# contemplative (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover contemplative. Page: Feed: --- ## [Salvation: The Bright Path](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/salvation-the-bright-path) _2026-07-28 · Central Church Port Kembla_ Becca shares about walking the bright path together and experiencing ‘salvific resources’ along the way, drawing on the experiences of folks from Central who have been pilgrims on the Camino. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2369218883-user-815218601-796771899-salvation-the-bright-path.mp3) ## [Salvation: An Indigenous Perspective](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/salvation-an-indigenous) _2026-07-22 · Central Church Port Kembla_ Adam and Lisa Gowen share some of their experience with Indigenous Spirituality and reflect on what salvation means through an Indigenous lens. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2365635002-user-815218601-796771899-salvation-an-indigenous.mp3) ## [Paying Attention](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/paying-attention) _2026-07-22 · Central Church Port Kembla_ In this gathering we engaged with the idea of spiritual practice as paying attention. Our practices included: a time of paying attention to something from creation; praying an examen; and confession. Background music to use: https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/track/db-pad-base [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2365631588-user-815218601-796771899-paying-attention.mp3) ## [Mapping Transformation – cathy-mae karelse, Rufus Pollock & Gretchen Steidle](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/ecosystem-mapping-finding-connecting-and-supporting-contemplative-social-change-agents/) _2026-07-10 · Mind & Life_ To conclude this mini-series, guest host Jamie Bristow is joined by Gretchen Steidle, cathy-mae karelse and Rufus Pollock to step back from individual approaches explored so far and consider the wider field they are collectively helping to shape. As interest in contemplative approaches to social and ecological transformation continues to grow, how do we make sense of a rapidly expanding landscape… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hiej7h2d68djcd7d/EP7_Mapping_AUDIO_AIR.mp3) ## [Salvation: Through the Lens of the Prodigal Son](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/salvation-through-the-lens-of) _2026-07-09 · Central Church Port Kembla_ The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of Jesus' most well-known and beloved stories. In this episode, Oran explores what this parable might reveal about salvation, the heart of God, and the radical nature of divine love. This message opens the doors to discussion on how God's grace might extend even beyond the grave, and what this means for how we understand the Father's relentless pursuit of his… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2356076870-user-815218601-796771899-salvation-through-the-lens-of.mp3) ## [Working Within Systems – Thomas Legrand, Rachel Lilley & Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/working-within-systems-shifting-mindsets-and-holding-complexity/) _2026-06-26 · Mind & Life_ In this episode of the mini-series on systems change, guest host Jamie Bristow turns the lens around. Rather than beginning with a particular inner approach and asking what it might offer, the conversation starts with the system itself: the patterns, power dynamics and meaning-making structures that shape the crises we face. Joined by Rachel Lilley, Thomas Legrand, and Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bsx3kiab4p4rbx8i/SystemsChange_6_Working-Within-Systems_AUDIO_FINAL.mp3) ## [Theological Worlds](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/theological-worlds) _2026-06-18 · Central Church Port Kembla_ Caro explains the framework of 'theological worlds' which goes a long way to explaining the different beliefs and worldviews that sit under the umbrella of Christianity. It can help explain why we can feel very different to other Christians and think differently about key issues while still following the same God. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2341444472-user-815218601-796771899-theological-worlds.mp3) ## [Steff Fenton - Gender Expansive Faith](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/steff-fenton-gender-expansive) _2026-06-18 · Central Church Port Kembla_ Steff Fenton is a writer, speaker and pastor who spent an evening with us at Central sharing about their journey of finding a faith outside of the gender binaries, both of self and God. It was an absolute delight to listen to Steff share their story with us. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2341444187-user-815218601-796771899-steff-fenton-gender-expansive.mp3) ## [Held](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/held) _2026-06-16 · Central Church Port Kembla_ Do you have a memory of being held by God, in grief or joy? On Sunday we explored two contemplative practices around being held by God. We were guided in a meditation by Lynda and we also looked at Scriptures where God is described as holding or carrying God's people, like a parent carries a child. Ambient background music is by https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/ [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2340271202-user-815218601-796771899-held.mp3) ## [Spiritual Resilience: Remain in Love](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/spiritual-resilience-remain-in) _2026-05-28 · Central Church Port Kembla_ Reimagining John 15:1-9 in the context of Jesus’ prior teaching can help us to remain without fear. Bryony shares how questions and embodiment have helped her remain in Jesus’ love. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2328722477-user-815218601-796771899-spiritual-resilience-remain-in.mp3) ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OTYVYtwG7jZw) _2026-05-28 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Theory U: Guiding Awareness-based Systems Change – Katrin Kaufer, Martin Kalungu-Banda and Megan Seneque](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/theory-u-guiding-awareness-based-systems-change/) _2026-05-22 · Mind & Life_ In this panel conversation, guest host Jamie Bristow is joined by Katrin Kaufer, Martin Kalungu-Banda and Megan Seneque to explore Theory U and the wider field of awareness-based systems change. Developed through the Presencing Institute, Theory U is one of the most widely applied approaches to systems change that explicitly integrates contemplative practice with collective transformation.… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9yyv38gt9ib8hpv3/Sys-Change_4_Theory_U_AUDIO_AIR2a9m0f.mp3) ## [Spiritual Resilience: Survive in Me](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/spiritual-resilience-survive) _2026-05-19 · Central Church Port Kembla_ How do ruptures in our faith and life shape us? How can we reimagine survival together? And what are considerations for being a church that takes trauma seriously? [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2323503047-user-815218601-796771899-spiritual-resilience-survive.mp3) ## [Trauma and Healing Systems – Laura Calderon de la Barca, Kazu Haga, and Thomas Hübl](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/trauma-healing-systems-%e2%80%93-laura-calderon-de-la-barca-kazu-haga-thomas-hubl/) _2026-05-08 · Mind & Life_ In the second panel conversation of this mini-series, guest host Jamie Bristow is joined by Laura Calderón de la Barca, Kazu Haga and Thomas Hübl to explore the rising significance of trauma healing for systems change. As trauma moves from the margins to the mainstream, the conversation asks what we are really naming when we speak of trauma, and how unprocessed experience shapes not only… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vtzapgf5z3qyueh2/Trauma_Healing-Systems_Audio_AIR1.mp3) ## [Spiritual Resilience](https://soundcloud.com/user-815218601-796771899/spiritual-resilience) _2026-05-06 · Central Church Port Kembla_ In our gathering we look at two different metaphors for resilience and consider what wisdom they might have for us, and we finish with a lectio divina on the steadfast love of God. Ambient background music is by https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/ [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2315537054-user-815218601-796771899-spiritual-resilience.mp3) ## [The Work That Reconnects – Shayontoni Ghosh, Chris Johnstone, Stephanie Kaza and Phoebe Tickell](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/systems-change-%e2%80%93-the-work-that-reconnects/) _2026-04-24 · Mind & Life_ In the first panel conversation of this mini-series, guest host Jamie Bristow is joined by Shayontoni Ghosh, Chris Johnstone, Stephanie Kaza and Phoebe Tickell to explore the legacy and living relevance of Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects - a pioneering contemplative process that helps people face ecological and social crisis without shutting down. Together, they reflect on how this work moves… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sd7b7ahzsma67nx8/Systems_Change_The_Work_That_Reconnects_PW_edit93941.mp3) ## [Jamie Bristow – Exploring Systems Change](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/jamie-bristow-%e2%80%93-exploring-systems-change/) _2026-04-17 · Mind & Life_ In this episode, Mind & Life co-producer Phil Walker speaks with writer and policy advisor Jamie Bristow as a prelude to our upcoming mini-series on systems change. Over the coming weeks, Jamie will serve as guest host for five episodes with expert panelists diving into a variety of topics on contemplative based systems change. As our world grows in complexity, we also find ourselves more… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2q74caw4euqenekb/JamieBristow_SysChange1_260417_AIR.mp3) ## [Wendy Hasenkamp – Widening the Aperture](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/wendy-hasenkamp-%e2%80%93-widening-the-aperture/) _2026-02-27 · Mind & Life_ Since this podcast launched, Wendy Hasenkamp has guided listeners through 84 in-depth conversations, bringing warmth, curiosity, and intellectual depth to every episode. After five years with the show and over 13 years with the Mind & Life Institute, Wendy is stepping into a new chapter, returning to school and pursuing studies to become a clinical herbalist. While we’ll miss her deeply, we’re… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/45gdbi67xrznq732/WendyHasenkamp_260222_AIR.mp3) ## [Meditation Is Like Learning to Swim with Stefan Reynolds](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leonardo-winck-correa/episodes/Meditation-Is-Like-Learning-to-Swim-with-Stefan-Reynolds-e3f6vkv) _2026-02-17 · WCCM Podcast · Contemplative Revolution_ Stefan Reynolds shares his journey into meditation, beginning at the age of 19 in India. He discusses the significance of places like Bonnevaux, and how the environment fosters a sense of community and tranquility. He also delves into the teachings of mystics, especially Teresa of Avila and John Main, emphasizing the importance of stillness and trust in the meditation process. Stefan highlights… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10eebbdec/podcast/play/115620959/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-17%2F418257563-44100-2-1df97a1560ae7.mp3) ## [Jon Kabat-Zinn – The Heart of Mindfulness \[From the Archive\]](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/jon-kabat-zinn/) _2025-12-23 · Mind & Life_ Enjoy this episode with renowned meditation teacher, author, and creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Jon Kabat-Zinn. This spacious and personal conversation is full of insights on a wide range of topics, including: what drew him to meditation; his development of and vision for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR); the mystery of the line between the inside and outside of any… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eys7g9ursqxemp52/JKZ_210908_REPLAY_25_AIR.mp3) ## [Roshi Joan Halifax – Enactive Compassion \[From the Archive\]](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/roshi-joan-halifax/) _2025-12-12 · Mind & Life_ In this episode, Wendy speaks with Zen Buddhist teacher and author Roshi Joan Halifax. A pioneer in the field of end-of-life care, Roshi Joan was instrumental in developing the dialogue between science and Buddhism, and has been an advocate for engaged Buddhism, social activism, and compassion in response to today's crises. This conversation covers many topics, including: the birth of dialogues… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bvaxsbhcmbbs7uas/RoshiJoan_220223_4REPLAY_2025.mp3) ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w0HrSElots3Q) _2025-12-12 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Matthieu Ricard – Compassion and Care \[From the Archive\]](https://mindandlife.podbean.com/e/matthieu-ricard-%e2%80%93-compassion-and-care-from-the-archives/) _2025-12-05 · Mind & Life_ In this episode from the Mind & Life archive, Wendy spoke with the renowned Buddhist practitioner and author Matthieu Ricard. Matthieu was integral to the founding of contemplative science, serving as both a participant and co-investigator in many early studies, and has deep expertise in compassion, altruism, and well-being. This conversation covers many topics, including: his roots in both… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cj59rdn7mz8g2zgb/Ricard_230217_REPLAY_25_AIR.mp3)