Episode 20 - Mortality, Rest, and a Spiritual Lens on Climate Change: a conversation with Ben Yosua-Davis
11/16/22 • 62 min
Ben Yosua-Davis, Director of Applied Research, The BTS Center, sat down with hostess Sara Jolena Wolcott to talk about some of the learnings from their learning community, which is asking questions from a spiritual lens towards a climate changed world. We start with death, which is a critical element of any kind of ecological and spiritual framework, and move into some of the different aspects of learning that the BTS learning community, representing seven different organizations in the northeast, is exploring and finding.
00:45 - Ben's introduction, What is the BTS Center; the BTS center as a parable
4:21 - The question of endings as the beginning of theological education
7:03 - What does it mean for an organization to die well?
10:54 - The role of applied research in the BTS center
14:00 - The danger of the (ongoing) "savior" mentality
18:38 - The word "Apocalypse" and the various unveilings of our times
20:52 - The critical importance of creating space in organizations
21:38 - What have you been learning in the co-learning community?
31:33 - The importance of rest for organizations, as well as individuals
42:00 - Organizations are not machines but are living ecologies needing tending
55:24 - What are you ReMembering?
BTS Center offers a variety of (mostly free) programming and various offerings to spiritual leaders engaging with a climate-changed world. Check out their Climate Changed Podcast, which Ben hosts.
Ben Yosua-Davis serves on The BTS Center staff team as Director of Applied Research. For five seasons, Ben produced and hosted a podcast called “Reports from the Spiritual Frontier" which chronicled the day-to-day lives of leaders innovating new forms of spiritual community. Previously, he lived in Haverhill, MA, where he co-planted a new church called The Vine, one of the earliest mainline missional church expressions, which gathered in homes and coffee shops. Ben is a Maine native and now lives on Chebeague Island, Maine, with his family. When not spending time with his family, he directs the community chorus and delivers tins of cookies to unsuspecting neighbors.
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Listen to Climate Changed podcast hosted by Nicole Diroff and Ben Yosua-Davis.
Learn more about The BTS center by checking out their website.
Check out Ben's Facebook author page.
Follow The BTS Center on Instagram and Facebook.
Learn more about Sara Jolena Wolcott and Sequoia Samanvaya
Music Title: Both of Us
Music by: madiRFAN
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Ben Yosua-Davis, Director of Applied Research, The BTS Center, sat down with hostess Sara Jolena Wolcott to talk about some of the learnings from their learning community, which is asking questions from a spiritual lens towards a climate changed world. We start with death, which is a critical element of any kind of ecological and spiritual framework, and move into some of the different aspects of learning that the BTS learning community, representing seven different organizations in the northeast, is exploring and finding.
00:45 - Ben's introduction, What is the BTS Center; the BTS center as a parable
4:21 - The question of endings as the beginning of theological education
7:03 - What does it mean for an organization to die well?
10:54 - The role of applied research in the BTS center
14:00 - The danger of the (ongoing) "savior" mentality
18:38 - The word "Apocalypse" and the various unveilings of our times
20:52 - The critical importance of creating space in organizations
21:38 - What have you been learning in the co-learning community?
31:33 - The importance of rest for organizations, as well as individuals
42:00 - Organizations are not machines but are living ecologies needing tending
55:24 - What are you ReMembering?
BTS Center offers a variety of (mostly free) programming and various offerings to spiritual leaders engaging with a climate-changed world. Check out their Climate Changed Podcast, which Ben hosts.
Ben Yosua-Davis serves on The BTS Center staff team as Director of Applied Research. For five seasons, Ben produced and hosted a podcast called “Reports from the Spiritual Frontier" which chronicled the day-to-day lives of leaders innovating new forms of spiritual community. Previously, he lived in Haverhill, MA, where he co-planted a new church called The Vine, one of the earliest mainline missional church expressions, which gathered in homes and coffee shops. Ben is a Maine native and now lives on Chebeague Island, Maine, with his family. When not spending time with his family, he directs the community chorus and delivers tins of cookies to unsuspecting neighbors.
If you liked this podcast, don't forget to leave us a high review, and please consider listening to more episodes of the ReMembering and ReEnchanting Podcast!
Listen to Climate Changed podcast hosted by Nicole Diroff and Ben Yosua-Davis.
Learn more about The BTS center by checking out their website.
Check out Ben's Facebook author page.
Follow The BTS Center on Instagram and Facebook.
Learn more about Sara Jolena Wolcott and Sequoia Samanvaya
Music Title: Both of Us
Music by: madiRFAN
Don't forget to "like" and share this episode!
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Episode 19 - The Witch and the Rosary: a conversation with GG Neroda
I was wearing masks to make other people feel comfortable around me, and all of a sudden, it was like it, well, that's gonna go out the window, now it's not available anymore."
-Gladys Garcia Neroda
In this episode of the ReMembering and ReEnchanting podcast, consultant and integral coach GG talks about her journey with the rosary, praying to the divine, and the feeling of entering the field of a deity or a particular energy and more.
1:33 - Introduction
2:38 - What are you ReMembering these days?
6:52 - The journey with the Rosary
18:23 - Yelling at and praying to the Divine
19:50 - Coming unhinged after a mystical experience
20:30 - "I cannot deny it": getting the tattoo of the witch and the virgin
33:50 - What makes an object a sacred object?
38:00 - Making rosaries for other people... being willing to enter the field
44:16 - Chaos, growing edges, and negotiating with the Divine
46:01 - What does it feel like to enter the field of a deity or a particular energy?
52:30 - Embracing the non-inspirational
When not making rosaries, she is involved in consulting for technology as well as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion projects. She is currently based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Bio:
Gladys Garcia Neroda is the owner and principal consultant at GlaGar Coaching & Consulting. She is a certified Integral Coach® and an organizational consultant. Her focus is working with individuals and organizations to create courageous and meaningful change. She does this by offering individual coaching, facilitating organizational culture/DEI engagements, and leading complex project management adventures.
For almost 20 years, GG worked in the non-profit and social services sectors. I have held several non-profit executive roles where she managed teams, organizational DEI initiatives, and strategic planning processes. Additionally, she has experience with technology design/implementation, talent management, program evaluation, workforce development, and media relations.
Here is GG's etsy shop: PaganRosaries.com
IG: @PaganRosaries
Learn more about Gladys Garcia Neroda's other/ professional work: www.glagar.com
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Music by: madiRFAN
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Episode 21 - Joy and resilience; personal and collective: A conversation with Anjuli Sherin
How do we move from 'cycles of suffering' to 'cycles of resilience' in ways that intertwine the personal and the collective dynamics? Anjuli Sherin, LMFT, shares with us her insights as a therapist and a person who has experienced and is witness to these intersections in her clients' lives. We discuss uncurling, polyvagal theory, activism, how individual and collective healing are intertwined, and engaging joy and laughter amidst adversity and suffering.
1:34 - Introductions and starting with practices of Joy
6:01 - Moving out of the silo of individual healing in the context of a hurting society (Your problems are not just about your parents)
17:03 - Explaining the Cycle of Suffering (developed by Sherin)
24:50 - Social and institutional aspects of neglect, criticism, and vulnerability
30:07 - The cycle of resilience - How do you change the cycle of suffering
36:02 - Looking at the inner and the social critic
47:55 - What has your work taught you about what it means to build a more resilient society?
1:00:28 - Returning to joy
Learn more about Anjuli Sherin and her work at www.anjulisherinmft.com
Get a copy of her book: Joyous Resilience: A Path to Individual Healing and Collective Thriving in an Inequitable World
Follow Anjuli on Instagram and facebook at @AnjuliSherinMFT
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Music by: madiRFAN
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