I interviewed C. Otto Scharmer, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management in his MIT office in the fall of 2009, and conducted a substantial “catch-up” phone interview in March, 2011. He is the founding chair of the Presencing Institute1, the author of Theory U and co-author of Presence (both translated into twelve ... Read More ►
What Are You Grateful For? By Laura Grace Weldon A handmade Gratitude Tree has hung in our hallway for years. We keep the tree lively by writing on leaves made of brightly colored paper, then tape them to the tree. It’s usually filled with life affirming reminders like hugs from Daddy, going to the library, bike rides, playing cards with ... Read More ►
A Family Tries To Make Zero Environmental Impact for a Year By Shannon Honeybloom For a certain period of time, a typical day for Colin Beavan may have begun in this way: Wake up in the dark and light a beeswax candle. Blow nose with handkerchief. Brush teeth with baking soda. Eat a breakfast of homemade yogurt with in-season, local ... Read More ►
A Community Coming Together for Viroqua Teens By Charlene Elderkin On a Sunday afternoon in early June I headed to the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells to give a presentation on Home Funerals. I had been invited to speak to the Wisconsin Coroners and Medical Examiners conference by the Columbia County Coroner who located me through the organization I ... Read More ►
Pamela Benton Interviews Torin Finser, PhD "The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because of the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material ... Read More ►
The Emergence of Energy Psychology By Craig Weiner, DC and Alina Frank Since philosopher René Descartes created dualism and the “law” that the mind and body were separate, we have been at odds trying to explain how what we think and feel has a direct effect on what happens in our bodies. The world of emotions and thoughts were relegated ... Read More ►
Whether you are a parent, an organizational leader, some one looking to improve your health, your diet, or your emotional life, this issue has something for you! As our publisher Claus Sproll discusses in his annual fall letter, (p. 3) “electing LILIPOH” means saying yes to a holistic outlook, and to taking the needs of all beings into consideration when ... Read More ►
A financial group is transforming the way the world works with money by fostering meaningful relatipships between investors and entrepreneurs Tammi Stein Interviews Don Shaffer of RSF Social Finance Don Shaffer is the president and CEO of RSF Social Finance (RSF), a pioneering non-profit financial services organization dedicated to transforming the way the world works with money. RSF offers investing, ... Read More ►
By Adam Blanning, MD We are sensing beings. So much so that we usually take it as a matter of course that we have perceptive capacity for both our body and the world around us. Sensing is in reality a finely nuanced and modulated process, but one which we may not notice until some part of its activity gets out ... Read More ►
In this issue, we cast a wide net as we take a look at how we can relate to and interact with other individuals in new and improved ways (pp. 9–31). At the heart of any spiritual path lies the cultivation of new ways of thinking, feeling and acting. If we continue to think, feel and act out of the ... Read More ►
