my book, Change Within, Change the World, click this link.
Megan Carlisle deeply researches topics and their interrelationships, taking us from cleaning toxic oil spills in Ecuador to surviving in a sequestered world. A true world citizen, she fits pieces together in unusual ways, stimulating a lot to think about in terms of shifting values. She is the first guest in our Millennial Month Of May. To learn more, please order my book: Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg
Words are a living force that shape your life. This reading is peppered with stories and magic to show you how to use the power of your word. Order my book below: Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg
With our daily routines dramatically disrupted, we may find ourselves wanting to examine our life and our beliefs in a way we were too busy to do only months ago. The fact remains we seek inspiration to move on. Time to clean out closets as well as limiting beliefs that have cluttered our space and our minds. Time to reset automatic patterns that don’t serve us. Enjoy the author’s reading of BYOB, Beyond Your Own Belief, from my book, Change Within, Change the World. Order my book below. Change Within, Change the World by Dr. Jane Battenberg