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Radikal Life
Radikal Life is for people seeking an optimized experience of being human. Radikal Life is a collaborative process of 14 leaders in wholeness, wellness and optimal being-ness working together to bring the manual for living to the world through a virtual platform. The project is co-created by Manjot Singh Khalsa (he/him) and Marina Patrice Vare (they/them/MP). This podcast introduces our content creators for Radikal Life: The manual for optimal being-ness.
In the Season One finale, Marina Patrice Vare (they/them/MP), Radikal Life Rest module leader, chats with guest host Andrea Durham (she/her) about Daring to Rest™ yoga nidra, rest as resistance, perfectionism and workaholism, colonialism and capitalism, the role of rest in their fertility journey, and how rest serves them as a parent, partner, and person living with chronic illness.
Show Notes:
Get MP’s 61-point Body Rotation Meditation in our free Radikal Life Starter Kit!
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Details about MP’s Rest module
Daring to Rest by Karen Brody
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Monday morning heart attacks.
Octavia Raheem’s books Gather and Pause Rest Be
The Nap Ministry
Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
Accessible Yoga
A Queer Dharma by Jacoby Ballard
Natalia Tabilo Yoga for All Bodies
Tristan Katz
king yaa’s Birthing Beyond the Binary and Queer and Trans Reproductive Loss Support courses
king yaa’s definition of Queer Reproductive Justice
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Andrea Durham (she/her), Radikal Life Connect module leader, chats with Marina Patrice Vare (they/them/MP) about the way the world perceives you versus the way you perceive yourself, how curiosity helps connection flourish, the World Series versus the World Cup, taking a long view of time and human connection, and relationships by invitation versus desperation.
Show Notes:
Get Andrea’s 15 Ways to Connect in our free Radikal Life Starter Kit!
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Details about Andrea’s Connect module
Pelé
Unitarian Universalist 4th Principle: A Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning
January 6, 2020
Branch Davidians
Sumer
Venus of Willendorf
"Someone will remember us I say even in another time." - Sappho
"You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us." - Sappho, 'The Art Of Loving Women'.
Orinoco River
Yerettê – Home of the Hummingbird
Mitochondrial Eve
Mother Teresa
Raoul Wallenberg
Oskar Schindler
TED talk on Resilience
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Courtney Gable (she/her), Radikal Life Clear module leader, chats with Marina Patrice Vare (they/them/MP) about when good decisions feel bad, the shifting nature of identity and understanding things in retrospect, content and context, non-ordinary states of consciousness, and defining compassion.
Show Notes:
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Meet us Saturday, November 12 at the Awaken Healing Expo.
Get Radikal Life: The Manual for Optimal Being-ness now! Discounted launch pricing through November 15, 2022.
Details about Courtney’s Clear module.
Ketamine Assisted Therapy
Reesma Menaken
Reesma’s books My Grandmother’s Hands and The Quaking of America
Gabor Maté
Movie - The Wisdom of Trauma
Book - The Body Keeps the Score
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Mark MeeZy created our theme music.
Radikal Life: The Manual for Optimal Being-ness is now available! In this bonus episode we bring you behind the scenes to hear the thoughts and reflections of our Module Leaders about the content creation process.
Get Radikal Life: The Manual for Optimal Being-ness now! Discounted launch pricing through November 15, 2022.
Show Notes:
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Get your free Radikal Life Starter Kit!
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Mark MeeZy created our theme music.
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Get Radikal Life: The Manual for Optimal Being-ness!
Discounted launch pricing is available though November 15, 2022.
Zenler mobile app for Android and Apple.
Mahan Rishi Singh Khalsa (he/him), Radikal Life Cleanse module leader, chats with Manjot Singh Khalsa (he/him) about his teenage yoga cave, vitality, habitual patterns, the distinctions between diet, cleansing, and fasting, and the why and how of seasonal cleansing.
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Get Mahan Rishi’s Seasonal Recipes in our free Radikal Life Starter Kit!
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Guru Ram Das
Ayurveda
Ama
Nutraceuticals
Kitchari
Swami Bua
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Tyx Xyt Abel (he/him), Radikal Life Nourish module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about returning to the place of his childhood as a trans adult, being a second generation restaurateur, radical hospitality and sacred commerce, nourishing community, and a new way to consider nourishing yourself.
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Show Notes:
Get your free Radikal Life Starter Kit with Ty’s Lessons from Green Beans!
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Rosebuds Café
GSA = Genders & Sexualities Alliances
GLSEN
GSA Network
Jack Jett created the quilt.
Safe Space Art Exhibit
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Monica Guzman(she/her), Radikal Life Do module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about executive presence, the relationship between excellence, perfectionism, and flexibility, being unapologetic about our values, and how the traits we’re cultivating, our communication style, and who we’re spending our time with impact how we’re doing.
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Get your free Radikal Life Starter Kit with Monica’s Stand Out Tips for LinkedIn!
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Karina Fireheart (she/her), Radikal Life Move module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about a new image for self-care, learning to be comfortable with other people being uncomfortable, the distinction between movement and exercise and what play has to do with it, the joy of movement, and moving with the divine.
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Dance Educators of America
Welton Modern Dance Company
A Chorus Line
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Gururaj Singh Khalsa (he/him), Radikal Life Stretch module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about the unique way he first learned of Kundalini yoga, why the pandemic prompted him to practice Ashtanga yoga, his daily practices for different times of the day, the importance of putting the soul back in the body, and the love/hate relationship he has with a yoga posture.
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Kundalini Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga
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Manjot Singh Khalsa (he/him), Radikal Life Meditate module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about how he came to the spiritual traditions of Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma, his life experiences that have been illuminated by meditation, including a special co-creation, and how his personal practice has evolved over time. Plus Manjot shares a guided visualization meditation.
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Radikal Healing
Radikal Yoga
Sikh Dharma
Kundalini Yoga
Guru Nanak
Shabd Guru
10 Sikh Gurus
Mantra
Kriyas
Shamanic journey
The Centering Book by Gay Hendricks and R. Wills Hendricks
Mahan Rishi Singh Khalsa
Vinyasa flow yoga
Amrit Vela
Sadhana
Pineal Gland
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the ocean in a single drop.” - Rumi
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Jeanette Ladores (she/her), Radikal Life Strengthen module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about considerations for body, mind, and spirit as we cultivate a strengthening practice, rhythm and nature as pathways to spirit, and the impact of small steps, compassion, community and Filipino cultural traditions.
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Pekiti Tirsia Kali
Baba Olatunji
Animism
Spinal Touch Therapy
Grand Tuhon
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Kanjana Hartshorne (she/her), Radikal Life Breathe module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about making breath practices accessible, why it matters that therapists have their own care practices, easing into breath exploration, the marathon equivalent of breath practices and why it’s not a good fit for everyone, and ideas for creating a consistent breath awareness practice.
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Here’s a short video about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
And a long article about how Maslow’s ideas were informed by the Blackfoot people, and ways a community perspective compares to an individualistic one.
Ekhart Tolle said “One conscious breath in and out is a meditation.”
Kanjana’s favorite habit tracker is Habitica.
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Kaizen-Muse - creativity philosophy
Rembrandt - artist
Jill Badonsky - artist and writer
Kaizen - Japanese philosophy
Frida Kahlo - artist
Georgia O’Keeffe - artist
Mary Pratt - artist
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Radikal Healing - therapy practice
S1E2: Intuit with Brighid Murphy
Brighid Murphy (she/her), Radikal Life Intuit module leader, chats with MP Vare (they/them) about daily practice, her early experiences of intuition, the relationship between empathy and intuition, ancestors and guides, and queer identity, the body, and spiritual practice.
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Radikal Healing
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Mark MeeZy created our theme music.
S1E1: What is Radikal LIfe?
In the premiere episode our co-creators, Manjot Singh Khalsa (he/him) and Marina Patrice Vare (they/them/MP), share about Radikal Life - the project, the podcast, and the ideology. (View the transcript.)
Show Notes:
Radical - social media post
The Secret - movie
The Answer - book
Philadelphia Family Pride - community organization
Radikal Healing - therapy practice
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For our video viewers: If you’re thinking, ”They’re talking about radikal with a k and they’re wearing a radical with a c t-shirt.” It’s true, I could have planned my outfit better.