Episodes
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22 - Developing a personal meditation practice - How did we start?
On this episode, Chris and Steve begin a multi-episode exploration of meditation practices. In part one they explore the path they each have taken in their meditation practice and how their understanding of meditation has shifted and expanded over time.
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21 - Death, Original Sin, and Buddha Nature
On this episode Chris and Steve discuss some recent deaths and explore the concepts of original sin and Buddha Nature.
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20 - Reflections on Thich Nhat Hanh
This episode was recorded shortly after the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh. On it, Chris and Steve process the impact that the work and teachings have had on their own personal journeys.
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19 - What is Shamanism? Interview with Karen Duncan (Part 2)
On this episode Chris and Steve continue the conversation with Karen Duncan. Topics include: The 7 light bodies, the importance of ceremony in healing and therapy, and the importance of love (munay) and right relationship (ayni).
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18 - What is Shamanism? Interview with Karen Duncan (Part 1)
On this episode we discuss shamanic and Incan cosmology with Karen Duncan, a mental health professional and shamanic practitioner (Part 1 of 2).
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17 - Reactions to a weekend of Shamanic healing / training
On this episode Chris and Steve discuss a recent training in Shamanic healing and explore some initial links to other spiritual and psychological traditions.
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16 - Loving Kindness Meditation
This is a guided loving kindness meditation and reading of the Metta Sutta.
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15 - Effortless Mindfullness
On this episode Chris and Steve discuss Effortless Mindfulness and how it can help reach a flow like state commonly found when doing engaging activities such as playing music, exercising, etc.
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14 - Loving Kindness (Metta)
On this episode Steve and Chris discuss the practice of loving kindness meditation, and explore how it may be helpful with dealing with trauma and some attachment styles.
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13- Already awake? Discussing Nirvana.
On this episode Chris and Steve explore the concept of Nirvana (not the band). Is it possible you are already awoken and you don't realize it?
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12- Meditation in all things
On this episode, Steve and Chris explore mediation and mindfulness. They also explore the question, can you smoke while meditating?
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11 - Karma is action - the laws of cause and effect
In this episode Chris and Steve discuss the concept of Karma, and how a understanding of cause and effect can improve mental health.
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10 - What is Dependent Origination?
On this episode Steve and Chris discuss the idea of dependent origination and how that impacts mental health.
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9 - Exploration of the 5 Skandhas
On this episode Chris and Steve discuss the 5 Skandhas, also known as the 5 aggregates of clinging.
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8 - Who am I ? The illusion of the self
"Who am I?" is one of those eternal questions that we often spend a lot of energy attempting to answer. On this podcast Steve and Chris explore how we get stuck in the illusion of the self as an independent and permanent object, and what can happen when we release that idea and develop a…
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7 - Ways we poison ourselves (The Three Poisons).
How do we poison our lived experiences? This podcast explores the concept of the Three Poisons - anger, greed, and ignorance. Chris and Steve discuss ways we can help ourselves through developing wisdom in our daily lives.
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6 - The issue with perceptions
What truths do our perceptions keep us from understanding? In this episode, Chris and Steve explore the story of a merchant who is blinded by perceptions.
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5 - The Eightfold Path (Part 2) - The good life?
On this episode Chris and Steve explore links between the Eightfold Path and psychological concepts such as Self Actualization and Fully Functioning.
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4 - The Eightfold Path (Part 1)
On this episode Chris and Steve discuss the individual elements of the Noble Eightfold path.
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3 - The Four Noble Truths
Chris and Steve discuss how they understand the Four Noble Truths, and explore psychological parallels to the concepts discussed.
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2 - What is mental health?
On this episode Chris and Steve discuss the idea of mental health and explore how it relates to psychological theory and Buddhist concepts.
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1 - Introduction to the Podcast
On this episode, we provide a bit of background on why we created the podcast and what topics we hope to explore over the coming months.
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Courage to Be: A podcast on becoming - Trailer
This is a trailer for Courage to Be: A podcast on becoming. We will be exploring the intersections of mental health, spirituality, and a variety of other topics relevant to our individual processes of becoming!
About this show
Chris Carver PhD. and Steve Byers PhD., two mental health professionals and educators discuss the intersections of mental health, spirituality, and the continual process of becoming.
Hosted by
Chris Carver and Steve Byers
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