Yvonne Kason, MD on Spiritually Transformative Experiences
Video interview with Phil Bolsta

In this exclusive 83-minute video interview for Catalyst, author and medical doctor Yvonne Kason describes her five near-death experiences, Kundalini awakening, and other spiritually transformative experiences. Her writings and research in these areas have fundamentally contributed to a deeper and richer understanding of these phenomena.

An excerpt:

Heroically, the pilot managed to do sort of a semi-guided crash landing onto the surface of a semi-frozen lake. The plane came down and skidded across the ice. And at first, it looked like we were going to be safe but we were skidding right to the edge of open water. The plane miraculously came to a stop right at the edge of the ice. But as soon as it stopped, the weight of the plane settled and it broke the ice and the plane started sinking very rapidly.

I had to get out of this plane really quickly. I was still in this state of peace but I knew I had to get out of the plane. I managed to eventually get out the front door, tried to get the patient out of the plane too but was unsuccessful. The plane nosedived and went down into deep water. I found myself there in open water in the middle of winter, wearing a heavy winter parka and winter boots, looking around in this blizzard, subzero weather.

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My Mother’s Gift
By Joan Borysenko

In the middle of the night, my twenty-year-old son, Justin, and I were sitting by her bed meditating when I suddenly had a very profound, very realistic vision. I was a pregnant mother giving birth, but I was also the baby being born. Throughout the vision I was perfectly lucid, and I was in my regular state of consciousness as well. I thought, How remarkable. I’m in two bodies and I’m conscious of being in both. And it occurred to me that that’s what the consciousness of God is, and that it’s present in every human being. Then my consciousness switched totally into the baby being born, and I found myself coming down a long dark tunnel and out into the light.

“Visionseeker” Facebook Live Q&A

Would you like to significantly expand your perception of who you are, enrich your spiritual life, and align with your place in the Ancestral Grand Plan? Shamanism Teacher and Anthropologist Hank Wesselman will be leading a special Facebook Live Q&A call on Tuesday, December 4, at 5:00pm Pacific to share how you can connect more deeply with your Spirit Teachers to live the sacred and authentic life of a Visionseeker. Click here to get a Facebook Messenger reminder when the event goes live.

“Threshold to Freedom” Facebook Live Q&A

Would you like to discover a proven mindfulness technique for setting conscious intentions — and for renewing your mind, body, and spirit? Zen Buddhist meditation teacher and author Deborah Eden Tull will be leading a special Facebook Live Q&A call on Tuesday, December 11, at Noon Pacific to explain how you can get off the hamster wheel of self-improvement — and access your true essence and the present moment. Click here to get a Facebook Messenger reminder when the event goes live.

Your Voice:

We want to know: What unexpected and seemingly ordinary moments changed your life in meaningful and lasting ways? To share your thoughts in our Facebook Page community, click here.

Help the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota Recover from Storm Damage

On July 28 and 29, storms and tornadoes whipped through the Oglala community on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. More than 450 homes were severely damaged by this natural disaster. FEMA has denied the Oglala Sioux Tribe Emergency Disaster Funds, leaving hundreds of families facing the winter months with broken windows and holes in their walls and ceilings.

Many elderly people, families, and their small children are facing the very real threat of freezing to death this winter if their homes are not winterized and their broken windows are not safely sealed. We are raising emergency funds to seal the broken windows for each of the roughly 450 homes that were affected by this storm. Our goal is to accomplish this by Christmas. Watch a 3-minute video about the storm damage here.

The Shift Network has an active commitment to Indigenous Peoples by working to help heal wounds, supporting Indigenous communities, and collaborating with Indigenous leaders. Please join The Shift Network in supporting our brothers and sisters at Pine Ridge. Click here for more information and to make a donation to repair and restore these homes.

Peacegame App

Peacegame is a playful way to create more peace in your life. By playing, you reduce your stress, sleep better, transform your habits, and improve your relationships. All it takes is five minutes of your day, but don’t be fooled — it’s not just another meditation app; Peacegame is an empowerment tool for the modern change-maker. The game is built around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To play, you complete quests in your everyday life. By completing these quests you make positive changes both in your own life and for the whole planet.

International Yoga Festival
March 1-7, 2019

Join us for the world-famous annual International Yoga Festival on the banks of the holy Ganges river, nestled in the lap of the sacred Himalayas, the birthplace of yoga, at Parmarth Niketan Ashram. Receive the darshan and inspiring, uplifting wisdom of revered saints, and the teaching and touch of renowned yoga teachers from across the world from a wide variety of lineages — plus, ecstatic kirtan, divine Ganga Aarti, and much, much more. The International Yoga Festival is a truly globally unique event, bringing together so many masters from so many traditions, cultures, and countries in one sacred, beautiful place! Click here to register online.

7 Days of Rest
January 1-7, 2019

7 Days of Rest and Reflection is the second global annual event dedicated to the healing and replenishment of the planet and all its inhabitants. Together, across the world, we will spend the first week of 2019, January 1-7, seeding the New Year with a collective field of restful reflection, cultivating sacred relationship of the feminine and masculine with each other, with the foundations of Life, and with all of Creation. For more information, click here.

Wisdom 2.0
March 1-3, 2019
San Francisco, California

Wisdom 2.0 is the premiere gathering focused on exploring the intersection of wisdom and technology. Our flagship gathering is in San Francisco each year, where thousands of people from over 30 countries join in asking: “How do we live with greater MINDFULNESS, WISDOM, and COMPASSION in the digital age?” Past speakers include founders of Twitter, Facebook, and eBay. Click here to view the full list of speakers for this year’s event. Click here to register.

PGS — Intuition Is Your Personal Guidance System

A remarkable new film on intuition, PGS – Intuition is Your Personal Guidance System, has been screening to sell-out audiences around the U.S. and is now available to stream online. The film, which details one man’s 3-year global search to find meaning after a voice saved his life, brings together some of the world’s leading experts on intuition, including Caroline Myss and James Van Praagh. Click here to watch the trailer.

Wisdom Man
By Camilla Chance
Access your free copy

Camilla Chance met Aboriginal Elder Banjo Clarke in 1975, and at his request wrote down his story and philosophy. The book Wisdom Man turned out to be a 27-year long labor of love, and became an immediate bestseller in Australia. Camilla was the first non-Aboriginal to receive the prestigious Unsung Hero Award from Aboriginal people for her dedicated friendship and work for them "behind the scenes.” Camilla, whose work with the Aboriginal people were featured on Oprah's Angel Network, thinks that Indigenous people who are true to their old laws are living the closest to how we all need to live now, if our planet is to survive. To access your free copy, click here.

Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication
By Oren Jay Sofer

We spend so much of our lives talking to each other, but how much are we simply running on automatic — relying on old habits and hoping for the best? Are we able to truly hear others and speak our mind in a clear and kind way? Say What You Mean is a step-by-step guide for meaningful conversations that bring people together. In this groundbreaking synthesis of mindfulness, somatics, and Nonviolent Communication, Sofer, a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication, offers simple yet powerful practices for healthier, more effective conversation. Click here to order your copy.

Transform the World into a Healthy and Sustainable Future
By Tom Bougsty, PhD

The book confronts the ultimate challenge facing humanity — do we continue to evolve, or do we tragically devolve into our own destruction? Twelve major course corrections provide opportunities for us to evolve successfully. At the center of this success, two universal needs must be fulfilled: 1) sustainable living that prevents destruction and death and 2) healthy living that promotes growth and avoids sickness and suffering. In the end, we must learn to live and co-create in harmony with all reality. We then have the opportunity to evolve a living bridge to transport humanity and life into a successful, flourishing future. Click here to order your copy.

Longing for a New Story

Longing for a New Story is for all people, and especially for leaders and change agents who are open to living a new view of leadership grounded in faithful followership of Spirit. It will serve as a good companion that will help us take an honest look at the challenges of our times without feeling overwhelmed; offer practical advice for how to disconnect from a story that is killing us; and give us a hope-filled way of living and leading until a promised new life-giving story fully arrives. The most vital work of our time is to make every corner of the earth a safe place for a child to be born. Click here to order your copy.

For several years, The Shift Network has hosted Indigenous leaders from around the world and invited them to share their sacred knowledge, rituals, and practices to guide us in a way of living that is sustainable, healthy, and just. We’re thus delighted that the Global Indigenous Wisdom Library makes this “virtual council” of leaders and their wisdom available for everyone, everywhere for free. The Global Indigenous Wisdom Library is a collection of audio and video interviews featuring Indigenous leaders from around the world sharing prayers, sacred songs, prophecies, spiritual teachings, and pathways to healing, as well as concrete examples for birthing a new era — one in which all members of the human family are treated with respect, understanding, compassion, and justice. This sacred wisdom is important medicine for us all.

The production of The Global Indigenous Wisdom Library is a gift from The Shift Network, designed to inspire, inform, and involve you by highlighting the voices and important messages of Indigenous leaders from around the world. We want to give a heartfelt thanks to Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. (“Brother Phil”) for his partnership in helping create this Indigenous Wisdom collection. And we thank all the speakers who have contributed to this body of knowledge. To discover more, click here.

World Peace Library. Designed for the layperson and professional peacebuilder alike, the World Peace Library has over 425 audio and video interviews with some of the most remarkable, inspiring peacebuilders in the world available to you at NO COST. You’ll find hundreds of hours of inspirational, peacebuilding, compassion-spreading talks and trainings at your fingertips with this FREE global resource. There’s no way you can’t come away from the World Peace Library deeply inspired, transformed — and part of the solution. Click here to find out how to take peace to the next level — and help co-create a global culture of peace that leaves a legacy of good for our children, our children’s children and all of humanity and life on earth.

BOOK BY STEPHEN DINAN: Sacred America, Sacred World. Infused with visionary power, Sacred America, Sacred World is a manifesto for our country’s evolution that is both political and deeply spiritual. It offers profound hope that America can grow beyond our current challenges and manifest our noblest destiny, which the book shows is rooted in sacred principles that transcend left or right political views. To order your copy, click here.

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