Community Conversations
Yesterday, Kaira Jewel Lingo joined George for a Golden Civilization Conversation via Facebook Live. Kaira Jewel, mindfulness teacher, mentor, dharma teacher, is one of the co-trainers of the Mindful Engagement webinar series. This conversation is a great discussion of activism and the path to a Golden Civilization through a mindfulness lens.
Kaira Jewel opens by sharing a little about her childhood, which shared so many similarities to her later monastic life and why she pursued a spiritual path instead of continuing on with the one she had been pursing through higher education. This leads to a timely discussion of fierce compassion, peace in crisis, and the difference between the unconscious nature of perceived “negative” emotions and feelings and the conscious and preventable actions that may stem from them.
Meet Mindful Engagement 2020 Instructor Hugh Byrne, Aan expert and author in the field of mindfulness and positive habit change, Hugh Byrne’s mindfulness and meditation offerings are guided by the vision of helping people shift from autopilot toward behaviors that create greater happiness and freedom of the heart. Read more about his work in advance of the first Mindful Engagement webinar to be held February 26.
George recently interviewed Mark Mazur, a prominent member of the financial and life planning world, and cohost of a podcast about life planning.
Below is their conversation about the Map of Mindfulness, and its ability to bring to the forefront moments of freedom, elements of a shared vision for A Golden Civilization, and the recipe for an ongoing, sustainable Golden Civilization Conversation that doesn’t always have to be united in one action step or initiative. George and Mark discuss the recent Golden Civilization Conversation that they hosted together and ways to move it forward into the future.
Mark D. Mazur is a financial planner at San Diego Wealth. Mark has nearly 30 years of business and financial services industry experience and is a Registered Life Planner®. Mark co-leads the firm's life planning and oversees operations and the firm’s marketing and branding initiatives. Mark also cohosts a podcast with fellow life planner Aries Jimenez. called Health Wealth & The Pursuit of Happiness, where they help listeners live an authentic and inspiring life aligned with their true nature, through the exploration of life structures like routines, nutrition, spirituality, relationships, mindfulness and movement. They address key game changers like managing time, energy and resources; leveraging one's unique wiring and abilities; and overcoming obstacles like resistance, fear, bias and ego.
You can read more about Mark’s background here: https://www.sandiegowealth.com/team/mark-mazur
Yesterday, George had the chance to interview Kate Bennis, a creative, life coach, and clinical social worker, about her response to the A Golden Civilization and the Map of Mindfulness.
Listen to their dynamic conversation to learn more about freedom, entrepreneurial spirit, identifying your role and purpose and finding peace with it. Kate Bennis opens the conversation by relating the vision of A Golden Civilization to her past creative director’s, Michael Warren Powell, advice to play the positive choice. They discuss leadership and one of her favorite lines from the book, “Great leaders inspire us to be better people than we are.” George closes with an explanation of the benefits meditation can bring to the practice of mindfulness and the role that it would play in A Golden Civilization.
Kate Bennis is an actor, writer, trainer, coach, and clinical social worker. Her presentation coaching practice focuses on helping clients to craft and deliver excellent talks and presentations, and to feel comfortable with cameras and the media. A professional actor with 30 years’ experience in TV, film and stage, Kate has coached senior and mid-level leaders. While with The Ariel Group, Kate delivered trainings around the world, developed training curricula, and served as Director of Outreach. Kate’s communication coaching practice helps leaders engage in high-stakes, challenging and important conversations with influence, grace and presence. A licensed clinical social worker, Kate has worked with children and adults in a private practice as well as schools and prisons.
You can read more about Kate here: http://katebenniscoaching.com/about-kate/
