Videos

Mindfulness

Peace Is Every Step, Meditation In Action
This profile of Thich Nhat Hanh is narrated by Ben Kingsley and also features a 90 minute talk given by the Zen teacher in Berkeley, California.

Mindful Living Everyday
Filmed on location with the monks and nuns of Plum Village, features Thich Nhat Hanh’s essential mindfulness practices.

Eckhart Tolle TV
Spiritual teachings and tools to support the evolution of human consciousness.

Spirituality

The Gratitude Dance 

The Gratitude Dance is sweeping around the world spreading positivity, joy and hope.  In 2003, Matt Harding quit his job in Brisbane, Australia and used the money he’d saved to wander around Asia until it ran out. He made a website Where The Hell is Matt to keep his family and friends updated. A few months into his trip, in Hanoi, a travel buddy said “Hey, why don’t you stand over there and do that dance. I’ll record it.” He was referring to a particular dance Matt does – badly.

A couple years later, someone found the video online and passed it to someone else, who passed it to someone else, around the globe.

 The response to the first video brought Matt to the attention of Stride Gum who asked him to take another trip around the world to make a new video. In 2006, Matt took a 6 month trip through 39 countries on all 7 continents. In 2007 Matt went back to Stride and told them he wanted to travel around the world one more time and invite the people who’d written him to come out and dance too.

 The background music/song of this video is known as “Praan” composed by Garry Schyman and sung by Palbasha Siddique, with lyrics adapted from the poem “Stream of Life,” a part of the Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore.

 The Four Principles of Spirituality

India teaches us about  “The Four Principles of Spirituality ”

The Interview with God

The Interview with God, has become a spiritual phenomenon, resonating with people of all beliefs across the world.

Voluntary Simplicity

The Story of Stuff
Online movies that explore our relationship with stuff.

More Fun, Less Stuff: The Challenges and Rewards of a New American Dream
Hosted by actor Danny Glover, this film features inspiring profiles of individuals, companies and organizations that are changing the way they consume to improve quality of life, protect the environment and promote social justice.

Conscious Creativity

African Drums

Permaculture

Urban Permaculture
Dr. Bill Roley, founder of the Permaculture Institute of Southern California, shows how Permaculture can be applied in an urban setting, from planting fruit trees along a street corridor to channeling rainwater onto perennials instead of into a storm.

The Global Gardener
In 4 half-hour segments, Bill Mollison travels the globe viewing Permaculture application in the tropics, arid deserts, cool temperate climates, and cities. Excellent for introducing permaculture.

Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home
Follow the construction of one straw bale solar house, from start to finish. Learn where to place windows for passive heating and cooling, post-and-beam framing for straw bale walls, and much more.

The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
This is the inspirational story of Cuba’s transition from large, fossil fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farms and urban gardens.

WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate

THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE - The ongoing abortion debate

There’s something terribly wrong with older men holding the power when it comes to state laws regarding abortion. This is clearly reflected in the recent bill…

YOUTH BRIGADE: Giving a voice to young DIY punk rockers

YOUTH BRIGADE - reviving DIY punk rock

As the 1980s approached, the punk subculture exposed a generation of youth who were searching for a musical outlet to a “do-it-yourself” attitude. California band…

THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Through an open window from The Story Of An Hour by Kate Chopin - geanine.files.wordpress.com

Symbolism is a literary device used in the short stories “Araby” and “The Story of an Hour”. In “Araby”, symbolism is used to illustrate the meaning of several…

THIKSEY MONASTERY: Ladakh offers respite from India’s busyness

Fifty monks sit cross-legged in long rows. Their prayer books, narrow strips of thick paper bound by string, sit open in front of them. They chant the Buddhist sutras…