Saturday, July 20, 2013

The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #124 - 20JUL13

The Mystical Positivist is now a weekly radio show on KOWS-LP 107.3 FM, Occidental, CA. Listen live on Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 6:00pm, PST, via the web at KOWS Live Stream
This week's podcast features:
  • A show hosted by Nicholas Egan, Ph.D. Nicholas is the Founder of the Advaya Institute, a center for the practice of authentic spirituality in daily life. He is authorized to teach in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and his main teachers are Anam Thubten Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. Nicholas has been practicing meditation for more than 18 years and leads tours to Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Asia. He is known for his accessibility as a teacher and a warm and engaging teaching style.

More information about Nick Egan's work and interests can be found at:

Saturday, July 6, 2013

The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #123 - 06JUL13

The Mystical Positivist is now a weekly radio show on KOWS-LP 107.3 FM, Occidental, CA. Listen live on Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 6:00pm, PST, via the web at KOWS Live Stream
This week's podcast features:
  • A conversation with Francis Geddes, D.Min., a United Church of Christ parish minister, and author of Contemplative Healing: The Congregation as Healing Community. Dr. Geddes has taught hundreds of people over the last 35 years to engage more directly in healing. He is a United Church of Christ parish minister and a graduate of Yale Divinity School; he also did doctoral work at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Dr. Geddes and his wife live in Santa Rosa, Calif.

    In his book Contemplative Healing, Dr. Geddes maintains that Jesus introduced healing into the Judaism of his day, and for the Church's first three hundred years, healing was an important spiritual practice. He describes healing prayer's importance and recommends congregations renew this ancient Christian practice.

    Dr. Geddes presents an overview of Christian healing for the church and beyond. It addresses society's need for loving connection with one another and the source of our being within a broad Christian context. Contemplative Healing demonstrates the following essential points:

    • Everyone can be a healer
    • Science and healing need not be at odds
    • Jesus introduced healing as a transforming spiritual practice
    • Healing is grounded in love

    Contemplative Healing communicates how the loving spirit of God and Christ function in a community by alleviating pain and bringing wholeness. While many books on healing describe one-on-one healing, Contemplative Healing also describes how the congregation can become a healing community that supports and practices healing in various forms.
Dr. Francis Geddes can be reached at: Francis.Geddes @ Standfordalumni.org