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Mindfulness meditation and therapy can help us heal from the trauma of internalized oppression, making us more able to effectively change the structures of society that create that oppression.  Host Marlena Willis talks with therapist and meditation teacher, Melvin Escobar about his work with those most affected by oppression. Melvin Escobar is a Core Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center, licensed psychotherapist, and certified yoga instructor. Melvin has devoted the last 25 years to serving people from marginalized communities, drawing on his life experiences as a queer man of color from an immigrant working-class background. Having found that the wisdom teachings embodied in Buddhism and Yoga are essential to surviving systemic oppression, he continues daily to learn the revolutionary potential of body-centered contemplative practices for personal and social healing. The post Post Traumatic Growth appeared first on KPFA.

Mindfulness meditation and therapy can help us heal from the trauma of internalized oppression, making us more able to effectively change the structures of society that create that oppression.  Host Marlena Willis talks with therapist and meditation teacher, Melvin Escobar about his work with those most affected by oppression. Melvin Escobar is a Core Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center, licensed psychotherapist, and certified yoga instructor. Melvin has devoted the last 25 years to serving people from marginalized communities, drawing on his life experiences as a queer man of color from an immigrant working-class background. Having found that the wisdom teachings embodied in Buddhism and Yoga are essential to surviving systemic oppression, he continues daily to learn the revolutionary potential of body-centered contemplative practices for personal and social healing. The post Talk It Out Radio: Sun 3/24, 7pm: Post Traumatic Growth appeared first on KPFA.

A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. The post Talk-It-Out Radio – March 10, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Talking About Race in America Talk-It-Out Radio host Nancy Kahn, hosts a show about the language, verbal responses, and physical demeanor that played out during the Michael Cohen’s testimony to congress. Why is it so challenging to talk about race, and for people with white skin privilege to hear the lived experiences of systemic racism shared by people of color? How can we all contribute to transforming racism while there is national attention on race in America? What are some of the hopes and actions you can take to support conversations about race that contributes to healing and shared understanding about how modern day racism functions? The post Talking About Race in America: A Nonviolent Approach-Talk-It-Out Radio – March 3, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan welcomes colleague LaShelle Lowe-Charde, an experienced trainer in both Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication from Portland Oregon.  We take a deep look at how we humans can use specific tools to create more freedom in our relationships.  Do you want to be more free to live from your values and relate with authentic compassion?  You will hear core relationship skills that can help, and we apply them to common challenging situations between humans. [Note: We are fundraising for KPFA this week! Please donate today at kpfa.org!] This episode is pre-recorded for your listening pleasure. The post How to Get Unstuck in Relationships appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan welcomes Nonviolent Communication leader and teacher Miki Kashtan, who presents her clear and liberating guidance on how to deal with the reality that we have more than someone else.  It’s hard to face the truth of our privileges and unearned advantages, and when we do face them, there are at least 4 negative traps that we humans fall into. Miki describes these 4 traps, and provides positive responses for each of them, and she offers processes that can free our thinking and our creativity so we can participate in a world beset with painful divisions in life-giving ways. The post Facing Our Privilege for Personal Liberation appeared first on KPFA.

Somatic Approaches to Social Justice and Empathic Leadership   A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. To listen after the program airs, use the following link:https://kpfa.org/episode/talk-it-out-radio-february-10-2019/ ​ ​Talk It Out Radio: Sunday, February 10, 7 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond) or livestream at kpfa.org: Somatic Approaches to Social Justice and Empathic Leadership Host Nancy Kahn talks with guest Kelsey Blackwell, a writer, embodiment facilitator, and coach specializing in wellness, racial justice, mindfulness, meditation, and natural living. Nancy and Kelsey discuss how they view embodiment practices as essential to the important work of Nonviolent Communication, Social Justice and Movement Buil

A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. The post Talk-It-Out Radio – February 3, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan practices what he preaches as he works live on the air to apply the language and understanding of Nonviolent Communication to the many signs that people carried during the January 2019 Women’s March across the nation. These signs are passionate, funny, offensive, poignant, and certainly filled with the care and life of those who made them.  They are raw expressions of humanity, and each has a rich and beautiful story behind it.  Every person at these marches showed up because of a call within them to express themselves at this important time in history.  Wouldn’t the makers of each sign appreciate someone trying to grasp the meaning of their sign? This episode includes a description of the 6 elements of human honesty according to Nonviolent Communication.  Timothy then practices with these powerful elements to appreciate and deepen his understanding of the human experience behind every sign. The post Seeing Humanity in Every Protest Sign: A Practice Session appeared first on KPFA.

A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences. The post Talk-It-Out Radio – January 20, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

[rebroadcast] Language can hurt, and it can save lives. Language that serves life is language that reconnects us to nature, to each other, and to ourselves, because it is infused with meaning and awareness and care. Host Marlena Willis and co-host Timothy Regan offer words and language spoken in poetry that can inspire us in our practice of mindfulness and connection. Hear words from many poetic artists in the language of life. The post One Good Word is Bread for a Thousand appeared first on KPFA.

All three co-hosts and producers of Talk It Out Radio come together in this episode to celebrate 2 years on KPFA, with gifts of wisdom for the New Year 2019. Nancy, Marlena, and Timothy offer one-liners and little reminders that can serve to strengthen our wellbeing and communication.  Pay attention… even one of these one-liners can be a touchstone for you in these busy times and reveal ever more depths of connection and compassion for ourselves and eachother. Thank YOU KPFA listener for your accompaniment and exploration with us into the practices of mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and social justice over these past two years, and here’s to many more together! The post The Wisdom Show appeared first on KPFA.

  Talk It Out Radio – Sunday, December 30, 7:00 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond, or livestream at kpfa.org): Have you found yourself frustrated and horrified reading media statements like ” President Trump blames Democrats over deaths of Migrant Children in US Custody?”. Were you outraged when you heard that President Trump’s tweeted his support for Brett Kavanaugh, who allegedly tried to rape Christine Blasey Ford in the 1980’s and stated ” I have no doubt that if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents, Trump tweeted, blaming the victim of a sexual crime for not speaking up sooner. He was quoted as saying ” I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn the date, time and place!”  Have you felt troubled when you hear co-workers or management blame individuals based on their own personal bias or subjective evaluation for issues you believe are far more co

At this time of year, each day there is more light. Though hardly noticeable, gradually we have longer days. So with any changes we make. Often whether making change in the structures of our society or in our personal lives, we need to start small. Host Marlena Willis explores how working with small changes can help us achieve our bigger vision. The post Small Changes, A Solstice Show appeared first on KPFA.

At this time of year, each day there is more light. Though hardly noticeable, gradually we have longer days. So with any changes we make. Often whether making change in the structures of our society or in our personal lives, we need to start small. Host Marlena Willis explores how working with small changes can help us achieve our bigger vision. The post Talk It Out Radio, Sun, 12/23, 7 PM: Small Changes, A Solstice Show appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan welcomes 3 friendly and inspiring activist leaders from the Oakland Peace Center.  [ oaklandpeacecenter.org ] They share their insightful definitions of Peace, and how they came to their inspiring work.  This episode contains inspiring history and stories about people just like you creating compassion in action, and empowering themselves and whole groups to meet their needs for dignity, safety, inclusion, and connection.  Tune in if you want a tune-up of hope for these times. Guests for this episode: Executive Director, Sandhya Jha  [ oaklandpeacecenter.org ] Leader in The Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, Anirvan Chatterjee [ asata.org ] Leader at Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Nakia Woods  [ baji.org ] The post The Oakland Peace Center: What We Are Doing and How You Can Do It Too appeared first on KPFA.

The Art of Mindful Communication: Living Your Values In these extraordinarily polarized times, what would it be like if people could truly hear others and speak their minds in a clear, kind way, without becoming defensive or going on the attack? Join Talk It Out Radio’s host and Oren Jay Sofer, meditation teacher and communication trainer, the author of a new book, “Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication.” for an engaging conversation about Oren’s work and new book. Oren’s book is the first to synthesize mindfulness, somatic practices and Nonviolent Communication into simple, yet powerful exercises for healthier, more effective, and satisfying conversation. Whether it’s navigating a political divide with a friend or relative, managing conflicts at work, or strengthening bonds at home—communicating effectively is what makes or breaks our relationships. Say What You Mean offers a clear method, concrete practices, and the vocabulary needed to have meaningful conversations that bring pe

Capitalism is fueled by greed.  The heart practices taught by the Buddha which include loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity, offer a path to building resources and resilient alternatives to capitalism.  Host Marlena Willis talks with East Bay Meditation Center teachers JD Doyle and Rene Rivera who have been exploring and teaching about how Buddhist practice can support us in our movement to replace capitalism with a system that values and respects all. JD Doyle serves as a Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC)and has served as  a Board member and was the co-founder of the LGBTQI meditation group.       René Rivera has been a student of the Dharma since 2004 and has practiced at East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) since 2008.  He also serves as board member and diversity chair at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. The post REPLACING GREED WITH CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan shares and demonstrates the 4 key principles at the heart of Nonviolent Communication, through stories from his own interactions during Thanksgiving week, when relationships become more important and challenging as well.  Callers also share their stories and insights from the Thanksgving week in the practice of human relationship. The post Back to Basics: Stories of Connection From Thanksgiving Week appeared first on KPFA.

  Communicating Across Sensitive Topics in Primary Partnerships Host Nancy Kahn facilitates a candid discussion between a couple who have been together for more than 20 years as they work through sharing sensitive feedback related to living together. Listen in to this interactive conversation between a long-term couple who receive coaching and support to help hear one another and focus on staying self connected and connected with one another across sensitive topics. Listen live on Sunday, 11/18, at 7pm on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond) or visit the archives at kpfa.org/program/talk-it-out-radio or iTunes. The post Talk-It-Out Radio – November 18, 2018 appeared first on KPFA.