Ceremony and rituals are an important and essential part of our lives. In this episode, Rev. Kelly talks about the specifics in creating rituals and ceremonies, as well as the importance of using the four elements of earth, air, fire and water in our ceremonies. From the beginning of time, humans have performed ceremonies for many reasons: birth, death, coming of age, marriage, full moons, seasons, as preparation for a journey, and to celebrate important events. Learn to create your own...

In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves. In particular, to care and have compassion for other people and experiences that are fearful, angry, jealous, selfish, mean—you name it—means not to run from the pain within ourselves. We human beings tend to avoid suffering, unpleasantness and uncomfortability, while we gravitate toward pleasure, comfort or something "better." In order to stop this cycle, we can use the precious heart-practice of...

In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves. In particular, to care and have compassion for other people and experiences that are fearful, angry, jealous, selfish, mean-you name it-means not to run from the pain within ourselves. We human beings tend to avoid suffering, unpleasantness and uncomfortability, while we gravitate toward pleasure, comfort or something "better." In order to stop this cycle, we can use the precious heart-practice of Tonglen....

In this episode, Rev. Kelly talks with Victoria Wilson-Jones, an Integral Coach and Consultant, and an experienced mind/body/spirit educator and consultant. She has spent the past 27 years assisting individuals in connecting to their deepest authenticity by exploring and working with the transformative energy of Spirit in many ways—through nature, writing, teaching, yoga and movement as well as through art. We are reminded that life is a deep and profound journey to the far reaches of our own...

In this episode, Rev. Kelly talks with Victoria Wilson-Jones, an Integral Coach and Consultant, and an experienced mind/body/spirit educator and consultant. She has spent the past 27 years assisting individuals in connecting to their deepest authenticity by exploring and working with the transformative energy of Spirit in many ways-through nature, writing, teaching, yoga and movement as well as through art. We are reminded that life is a deep and profound journey to the far reaches of our own...

On this episode, Rev. Kelly shares her spiritual travelog that journeys from Italy through Croatia, Greece and Turkey, from a three-week trip through the Mediterranean and ancient empires. Kelly will share her own personal insights, as well as connect to the greater world community through different perspectives, religious practices, and our collective desire to express Spirit through stories and symbols. As you listen, imagine yourself transported to faraway places and long-ago eras to see...

On this episode, Rev. Kelly shares her spiritual travelog that journeys from Italy through Croatia, Greece and Turkey, from a three-week trip through the Mediterranean and ancient empires. Kelly will share her own personal insights, as well as connect to the greater world community through different perspectives, religious practices, and our collective desire to express Spirit through stories and symbols. As you listen, imagine yourself transported to faraway places and long-ago eras to see...

Spiritual practice, which leads to awakening, is fundamentally the same as preparation and practice for death. Just as death is the dissolution of the physical, spiritual practice becomes a tool to die to our old ways of thinking and being. Once our fear of death is eliminated, then our way of being in the world is transformed, through our spiritual practices. One of the most powerful spiritual practices we can engage in is prayer: connecting prayer and being prayer. And what does prayer look...

Spiritual practice, which leads to awakening, is fundamentally the same as preparation and practice for death. Just as death is the dissolution of the physical, spiritual practice becomes a tool to die to our old ways of thinking and being. Once our fear of death is eliminated, then our way of being in the world is transformed, through our spiritual practices. One of the most powerful spiritual practices we can engage in is prayer: connecting prayer and being prayer. And what does prayer look...

Spiritual Life Center recently found itself without a church "home" for the most important Christian service of the year, Easter. The Unity church's 12-year lease ended one week before Easter, and while searching for an Easter worship space, Rev. Michael Moran, of Spiritual Life Center, said he had a dream one night where the headlines read "Easter at the Mosque!" It compelled him to turn to the Muslim community he and his church had stood with in the days immediately following 9/11. Rev....

Spiritual Life Center recently found itself without a church "home" for the most important Christian service of the year, Easter. The Unity church's 12-year lease ended one week before Easter, and while searching for an Easter worship space, Rev. Michael Moran, of Spiritual Life Center, said he had a dream one night where the headlines read "Easter at the Mosque!" It compelled him to turn to the Muslim community he and his church had stood with in the days immediately following 9/11. Rev....

"Turning our face toward Jerusalem: The Lenten practice of assuming radical responsibility for life." When Jesus hears that his mentor, John the Baptist, has been arrested, he doesn't turn away. In fact, the Gospels tell us that this is the precise moment when he "turns his face toward Jerusalem." He steps up and assumes even more radical responsibility for the emergence of the Kingdom of God—the divine realm on earth. We'll explore what this means from the perspective of evolutionary...

"Turning our face toward Jerusalem: The Lenten practice of assuming radical responsibility for life." When Jesus hears that his mentor, John the Baptist, has been arrested, he doesn't turn away. In fact, the Gospels tell us that this is the precise moment when he "turns his face toward Jerusalem." He steps up and assumes even more radical responsibility for the emergence of the Kingdom of God-the divine realm on earth. We'll explore what this means from the perspective of evolutionary...

Each week in the series focuses on healing and embracing our shadow as individuals and as organizations. In Part 4 of this four-week series, we take a look at the shadow through the Wilber's Lower Right quadrant of the Integral lens. This  is the collective exterior, our natural world, our systems, technology, networks and our government. We will look at how the collective shadow plays out and how we can use it to create change in collective physical realm, which the most amount of alignment....

Each week in the series focuses on healing and embracing our shadow as individuals and as organizations. In Part 4 of this four-week series, we take a look at the shadow through the Wilber's Lower Right quadrant of the Integral lens. This is the collective exterior, our natural world, our systems, technology, networks and our government. We will look at how the collective shadow plays out and how we can use it to create change in collective physical realm, which the most amount of alignment....

Each week in the series focuses on healing and embracing our shadow as individuals and as organizations. In Part 3 of this four-week series, we take a look at the shadow through the Lower Left quadrant of the Integral lens. Today we will be focused on Wilber's Lower Left quadrant (the collective interior, our shared language, our ways of meaning making, our relationships). We will look at how the collective shadow plays out and how we can use it to our benefit.

This four-week series invites the listener to learn about our "shadow" through the Integral Theory. In Part 1, the focus of our shadow was healing and embracing our shadow as individuals and as organizations, the Upper Left quadrant. Part 2 focuses on the Upper Right quadrant, our bodies, and the systems and process within organizations. From before we are born, we encounter a never-ending stream of experience. Some we digest in a healthy way, and some remains undigested. The total sum of our...

From before we are born, we encounter a never-ending stream of experience. Some we digest in a healthy way, and some remains undigested. The total sum of our undigested experience is what we refer to as our "shadow." To experience the fullness and wholeness of who we have come here to be, we must be willing to do our shadow work. To confront a person with their shadow is to show him or her their own light. Join Rev. Kelly as she embarks on a four-week journey of healing by embracing our...

We oftentimes find ourselves faced with questions that seemingly have no answer or spiritual truths that might appear impossible in the face of very challenging experiences. In this episode, Kelly and Rima talk about how to reconcile the practice of living with nothing and no one against us with the very real experience that bad things do sometimes happen. Many people are wondering about these difficult questions, especially as so many have been taking to the streets to voice their discontent...

In this episode guest Bruce Sanguin discusses his book, The Emerging Church: A Model for Change and a Map for Renewal, as an important practical guide for both ministers and spiritual seekers who are desiring to shift their culture toward a progressive form of Christianity. The book is peppered with insights from leading-edge science, including the science of emergence, chaos theory, quantum physics, field theory, spiral dynamics and evolutionary science. Tune in for a vision of Evolutionary...

Faith, as approached here, is not necessarily religious, nor is it to be equated with belief. Rather, faith is a person's way of leaning into and making sense of life. More verb than noun, faith is the dynamic system of images, values and commitments that guide one's life. It is thus universal: Everyone who chooses to go on living operates by some basic faith. Listen and discover how faith has developed in your life and will continue to do so!

Just in time for the holidays, Rev. Kelly Isola takes a deeper look at one of the most famous Christmas stories of all time that began as a classic Dr. Seuss book: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. The Grinch's story is our own story of opening our hearts, healing our pain and coming together in community. Learn what some of the characters represent in this timeless Christmas classic.

The extraordinary events in our world continue to unfold, so we are taking a look at 2011 with a Year in Review from an evolutionary perspective. Joining Rev. Kelly Isola in conversation for this episode are Jeff Salzman, co-founder of Boulder Integral, and creator of The Integral Incubator, and David Riordan, vice president of Media Development for Integral Life, Inc. Listen in as we try to make integral and spiral sense of the ongoing revolutions in our world.