The Survival Of Consciousness
By: Stanislav Grof & Willis Harman, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a compelling dialogue with two researchers who have devoted their lives to exploring the questions related to survival of consciousness after death and experiences of non-ordinary consciousness. Read more
View audiobookCreating Conscious Community
By: Carolyn Shaffer & Kristin Anundsen
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Shaffer and Anundsen discuss how modern times have created new needs as well as opportunities for creating effective community of many kinds. Our human need for connection is as strong as ever, and here are creative, encouraging ways to fulfill our connection in the context of today's world. Read more
View audiobookFalling Awake
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
By paying attention in the moment and to the people we are with, Jon Kabat-Zinn says we can bring a richness and power to our lives that goes beyond healing to give us meaning, wonder and joy in life. “It’s very similar to falling asleep,” he says, “only this is actually falling awake.” Kabat-Zinn has decades of experience with the effectiveness... Read more
View audiobookPositive Plus - Abridged
By: Joyce Brothers
Narrated by: Joyce Brothers
Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Turn negative traits like nagging, perfectionism, and compulsive behavior into positives with this simple guide from renowned psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers. For decades Dr. Brothers was a sage, down-to-earth voice of reason to the millions who read her books and newspaper and magazine columns and heeded her advice on television and radio.... Read more
View audiobookThomas Merton the Man
By: Ron Seitz
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
In late 1993, Michael Toms made a "pilgrimage" to the hermitage of Thomas Merton at the Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. This is a recording of his visit with Ron Seitz, who was a young poet when he befriended and was mentored by Merton. Here Seitz offers memories and insight from the life of the brilliant Trappist monk and spiritual teacher. Read more
View audiobookHuman Energy Fields and Healing
By: Barbara Brennan, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A skilled explorer of the possibilities of healing through unconventional methods, Barbara Brennan is gifted with the ability to see and affect energy colors and patterns in and around the body--an ability she says everyone potentially has. Deep and thorough healing occurs, she explains, through the honoring of subtle energies on physical,... Read more
View audiobookFeeling Alive and "In the Flow"
By: Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We experience flow when we are totally absorbed in a challenging activity for its own sake, and not for the sake of the results. The flow state is accessible to everyone, can occur at any level of skill, and is in fact necessary for real enjoyment of life beyond simple pleasure-seeking. Read more
View audiobookQuantum Mind--Quantum Joy
By: Amit Goswami
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Dr. Goswami delivers this most encouraging statement: "Consciousness in its primacy is joy. Once we have a taste of this primal joy, we can never forget it." He’s an Indian-born physicist and philosopher who has been pursuing a deeper truth in science which has led him to the conclusion that understanding human consciousness is central to... Read more
View audiobookUfos: Fact Or Fiction?
By: John Mack, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Mack presents evidence pro and con, and various speculative explanations of many aspects of the UFO abductions. Despite a lack of conclusive proof for or against the reality of abductions, Mack says, "If the mystery's there, we might as well embrace it rather than run from it." Read more
View audiobookA Psychology of Spiritual Optimism
By: Joan Borysenko
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Human beings don't come compartmentalized--and human healing doesn't have to either. Building bridges between medicine, psychology and spirituality is the theme of this heart-centered discussion with a medical psychologist and pioneer of psychoneuroimmunology. Read more
View audiobookWriting From the Belly
By: Isabel Allende
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Isabel Allende talks about her passion for writing. She speaks with great depth of feeling about the death of her daughter Paula. She says, "Every book is triggered by a very strong emotion that has been with me for a long time, and usually that emotion is painful. However, the process of writing is so joyful." Read more
View audiobookThe Mythic Power of Film
By: Geoffrey Hill
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
After listening to this exploration of the mythological significance of films, you will never watch movies with the same eyes again. Psychotherapist Geoffrey Hill describes cinema as an art form revealing the fears and desires, symbols and issues of contemporary times. Read more
View audiobookTaming Your Inner Critic
By: Hal Stone, Ph.D. & Sidra Stone
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The Inner Critic is one of the inner selves that Hal and Sidra Stone have identified through decades of Voice Dialogue therapy; and it can be a very destructive voice unless we learn how to identify and deal with it. Here they tell us the differences between men and women in this regard; how to recognize and understand the Inner Critic; and most... Read more
View audiobookCreativity, Chaos and the Madwoman
By: Linda Leonard
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
The Madwoman is a paradoxical archetype whose manifestations range from insanity and fury to passion, ecstasy and creative chaos. In some form or other, she is part of the inner chorus in every personality, in both men and women. Linda Leonard has a personal acquaintance with the Madwoman both through her professional therapy practice and her... Read more
View audiobookIt's Not What You're Eating, It's What's Eating You - Abridged
By: Janet Greeson
Narrated by: Janet Greeson
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
Overcome Hidden Food Addictions, Take Charge of Your Body, Your Emotions, Your Life
Here's hope and help for food addicts. Developed by Janet Greeson, a nationally renowned pioneer in the development of addiction treatment programs, this day-by-day self-help program treats the physical, emotional and spiritual causes of food addiction.
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Becoming An Elder
By: Mark Gerzon
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Gerzon describes the midlife process as a quest, as discovering the deep questions that are arising within. He encourages older people to share their stories with the young, as we all learn to dispel the negative and false belief that growing older means not growing. He’s the author of Listening to Midlife: Turning Your Crisis Into a Quest. Read more
View audiobookPeople of the Lie Vol. 3 - Abridged
By: M. Scott Peck
Narrated by: M. Scott Peck
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Dr. M. Scott Peck has inspired millions by combining the deepest insights of psychiatry with those of religion. In this final volume of his compelling audio series based on the bestselling book People of the Life, Dr. Peck once again integrates religious teaching with the science of all psychology as he offers hope for healing one of society's... Read more
View audiobookLiving Up to Death
By: Lama Sogyal Rinpoche
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This is the heart essence of all the teachings of my masters, says Lama Sogyal Rinpoche about his book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Here he expresses the essence of those teachings--how to live in a way that allows us to conquer the fear of death, and in the process to develop a more meaningful way of living. Read more
View audiobookThrough Time Into Healing - Abridged
By: Brian L. Weiss
Narrated by: Brian L. Weiss
Length: 2 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The book that sheds new light on reincarnation and the extraordinary healing potential of past life and hypnotic regression therapy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Many Lives, Many Masters.
Brian Weiss made headlines with his groundbreaking research on past life therapy in Many Lives, Many Masters. Now, based on his extensive... Read more
Honoring the Wisdom Traditions
By: Huston Smith
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This interview is a snapshot of the lively ongoing thought processes of a renowned scholar of world religions. It clearly illustrates how his own spiritual vision has expanded--and likewise his classic reference treatise on world religions. He describes his discovery of Tibetan Buddhism, and his personal meeting with the Dalai Lama. Read more
View audiobookDon'T Get Even--Get Odd
By: Steve Bhaerman
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Buckle up and put your karma in gear, but beware of too much fasting or you may get stopped by the Higher State Patrol. When Swami Beyondananda was younger, he was struck by enlightening, and it opened his clown chakra. Since then he has been unable to stop the flow of puns and irreverent wisdom poking fun at overly serious seekers of... Read more
View audiobookWagner’s Ring Cycle In Our Lives
By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
“People experience a myth as the truth, in metaphor form, for themselves,” says psychiatrist and author Jean Bolen. Her book Ring of Power (HarperSanFrancisco 1992) describes the truths that Wagner’s great mythical Ring cycle of operas shows us about personal family situations and world politics. The parallels are fascinating and compelling. Read more
View audiobookPeople of the Lie Vol. 2 - Abridged
By: M. Scott Peck
Narrated by: M. Scott Peck
Length: 1 hour 23 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Dr. M. Scott Peck has inspired millions by combining the deepest insights of psychiatry with those of religion. In this second of a three volume audio series based on his best-selling book People of the Lie, Dr. Peck once again integrates religious teaching with the science of psychology as he offers hope for healing one of society's most... Read more
View audiobookThe Gift of the Feminine
By: Brenda Peterson
Narrated by: Joan Marler
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Our deepest lessons are found in the truths of our apparent enemies, by "looking at the person who harms you, and seeing how they are like you." This is the message of Brenda Peterson, speaking from her own family and daily life experiences, on topics from leaky roofs to the abortion issue. Read more
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