Take 5 minutes and tune into the energies of the full moon with my poem, Mooning Around!

Today's talk was originally recorded from a sermon Mary shared with Tree of Life Community in Dayton, Ohio.  In today's talk, Mary explores the topic of mindfulness and the importance of trust in the process.  Encouraging us to trust ourselves, each other and the movement of Life, Mary uses a story involving a trapeze artists who explains that having complete trust in a "catcher" is essential for flying, and essential for living a mindful life.

Today's podcast looks at life through the metaphor of a garden and the power contained in seeds.  The seed is such a profound symbol for the mystery and manifestation of Life that all the religious traditions have incorporated it into their teachings.   So listen in and join Mary in considering more deeply just how our lives are like seeds and our world a community garden.   We are seeds and we carry infinite seeds within us - dreams, visions, hopes, fears - and whether or not they manifest, whether not they take root and sprout depends on how we water, fertilize and tend them with our thoughts, emotions, and actions, as well as our ideas, beliefs and biases.  And they grow and blossom or wither and die accordingly.    What seeds are you wanting to plant and nurture in this season of your life?  What dream seeds are calling to you, are wanting to take root?  What part of your garden needs tending and what part needs to lie fallow and rest and regenerate for future plantings?

Today's podcast comes from a Sunday talk given by Mary for the spiritual community she founded, Tree of Life Community in Dayton, Ohio on the importance of questioning our perceptions, beliefs and traditions if we are really interested in creating something new for ourselves, humanity, and our relationship to Earth.  To learn more about the spiritual community Mary founded in 2006, check out the Tree of Life Community website at tlcubu.org.

Today's podcast comes from a Sunday talk given by Mary at Tree of Life Community in Dayton, Ohio on applying the wisdom of Alan Watts to the universal experience of anxiety.  Using her own experience with anxiety Mary shares how some of Watt's insights can help us transform our anxiety and bring more ease into our lives.  Mary also cites the work of author Sarah Night and her Ted Talk, "The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: https://youtu.be/GwRzjFQa_Og To learn more about Tree of Life Community in Dayton, Ohio check out our website at www.tlcubu.org

Today's podcast comes from a sermon given by Mary at Tree of Life Community (TLC) in Dayton, Ohio on Easter.  The focus is on emotional well-being and renewal and she touches on themes of self-awareness, compassion, empathy, Love, self-awareness, justice, freedom and forgiveness.  You don't want to miss this impassioned exploration of some of the stories associated with Jesus' life that offer believer and non-believer alike a model of emotional well-being and emotional renewal. To learn more about Tree of Life Community (TLC) in Dayton, Ohio check out our website at tlcubu.org

Enjoy this 15 minute meditation focused on renewing your relationship with your body.  Mary dedicates this meditation to all who struggle in their relationship to their body.

Today's podcast comes from a sermon given by Mary at Tree of Life Community (TLC) in Dayton, Ohio. The theme is Physical Renewal and it is the first in a series entitled, Celebrating a Season of Renewal, where we look at the importance of physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental renewal for living a full and free life.  She shares her own journey of moving from self-hatred to Self-Love, and encourages all who are caught in self-hatred to undertake the challenging but worthwhile endeavor of healing that leads to Self-Love. If you want to learn more about Tree of Life Community, the spiritual community Mary founded in 2006 and continues to steward, check out the website at www.tlcubu.org.

This podcast comes from an inspirational Sunday Talk given by Mary Reaman for Tree of Life Community in Dayton, Ohio.  Themes covered are active hope, facing uncertainty, and trusting our capacity as humans to hold and address the challenges of our times.  To learn more about Tree of Life Community, visit our website at www.tlcubu.org

In this episode, host Mary Reaman, and her partner in conversation, Mary Cummins Wlodarski, explore the value and meaning that can come through narrative conversations, especially in these times when people often approach conversations with a "win/lose" attitude and a tendency to be defensive rather than truly inquisitive and curious.  Additionally, they discuss the qualities and attributes that foster authentic communication and those that inhibit it leaving the listener with practical ways to approach conversations that lead to greater connection and understanding among those sharing the conversational experience.