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Sounds of SAND
Sounds of SAND
Science and Nonduality

Sounds of SAND is a podcast from Science and Nonduality which contemplates and reveres the beauty, complexity, pain, and great mystery that... more

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Episodes

#104 Turning Toward the Heart: Pir Zia Inayat Khan

In this Community Gathering (October 2024) Zaya and Maurizio were in discussion with Pir Zia Inayat Khan, a renowned spiritual... more

10 Oct 2024 · 58 minutes
#103 Justice & Joy: Dr. Kamilah Majied

Dr. Kamilah Majied, MSW, PhD, is a contemplative inclusivity and equity consultant, mental health therapist, clinical educator, researcher, and internationally... more

03 Oct 2024 · 57 minutes
#102 Poetry and Grief in Times of Genocide: Jess Semaan

In this SAND Community Gathering (September 2024) Zaya and Maurizio sat down with Jess Semaan, poet, psychotherapist and facilitator to... more

26 Sep 2024 · 59 minutes
#101 Apian Wisdom: Michael Joshin Thiele

In this episode, Michael Reiley engages in an insightful discussion with Michael Joshin Thiele, a honeybee conservationist and president of... more

19 Sep 2024 · 51 minutes
#100 Sacred Solidarity with Palestine: Sounds of SAND Second Year

Welcome to our 100th episode of the Sounds of SAND podcast, marking two years since we launched on September 8,... more

12 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 49 minutes
#99 Addiction & Trauma: Dr. Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John

Dr. Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John M.A. (Hon.Doc), is a founding facilitator of Compassionate Inquiry, and is the author of 10 books,... more

05 Sep 2024 · 56 minutes
#98 Glissando of Consciousness: Andrew Holecek

Andrew Holecek is a renowned author and humanitarian who teaches internationally on spirituality, meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of... more

29 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 26 minutes
#47 What Shines: Parvathy Baul (Encore)

Parvathy Baul is a practitioner, performer and teacher of the Baul tradition from Bengal, India. She studied closely with two of the... more

22 Aug 2024 · 58 minutes
#97 Love & The Metacrisis: Gigi Azmy

Gigi Azmy merges 28 years of spiritual insights with scientific psychological research to guide individuals toward a profound realization of... more

15 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
#96 From Palestine to the World: Angela Davis & Dr. Gabor Maté

In this episode we present excerpts from the recent conversation (June 2024) as part of SAND’s “Conversations on Palestine” around... more

08 Aug 2024 · 53 minutes
#95 Nature of Reality: Federico Faggin

Federico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today. A physicist by education, he is the... more

01 Aug 2024 · 57 minutes
#23 Songs of Gaia: Monica Gagliano [Encore]

Monica Gagliano is a research associate professor in evolutionary ecology and former fellow of the Australian Research Council. She is... more

25 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
#94 One Human Family: Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Rev. Deborah Lee & Pir Zia Inayat Khan

In this episode we present excerpts from the recent conversation (June 2024) as part of SAND’s “Conversations on Palestine” around... more

18 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
#93 Feminine Resistance in Palestine: Ashira Darwish & V

In this episode we present excerpts from the recent conversation (June 2024) between Ashira Darwish & V as part of... more

11 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
#92 Gaza & the Bodhisattva Path: Gabor Maté & Tara Brach

In this episode we present excerpts from the recent conversation (June 2024) between Dr. Gabor Maté  and Tara Brach as... more

04 Jul 2024 · 55 minutes
#91 Decolonizing Healthcare: Dr. Rupa Marya

Dr. Rupa Marya discusses her work at the intersection of medicine, health, land, and justice. She explains the concept of... more

27 Jun 2024 · 57 minutes
#90 Dancing in the Fire: Farah El-Sharif, Ayesha Kajee, Seemi Bushra Ghazi & Daniel Foor

Muslim Spirituality Illuminating the Path to Freedom: An exploration of how the spiritual heart of the Islamic tradition can inspire... more

20 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
#89 Arab Jewish Mysticism: Hadar Cohen

Hadar Cohen shares her deep connection to her Middle Eastern Jewish ancestry and the intertwining of mysticism and activism in... more

13 Jun 2024 · 1 hour,
#88 Where Olive Trees Weep: Premiere

Today, June 6, 2024, we’re celebrating the release of SAND’s new film Where Olive Trees Weep. And to celebrate the... more

06 Jun 2024 · 5 minutes
#87 Cultural Stories & Mysticism of Gaza: Haneen Sabbah

A recording of excerpts from a live SAND Community Gathering hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo from Apr 20, 2024. Storyteller... more

30 May 2024 · 57 minutes
#86 SAND’s New Film on Spirituality in the Face of Injustice: Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo

  In this episode with filmmakers, producers, and founders of Science & Nonduality (SAND) Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo discuss their new... more

23 May 2024 · 47 minutes
#85 In Our Bones: Osprey Orielle Lake

Osprey Orielle Lake is the Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network, International (WECAN). She works... more

16 May 2024 · 51 minutes
#84 Grieving in Community: Mirabai Starr & Mona Haydar

A recording of excerpts from a live SAND Community Gathering hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. In these times of unbearable... more

09 May 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
#83 Taoist Inner Alchemy: Mattias Daly

Mattias Daly is Taoist practitioner and a professional translator with a degree in acupuncture and a master’s in Chinese Literature.... more

02 May 2024 · 58 minutes
#82 From Wounds to Wholeness: Peter A. Levine

A recording of excerpts from a SAND Community Gathering hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Trauma has a severe impact that... more

25 Apr 2024 · 59 minutes
#81 Ecology of Care: DRĖĖĖMY

Reem (DRĖĖĖMY) Abdou is a native Egyptian international interdisciplinary sound artist, embodiment and meditation guide, curator, cultural worker, and community... more

18 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
#80 Awaking Hope: Rev. Deborah L. Johnson

Rev Deborah L Johnson (Rev D) is a dynamic organizer, strategist, facilitator, public speaker, andspoken word artist, known for her... more

11 Apr 2024 · 59 minutes
#79 Restoring Wholeness: Richard Schwartz

A recording of excerpts from a SAND Community Gathering hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Trauma has a way of separating... more

04 Apr 2024 · 49 minutes
#78 The Crisis in Gaza: Gabor & Daniel Maté

In this episode we bring you excerpts from an online SAND Community Gathering with Gabor and Daniel Maté hosted by... more

28 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
#77 Regenerative Medicine: Mauro Zappaterra

Mauro Zappaterra obtained his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard Medical School. He completed his PhD doing work with neuronal... more

21 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
#76 Land, Lineage & Resisting Genocide

"This is a spiritual test, this is a spiritual war, as much as it is a material one. People say,... more

14 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
#75 Love-With-Justice: Omid Safi

This SAND Community Gathering was recorded live on February 10, 2024 with Omid Safi and SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurzio... more

29 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
#74 Engaged and Aspirational Bodhicitta: Lama Tsomo

Lama Tsomo is a spiritual teacher, author, and co-founder of Namchak Foundation and Namchak Retreat Ranch, which preserves and shares... more

22 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
#73 Bloodlines: Sulaiman Khatib, meital yaniv & Rae Abileah

From a SAND Community Gathering in January 2024. You can watch the full video of this Community Gathering here: scienceandnonduality.com/event/bloodlines/ As many... more

15 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
#72 Ancestral Song: Vuyi Qubeka

Vuyi Qubeka is a seer, artist, multidimensional storyteller, & a transformative healing practitioner whose work is anchored by the wisdoms... more

06 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
#71 Beyond Algorithms: Edward Frenkel

Join us for a conversation with Edward Frenkel, mathematician, Berkeley professor and author of the international bestseller Love and Math,... more

01 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
#70 Jungian Black Holes: Timothy Owen Desmond

Without form, without figure, without resemblance am I; Vitality of all senses, in everything I am; Neither attached, nor released am I; I... more

25 Jan 2024 · 57 minutes
#69 Rethinking Attachment Towards Relational Wholeness: Linda Thai

While Attachment Theory has offered many valuable insights, its foundations reflect certain limiting assumptions. Originally formulated based on white, Western... more

18 Jan 2024 · 55 minutes
#68 Listening Heart: Katie Gray

"If we knew how important it is to listen, to listen to our hearts, to listen to our loved ones,... more

11 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
#67 The Dreaming Path: Uncle Paul Callaghan and Uncle Paul Gordon

Join SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo in conversation with Aboriginal elders and authors Uncle Paul Callaghan and Uncle Paul... more

04 Jan 2024 · 1 hour,
#66 Silent Light

Welcome to the Sounds of SAND podcast and our final episode of the year. Today we present an Anthology episode... more

21 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 33 minutes
#65 Emptiness & Grief: Francis Weller

A live recording from a recent SAND Community Gathers (Sept. 2023) hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo (co-founders of SAND).... more

14 Dec 2023 · 51 minutes
#64 AI & the Global Brain: Peter Russell

Peter Russell is on the faculty of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a fellow of The World Business Academy and... more

07 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
#63 Ancestral Constellations: Efu Nyaki

SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo join Euphrasia “Efu” Nyaki for a community conversation on holistic healing from trauma. Efu... more

30 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
#62 The Dreamer’s Dream – Éric Baret

Without either diploma or culture, Éric Baret has no special competence. Touched by the non-dual tradition through Jean Klein's teaching,... more

23 Nov 2023 · 1 hour,
#61 Roots Run Deep: Gabor Maté

No statement, no words can speak to the immense human suffering, the devastation and the horrendous humanitarian crisis intensifying in... more

16 Nov 2023 · 33 minutes
#60 Spiritual Warriors: Lama Rod Owens

Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist... more

09 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
#59 Attuned: Thomas Hübl

In this live SAND Community Gathering SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo discuss Thomas’ new book Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to... more

02 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
#58 On Extinction & Enchantment: Alixa García

Alixa García is a Colombian born, globally-raised, multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and cultural activator whose work is imbued in ritual, spirit,... more

26 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 34 minutes
#57 The Alchemy of Love: Cynthia Bourgeault and A.H. Almaas

Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo host this captivating conversation into divine and personal love with two modern-day mystics, held dear by... more

19 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
#56 Wounded Healers: Angel Acosta

Dr. Angel Acosta works to bridge the fields of leadership, social justice & mindfulness. He completed his Ed.D. in the Curriculum... more

12 Oct 2023 · 54 minutes
#55 Cerebrospinal Fluid: Mauro Zappaterra

Mauro Zappaterra obtained his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard Medical School. He completed his PhD doing work with neuronal... more

05 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
#54 Nordic Animism: Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen

Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is a Historian of Religion, Ph.d from Uppsala University in Sweden. His research into Afro-diasporic strategies for... more

28 Sep 2023 · 59 minutes
#53 Lines in the Sand: Tyson Yunkaporta

Recorded live at a Science and Nonduality Community Conversation hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo on July 12, 2023.Tyson Yunkaporta... more

21 Sep 2023 · 47 minutes
#52 Embodied Awakening: Judith Blackstone

Judith Blackstone, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist and innovative teacher in contemporary spirituality. She developed the Realization Process®, an embodied approach... more

14 Sep 2023 · 47 minutes
#51 After The Wisdom of Trauma: Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo

Today on the podcast, we welcome two special guests, Science and Nonduality co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Zaya and Maurizio... more

07 Sep 2023 · 59 minutes
#50 Reflections: Sounds of SAND's First Year

We wanted to create this episode highlighting some shimmering jewels from the first 50 episodes of the podcast. We know... more

31 Aug 2023 · 50 minutes
#49 Resonance of Being: Mauro Bergonzi

Mauro Bergonzi taught ‘Indian Religion and Philosophy’ from 1985 to 2017 at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”. About twenty years... more

24 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
#48 Ancestral Healing: Daniel Foor

Dr. Daniel Foor is a ritualist and educator focused on helping others to reclaim their innate capacity to relate with... more

17 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
#47 What Shines: Parvathy Baul

Parvathy Baul is a practitioner, performer and teacher of the Baul tradition from Bengal, India. She studied closely with two of the... more

10 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
#46 Remembering to Remember: Marlon Barrios Solano

Marlon Barrios Solano is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary artist and researcher specializing in software engineering, generative AI, dance improvisation, and... more

03 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
#45 We Must Risk New Shapes: Sophie Strand

Two recent appearances of Sophie Strand at SAND. One was her Community Conversation with Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo the second... more

27 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
#44 Sacred Places: Martin Gray

Martin Gray is a seasoned explorer, photographer and travel writer renowned for his profound insights into pilgrimage to sacred sites around... more

20 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
#43 I Am a Seed: Bayo Akomolafe and Chief Oluwo Obafemi Fayemi

The full title of today’s episode is: “They thought they buried me; They did not know I am a seed” In... more

13 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
#42 The Great Liberation Through Hearing: Lama Lhanang Rinpoche and Mordy Levine

“The past is history. The future is mystery. The present moment is a gift”— Lama Lhanang Rinpoche Today’s guest are the... more

06 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
#41 Black Therapists Rock: Deran Young

Hosted by SAND Co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo Deran Young is a licensed therapist specializing in racial trauma and legacy burdens. She... more

29 Jun 2023 · 54 minutes
#40 Living the Mystery: Shakti Caterina Maggi

Spiritual guide and author, Shakti is known internationally as one of the most authentic and profound voices in contemporary spirituality.... more

22 Jun 2023 · 53 minutes
#39 Tending Our Inner & Outer Landscapes: Lyla June

Lyla June in this illuminating community conversation with Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo shares ways in which indigenous food systems of... more

15 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
#38 Weaving the Eternal Golden Braid: Donald Hoffman & Rupert Spira

“For now, what is important is not finding the answer, but looking for it.”― Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach:... more

08 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
#37 Collective Consciousness: Orland Bishop

Orland Bishop is the founder and director of ShadeTree Multicultural Foundation in Los Angeles, where he has pioneered approaches to... more

01 Jun 2023 · 59 minutes
#36 Holographic Being: Mukti

Mukti’s name originates in Sanskrit and is most often translated as “liberation,” a term used in Vedanta and Buddhism much... more

25 May 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
#35 Deep Medicine: Rupa Marya

Dr. Rupa Marya illuminates the hidden connections between our biological systems and the profound injustices of our political and economic... more

18 May 2023 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
#34 Converations on Complexity: Neil Theise

“We are not walking through the world; we are interwoven with it. In everything we do, we participate in complexity."–Neil... more

11 May 2023 · 52 minutes
#33 Intimacy with the Sacred: Mirabai Starr

Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translationsof sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions... more

04 May 2023 · 51 minutes
#32 Breathing Bamboo: Cornelius Boots

Cornelius Boots is a woodwinding pioneer, composer and root philosopher. He is a nanotheist and elemental-nature lover. After a 30-year career... more

27 Apr 2023 · 1 hour,
#31 Our Mycelium Selves: Merlin Sheldrake

From the SAND Archives we present a conversation between SAND co-founder Maurizio Benazzo and biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake from... more

20 Apr 2023 · 56 minutes
#30 Here. Now. Being.: Joan Tollifson

Joan Tollifson is a writer and lifelong explorer of what is. Her background includes Buddhism, Advaita, nontraditional meditative inquiry, radical... more

13 Apr 2023 · 51 minutes
#29: Rumi & the Mysterion: Kabir Helminski

Kabir Helminski is co-director, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the... more

06 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
#28 Christianity and Unknowing: Richard Rohr

From the SAND Archives we present two talks from Christian Mystic, Richard Rohr from two SAND Conferences recorded before live... more

30 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
#27 Embracing the Present: Gail Brenner

By training, Gail Brenner is a licensed Ph.D. psychologist and trauma specialist with almost 30 years of experience offering individual... more

23 Mar 2023 · 54 minutes
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