Body, Mind, & Spirit audiobooks

The Intuitive Mind: I Ching and Tarot

By: Angeles Arrien & Dominie Cappadonna

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Using the oracle as a tool for self-transformation is a much needed art in a technologically based society. Here, two persons whose personal and professional lives integrate the pragmatic and mysterious aspects of ancient oracular tools, come together to explore the possibilities. Considerable food for the mind and heart emerge in this dynamic... Read more

Yogafire

By: B.K.S. Iyengar

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Yoga is the most powerful force in the world,” according to Iyengar, the most renowned yoga master to emerge from India in this century. Here he relates the practical benefits of yoga as a healing art. Intense, energetic and articulate, Iyengar’s presence belies his sixty-six years at the time of this interview. He describes himself as “liquid... Read more

Tales of Tibet

By: John Avedon

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this dialogue the poignant and provocative story of Tibet since the Chinese Communist invasion unfolds. Exemplifying the nonviolent approach to conflict resolution, the Tibetan people, personified by the Dalai Lama himself, have demonstrated resilience and restraint in the face of an unparalleled devastation of their country. Read more

Goddesses As Inner Images

By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Psychiatrist Jean Bolen describes seven archetypal patterns embodied in seven of the Greek goddesses. In knowing which “goddess” is present, a woman can have a deeper understanding of everyday occurrences as well as more dramatic events--not to mention the benefits men can realize through a better understanding of the female psyche. Listen in... Read more

Dance of The Tao

By: Chungliang Al Huang

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Huang touches on those principles of inner dancing that make life a joy. In this amusing and enlightening conversation, he encourages us to move freely, to laugh, to embrace paradox, to take ourselves and our world lightly. Take the S out of cosmic and enjoy what’s left.” Read more

Educating for Peace

By: Dr. Rodrigo Carazo, Murray Silberman & Willis H...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In this illuminating conversation, Carazo, former president of Costa Rica and founder of the University for Peace is joined by Murray Silberman, Director of Planning and Development, and Willis Harman, President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Member of the Board of Regents of the University of California. Peace, they affirm, is not an... Read more

Meditating in the Marketplace Or Living Ultimately

By: Charles Garfield, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Here the founder of the Shanti Project, creator of "Peak Performance" seminars and founding president of the Peak Performance Center talks about ways to enhance life and realize one's personal potential in the middle of the marketplace or the "real" world. Read more

Peace Is Possible: The Work of Eknath Easwaran

By: Michael Nagler & Eknath Eswaran

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Nagler talks about the work of Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999), founder of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation. Easwaran speaks about the responsibility each of us has to bring peace to the world through our actions. This dialogue centers around living the meditative life in the midst of family and community, and many relevant insights... Read more

The Neuronaut Returns

By: Timothy Leary

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Cosmic, crazy, and comic wisdom abound in this raucous romp through the galactic regions with the late Leary, Pied Piper of the sixties generation. His societal impact was undeniable. Whatever your belief system, Leary's thinking challenges our preconceptions and this conversation is no exception. Read more

A Better Game Than War

By: Robert Fuller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Recovering the natural way and restoring balance to life provides the theme for the Fosters’ extraordinary explorations. In the eye of the hurricane there is calm, and the Fosters’ living expression during turbulent times inspires and challenges us to re-examine our own values. The Fosters direct the School of Lost Borders in Big Pine... Read more

Is There Enough to Go Around?

By: R. Buckminster Fuller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This comprehensive imaginative thinker and visionary gives an extraordinary overview of the state of the planet and human history. Asked whether there are enough resources to support our growing population the late Buckminster Fuller, age 85 when this was recorded, responds with a tour-de-force capsule of the history of Western civilization. Read more

The Deep Self

By: Helen Palmer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Gifted psychic visionary Helen Palmer explores the inner capacity to tap one’s intuitive nature. She helps us explore our conscious journey across the landscape of the unconscious, so often hidden from our view. Live listener phone-in questions are answered during the second half of this 2-hour program. Read more

Ecotopia Revisited

By: Ernest Callenbach

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The creator of the visionary "ecotopian" view of the world, made famous through his classic book, Ecotopia returns with a fresh vision of an energy-efficient, ecologically responsible future society spread across Northwest America. Read more

Bond Of Power

By: Joseph Chilton Pearce

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of The Crack in The Cosmic Egg (Julian Press 1971) and Bond of Power (Dutton 1981) tells of a metamorphosis that has occurred in his life--one he claims is available for each of us, and one based upon our human birthright. Our rational mind can only take us so far, and then we all must tap into the deep well of wisdom residing within. Read more

Magic Words

By: Robert Bly

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

We take our title from an Eskimo poem recited by Bly during this extraordinary dialogue with one of America's greatest contemporary poets. Bly brings us in touch with the deeper chords of consciousness residing in us all. Read more

Diving Into The Pool Of Consciousness

By: Arthur Hastings, Ph.D. & Charles Tart, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Two of the world's foremost parapsychologists, Arthur Hastings and Charles Tart, explore the depths of human consciousness in all its myriad forms. ESP, spiritual dimensions, mind/brain, social implications, contemporary rituals, music, the media and more are examined in the clear light of their interaction with human consciousness. Read more

The Gates of Consciousness

By: Stanislav Grof

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A stirring visit with one of the modern pioneers of consciousness exploration. Born in Czechoslovakia, Stan Grof came to the U.S. in the late 1960s and became one of the foremost explorers of LSD-25 as a research tool. Since then he has developed non-drug alternatives for exploring the hidden reaches of the human mind and psyche. Read more

Erotic and Social Transformation

By: George Leonard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

George Leonard (1923-2010) was an American writer, editor, and educator who wrote extensively about education and human potential. Read more

Powers Of Perception

By: Charles Tart, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Until the 1970's, ESP research was treated with considerable skepticism; but more recently extensive research has emerged and been taken seriously. Read more

Psychic Awareness

By: Helen Palmer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This trained psychologist who developed her psychic gifts and created a unique counseling practice, combining the rational with the intuitive, tells us the importance of the psychic realm to everyday life. Practical and profound, Helen Palmer reveals insights and ways to touch the deepest part of ourselves where answers abound. Read more

The Future as Transformation

By: Willis Harman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Harman provides a provocative and penetrating analysis of what's going on in the world, with a social scientist/engineer/futurist who plainly feels we're in the midst of a planetary metamorphosis of monumental proportions. Read more

Spiral Into Life

By: Jean Houston

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an enthralling and intriguing conversation with the visionary philosopher Jean Houston, who serves as director of the Foundation for Mind Research in Pomona, New York. She provides considerable insight on ways to fulfill our potential, as well as describing the opportunity on the other side of the problem. Read more

The Psychic World of Helen Palmer

By: Helen Palmer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Trained as a psychologist, Helen Palmer discovered she possessed rare gifts of psychic intuition and seeing and became a psychic counselor. Her insight, accuracy and professionally original approach have given her an impeccable reputation in a field long sullied by frauds and charlatans. She is a gifted woman rendering a useful service, and here... Read more

Around the Universe

By: R. Buckminster Fuller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A conversation with this visionary inventor, philosopher, and humanitarian. Bucky gives his extraordinarily insightful picture of where the human race is now and how to proceed from here. He describes “cosmic cost accounting,” being a “comprehensivist” instead of a specialist, and doing more with less. He also describes how the space program... Read more