As Above, So Within: Natural Learning Relationships in the Cosmos and the Human Nervous System

The Role of Rites of Passage for Children and Young Adults with Guests Alison DeLong & Dillon Banker

In today’s podcast, we explore Rites of Passage through a developmental lens. Joined by Alison DeLong and Dillon Banker, we discuss a recent Rite of Passage they facilitated for children and families, the essential ingredients of Rites of Passage, and why intentionally recognizing developmental transitions matters from childhood through young adulthood especially in modern times.

Answering Listener Questions on Self-Observation, Development, and Well-Being

What exactly is a developmental nourishment? Why does Natural Learning Relationships talk about fields of knowing instead of stages? How does self-observation emerge in children? And what do children have to teach us about justice? In this listener Q&A episode, Ba, Josette, and Brandy respond to questions from the community and explore some of the most foundational ideas in Natural Learning Relationships. From child development and self-trust to relationship, meaning-making, and the lifelong unfolding of human capacities, this conversation invites us to see both children and ourselves through a different lens.

What Makes Natural Learning Relationships Transformative?

In this episode, we clarify what distinguishes Natural Learning Relationships from conventional parenting strategies. We examines the underlying principles that make the approach developmentally sound, relationally coherent, and sustainable over time.

Trust as Developmental Ground: Raising Self-Trust

In this episode we focus on how children develop self-trust and why it forms the foundation for healthy relationships later in life. We connect early relational experience with autonomy, discernment, and the ability to form satisfying partnerships. Visit our website for more information on the podcast: https://www.transformativedynamics.org/podcast-page [https://www.transformativedynamics.org/podcast-page] Learn with us! The Natural Learning Relationships Introductory course launches the week of July 20th! This live, 7-week, online, experiential course introduces the Natural Learning Relationships (NLR) framework for supporting children’s development in love, trust, spirituality, safety, and social justice. Express your interest here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPkgZYkKguffNXsEwcmtU3DaAHDHfVRw_XYDsd1PXbqse1Ig/viewform]. Learn more on our website: www.transformativedynamics.org Questions or comments about the podcast? Write to us! Send to: ba@luvmourconsulting.com

How Do You Know? The Human Capacity for Knowing

Join us as we examine how children organize their experience and construct meaning. In this episode we clarifiy different fields of knowing and addresses common confusions that arise when adults mistake learned conditioning for true self-knowledge. We also introduce the developmental background that gave rise to Natural Learning Relationships.