The Biology of Spiritual Experience with Shaleen Kendrick, Pt. 1

The Biology of Spiritual Experience with Shaleen Kendrick, Pt. 1

In “The Biology of Spiritual Experience,” Dr. Sheri Kling speaks with Rev. Dr. Shaleen Kendrick about neurotheology and how our stories about God and reality shape our brains and our spirits. This is part one of the conversation. Did this resonate with you? Watch the full episode at https://sherikling.substack.com/p/biology-of-spiritual-experience. Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here: http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD] * * * * * * * The Sacred Everywhere is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. If, as growing evidence suggests, spirituality is an innate human capacity, maybe our bodies are not secondary to spiritual experience but the living temple of encounter with the Sacred. In this episode, Dr. Kendrick talks about our three brains, neuro-relational integration, and why she brings open & relational theology to the intersection of neurobiology, theology, and spiritual experience. She also talks about our three brains: head, heart, and gut. In part 2, we get into a fascinating discussion of Jesus’ parables and what may be going on there in terms of polyvagal theory and neurospirituality. Watch the full episode at https://sherikling.substack.com/p/biology-of-spiritual-experience. Rev. Dr. Shaleen Kendrick, ThD, is an emerging neurotheologian who developed the Neuro-Relational Integration™ (NRI) model—demonstrating how conscious integration across Mind–Body–Spirit neural systems can facilitate rapid adaptive evolution in how we think, act, and relate to ourselves, others, and the challenges of our time. NRI integrates neuroscience with liberation theology to show that through daily wholeness-making practices we can expand our human capacity and create new abilities that nurture not just individual flourishing but transform the systems we live in. Rev. Dr. Kendrick is the author of Your Three Brains: The Neuroscience & Spirituality of Wholeness coming soon from Orbis books. https://orbisbooks.com/products/your-three-brains-the-neuroscience-spirituality-of-wholeness [https://orbisbooks.com/products/your-three-brains-the-neuroscience-spirituality-of-wholeness] She serves companies, practitioners, and faith communities, translating evolutionary spirituality into embodied practice—because the world needs humans who can evolve as quickly as our challenges emerge. This is Human Evolution in Practice. https://www.shaleenkendrick.com/ * * * * * * * **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals. * * * * * * * This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Religious Trauma, Deconstruction, and the Meaning Crisis with Jim Palmer, Pt. 1

This episode of The Sacred Everywhere features Jim Palmer. Jim and I met a couple of years ago at ORTCON (Open & Relational Theology Conference), and I’ll be speaking there again next week. We covered a lot of ground in part 1, including: * Jim’s journey from megachurch pastor to an expert on religious trauma and deconstruction * Meaning and existential health * What are the core components of existential health?   Watch the Full Conversation: https://sherikling.substack.com/p/jim-palmer-full [https://sherikling.substack.com/p/jim-palmer-full] * * * * * Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here:  http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD] * * * * * Jim Palmer is a writer, teacher, and founder of the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality. A former megachurch pastor, certified spiritual director, and existential health counselor, his work explores meaning, identity, purpose, belonging, mortality, and the challenges of being human in a rapidly changing world. He is the author of six books and writes extensively on non-religious spirituality, religious deconstruction and reconstruction, and existential health. Through his writing, teaching, and public engagement, Palmer helps people navigate life's deepest questions without outsourcing their authority to institutions, ideologies, or inherited belief systems, fostering greater self-authorship, reality contact, and human flourishing.  Read “10 Religious Ideas We No Longer Need to Believe” at https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/p/10-religious-ideas-we-no-longer-need [https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/p/10-religious-ideas-we-no-longer-need] See Jim’s work on Substack: https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/ [https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/] Visit the Center for Nonreligious Spirituality: https://www.nonreligiousspirituality.com/ [https://www.nonreligiousspirituality.com/] * * * * * * **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals. * * * * * * * This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Was Jesus’ Resurrection Real?

Was Jesus’ Resurrection Real? From Empty Tomb to Living Transformation What if we’re asking the wrong question about Jesus’ resurrection? Maybe the real question isn’t “did it happen?” but “what does resurrection actually mean?” It was watching a video with Paul Wallis about the possibility that Jesus spent time in India before beginning his ministry that led me down today’s recorded rabbit hole. Of course, it’s a rabbit hole I love to explore and a question that I think a lot of people – Christians included – wonder about.  In this video and podcast, I explore a wide-ranging territory, including: * Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-19) * Was what happened to Paul both a near death and a shared death experience? * What does scripture say about Jesus’ resurrected body? * What about the effects on Paul’s life? * How did the Jesus event radically change the people around him? * Does this connect with the idea in process theology about Christ as creative transformation? * What does resurrection mean for us today?   * * * * * * *  Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here:  http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD]  Watch Paul Wallis talk about Jesus in India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5imgmomcgRo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5imgmomcgRo] .  **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals.  * * * * * * *   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Sacred Listening, Asking, Healing

For those of us who have lived alone for a long time, it’s often hard to ask for help. Asking for help makes us vulnerable. It can feel frightening. But what happens when we listen to what we need, move into how we feel about it, and ask for help from the people we know and love? Sometimes, the results can be surprising. In this video and podcast, Dr. Sheri Kling talks about projection, synchronicity, feminine vs. masculine (or lunar vs. solar) power, questioning our trauma-based lies and illusions of separation, and about sacred listening, asking, and the healing she received. Asking for help can be a radical act of self love. Do we love ourselves enough to ask for what we need? Even when it’s scary? * * * * * * * Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here: http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD] Watch Kyle Cease talk about How Complaining Blocks Healing: . **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals. * * * * * * * This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Loving Self, Embodying Soul with Jane Kennedy, Pt. 1

Isn’t it funny how something so small as a laugh or a gesture can spark a friendship between people on different continents? This episode of The Sacred Everywhere podcast and video series features Jane Kennedy. I first encountered Jane through a short film on the YouTube channel Reflections of Life, and immediately felt a kinship that led to this conversation.  Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here:  http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD]  Jane Kennedy has been using storytelling for a long time as a path of integrity and authenticity. Her work journey began in the early 80s with photography. Over time, she expanded her skills across various mediums, including audio-visual, video, filmmaking, documentaries, and television production.  For 30 years, Jane’s professional life was primarily focused on directing and producing reality television and factual storytelling. In the latter part of her career, she honed in on directing food shows — and as a result, she is a pretty accomplished cook! Within that context, she interviewed hundreds of people about their emotional states, their dreams, fears, and hopes for their lives. Through these experiences, Jane came to understand and deeply appreciate the gift of inquiry — essential both for storytelling and for understanding the human condition.  Now Jane continues to refine and extend these skills in new and meaningful ways. Her background in visual storytelling enables her to assist others in understanding — and sometimes transcending — their own narratives. Jane holds space for others and is also currently in training to become a Somatic Experiencing practitioner.  Jane Kennedy: https://janekennedy.co.za/ [https://janekennedy.co.za/]  Jane is featured in two films with Reflections of Life: What Happens When You Stop Forcing Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqMpOSBsjDI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqMpOSBsjDI]  Why I Chose to Not Panic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du7fMHtPkh0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du7fMHtPkh0]  **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals.   * * * * * * * This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]