Stephen Levine

THE RENOWNED TEACHER AND AUTHOR'S SPIRITUAL MEMOIR, AS TOLD THROUGH HIS LIFELONG ENCOUNTERS WITH ANIMALS AND NATURE For Stephen Levine, "animal-people" were his greatest teachers. So, at age seventy, he began collecting animal spirit stories and transcendent moments in nature from throughout his life-from the green snake who taught him to meditate as a boy to the generous hen whom predators would not harm, and many more. "Animals have a natural mindfulness,"...

Examining the politics of each Pacific Island state and territory, this well-researched volume discusses historical background and colonial experience, constitutional framework, political institutions, political parties, elections and electoral systems, and problems and prospects. Pacific Island countries and territories included are the original seven member states-New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Nauru, and the Cook Islands-along with...

Renowned grief counselor Stephen Levine tells us that long after an initial loss has passed and the period of grieving has ended an unattended sorrow lingers, accounting for a host of physical, emotional and spiritual maladies. It is not uncommon then for those with unresolved grief to lean toward addictions or dangerous behaviors or other forms of self-destruction. In Unattended Sorrow, Levine addresses the grief from fresh loss but also attends...

Who grieves? According to Stephen and Ondrea Levine, we all do. Whether it manifests as self-judgment, as fear, as guilt, as anger and blame, everyone has grief. The Grief Process is an in-depth workshop with Stephen and Ondrea Levine that explores how anyone can resolve grief through meditation. Working with a group of people caught in the wake of physical and emotional loss, the Levines explain how grief can lead to an armoring of the heart. They...

Great Britain was at war with France after the breakdown of the Treaty of Amiens in 1803. Napoleon was ravishing Europe and there was great concern about an invasion across the English Channel. The authorities decided that they needed additional defences and a new department was set up by the War Office. They considered the south coast most vulnerable and began a large and expensive program of barrack building.

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These recordings are from a rare and inspiring five day retreat held in 1982. On these recordings we hear the wonderful Stephen Levine interacting with Ram Dass and speaking on his own. Levine begins with a Forgiveness Meditation," and Ram Dev converses with participants relating to the self." Then Ram Dass talks about the death of Swami Muktananda. On track four, both Ram Dass and Levine discuss relationships, and Levine leads a relationship exercise....