Groundless Ground Podcast Lisa Dale Miller

This dharma talk is a reminder that every moment is an invitation to decrease the mass of human suffering. Lisa explicates why cultivating Bodhicitta is the ultimate path to accomplishing that aim in the midst of ordinary daily life.

The Buddha taught unconditioned mind—purification via contemplative effort. Later Buddhism taught innate basic goodness or Buddhanature. I compare these two frameworks using suttas and affective neuroscience, and I’m joined by a co-teacher Chat-GPT!

Cassandra Vieten and I discuss shifting the mental health crisis into a mental health renaissance. Cassie’s work has helped psychology integrate many mind-body interventions for human flourishing. Learn easy ways to facilitate health and well-being

Season 5 concludes with a pointed and timely discussion of the pitfalls of packaging and delivering meditation as a performative act in health contexts with Donna Sherman, clinical social worker and yoga and mindfulness teacher. Happy Holidays!

Alison Ash PhD educator and creator of sex positive workshops discusses consent skills, sexual pleasure and intimacy, varied forms of coupling, and why erotica is not pornography. We cover harmful effects of sexual trauma and how to heal from it.

Raja Selvam, PhD, discusses his new book on Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP™), an effective somatic therapy that encourages optimal mental health by fully embodying emotions. ISP is a useful complement for enhancing talk therapy effectiveness.