Episode 6: Religious Ritual and Positive Habit

Episode 9: Suffering and Stoicism

Life is full of suffering. Happiness is fleeting. But even with all our modern problems, the Ancients can teach us how to stand firm against the storm. No one in history has understood this more deeply than the Stoics of Greece and Rome. Strength and Wisdom is offered from the hands of Emperors and Commoners alike. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO [https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO] www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com [http://www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com] www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork [http://www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork] Twitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsN [https://twitter.com/RuminationsN] Email: RuminationsRadio@gmail.com [RuminationsRadio@gmail.com]  https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio] Music and Production by Dean Delp In Association with Area 42 Studios and Sound ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio]

Episode 8: Maximizing the Mundane.

After an unforeseen and personally challenging hiatus, your host returns a little more humble and a little more hopeful. This atypically personal episode covers how the seemingly standard parts of our lives can be turned into moments of potent meaning. Hindu Gods, Japanese vocab, and English bicycle teams are also mentioned. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO [https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO] www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com [http://www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com] www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork [http://www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork] Twitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsN [https://twitter.com/RuminationsN] Email: RuminationsRadio@gmail.com [RuminationsRadio@gmail.com]  https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio] Music and Production by Dean Delp In Association with Area 42 Studios and Sound ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio]

Episode 7: Meditations on Meditation Part 2

Inner peace is hard to acquire, but meditation is one of the best methods to acquire it. This episode is a beginner's catalogue of techniques and styles you can try to begin your own meditative journey. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO [https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO] www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com [http://www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com] www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork [http://www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork] Twitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsN [https://twitter.com/RuminationsN] Email: RuminationsRadio@gmail.com [RuminationsRadio@gmail.com]  https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio] Music and Production by Dean Delp In Association with Area 42 Studios and Sound ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio]

Cloister Conversations 2: Melissa Baker

Melissa Baker is an author, blogger, spiritual practitioner who has taken up a role all but forgotten in the modern West. In an almost Shamanic fashion, Melissa creates and leads rituals, meditations, and ceremonies for a grateful digital and in-person community. Today, we discuss the power of ritual, the shared heart of community, and the creative process that comes through ceremony. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO [https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO] www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com [http://www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com] www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork [http://www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork] Twitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsN [https://twitter.com/RuminationsN] Email: RuminationsRadio@gmail.com [RuminationsRadio@gmail.com]  https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio] Music and Production by Dean Delp In Association with Area 42 Studios and Sound ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio]

Episode 6: Religious Ritual and Positive Habit

What separates a mere habit from a meaningful ritual? How can we turn our habits from trivial to transcendent? And how do we approach the traditions that define our past despite the complexities of our modern era? Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO [https://twitter.com/DeanDelpVO] www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com [http://www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com] www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork [http://www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork] Twitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsN [https://twitter.com/RuminationsN] Email: RuminationsRadio@gmail.com [RuminationsRadio@gmail.com]  https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio] Music and Production by Dean Delp In Association with Area 42 Studios and Sound ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio]