Francisco LePort is a graduate student at Stanford University working toward a Ph.D in experimental particle physics. His work deals primarily with the mass of neutrinos. In his spare time, he is an avid student of philosophy, psychology, and yoga. 

In this two-part podcast we discuss the relationship between modern physics and mystical traditions such as yoga.

Resources
Email Francisco LePort

Books
The Physics of Star Trek
Dancing Wu Li Masters
The Little Book of Bleeps

Movies
What the Bleep Do We Know

Francisco LePort is a graduate student at Stanford University working toward a Ph.D in experimental particle physics. His work deals primarily with the mass of neutrinos. In his spare time, he is an avid student of philosophy, psychology, and yoga. 

In this two-part podcast we discuss the relationship between modern physics and mystical traditions such as yoga.

Resources
Email Francisco LePort

Books
The Physics of Star Trek
Dancing Wu Li Masters
The Little Book of Bleeps

Movies
What the Bleep Do We Know

Take a listen to my interview with Kimberly Wilson for her podcast The Hip Tranquil Chick.  Kimberly is a well-known author, the creative director of Tranquil Space Yoga Center in Washington, DC and has designed her own line of clothes.  She is also the founder of The Tranquil Space Foundation, a non profit that helps girls and women develop creativity and leadership skills through yoga.

Resources
Kimberly's Website
Tranquil Space Yoga
TranquiliT Botique
The Tranquil Space Foundation
Listen to Kimberly's Other Podcasts

Research suggests that nearly 25% of children will be the victims of sexual abuse before they graduate from high school leaving psychological and emotional scars that can affect the rest of a persons life.

In this emotional and deeply moving interview, Stephen Bertram, a sexual abuse survivor, shares his story and talks about  using yoga and massage therapy in conjunction with psychotherapy with amazing results. 

Resources
Email Stephen
Dennis Portnoy-Stephen's Therapist
Wanda Pierce- Stephen's Massage Therapist
Restorative Yoga with Darren
Darkness to Light
Male Survivor.org

To live a fully satisfying, there are certain universal spiritual principles. According to Debbie Barnett, author of The Deeper the Roots, The Jucier the Fruits: 8 Spiritual Practices for a Juicy Life, there are eight simple daily things that we can do to celebrate life to the fullest.

Her book is filled with simple, common sense wisdom and playful and fun artwork.  In this interview Debbie explains these eight practices.

Resources
Visit Debbie's Website

"We live in a culture that tends to deny death and minimize grief. Yet, in reality, transitions need not be so difficult or scary. In fact, transitions can be welcomed with joy and even celebration when we realize what's really happening: We are "graduating" from one chapter of life and moving on to the next."  This according to The Rev.  Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglund author of The Last Adventure of Life.

In this podcast Maria explains the process of living and dying consciously for those at the end of life as well as for the family and loved ones whom they leave behind.


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Resources
Maria's  Website

The Death Row Support Project is an organization started by Bob in Rachael Gross that sets up pen pal relationships with death row inmates who need support.    In this interview, Rachael talks about what life is like for inmates and how you can support prisoners for whom most of society has written off as a lost cause.

Resources
The Death Row Support Project
Dead Man Walking (book)
Dead Man Walking (movie)
Sister Helen Prejean

To become a pen pal:

Derek Hitchcock studied Ecology at UC Berkeley and has worked on environmental projects around the world.  In the past few years he has returned to Northern California where he is working to restore one of the world’s most beautiful natural resources--the Yuba River.
Beyond approaching the restoration of this river in a scientific way, Derek and colleagues at the South Yuba River Citizen’s League (SYRCL, pronounced “circle”) are working with the local Native American Tribe, the Tsi-Akim Maidu, to approach the ecological crisis in a more foundational way by focusing on healing; healing the relationship between the cultures and the obviously fractured relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world. 
SYRCL and the Tsi-Akim Maidu are inviting people to the Yuba River to experience its beauty and to witness the magic of one of nature’s most amazing phenomena—the life cycle of the Salmon.
By forming this unlikely relationship with the native tribes, the salmon and the river itself, Derek is a part of discovered new ways for us to heal our planet that extend far beyond the banks of the Yuba River.

Events with Derek Hitchcock  in 2008:
* 25th Anniversary music festival and Great Yuba Cleanup Sept. 20th, 2008
*Calling Back the Salmon Ceremony October 11th, 2008
*Salmon Tours on the Yuba River Oct. 19th & Nov. 1st, 8th, and 15th 2008

Resources
South Yuba River Citizens League
Email Derek Hitchcock

Mark Hollenstein is a massage therapist and life coach.  Jallen Rix is a doctor of education in sexology. Both know first hand the pain and suffering that Evangelical Christianity can cause queer people.  Together they offer workshops which offer a safe space in which gay men can heal their past and embrace their sexuality as an important and spiritual part of becoming a whole person.

Learn More
Jallen's Website
Mark's Website

I hope you enjoy this reading from my book, Hearts & Minds: Talking to Christians about Homosexuality.  It is available from Amazon as well as most major book sellers.