E 53: Breaking Barriers: Adaptive Fitness and Resilient Community Spirit with Kiersten McCartney

"It's simple. It's not complicated. It's just unlearning attitudes and things that we've been told"

Kiersten McCartney, “Coach K”, the program director and co-founder of Arena Adaptive, shares her journey and passion for engaging people with disabilities in exercise, fitness, and sport. She discusses the origins of her passion and the intentional community-building approach she takes in her work.

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E51: Deciding how to Decide w/ Adam and Miriam, Founders Open Circle

Deciding How to Decide with Miriam Jones and Adam Rumack explores decision-making, challenging assumptions about how and why decisions are made. It discusses decision definitions, power dynamics, and various decision-making methods. Key takeaways include the impact of decisions, different decision-making styles, factors to consider, and the importance of transparency and trust.

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E49: A.I., Neuroscience, and the Mystical, with Futurist John Sanei

How do we become optimistic about uncertainty?

The modern world can be scary. AI is making its mark, anxiety levels are rising, and leaders are faced with more uncertainty than ever.

Enter John Sanei: futures strategist, bestselling author, international keynote speaker, adviser to Fortune 100 companies, global expert at Singularity University and much more.

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E47: Conflict and Loving Dangerously w/ Chad Ford

Welcome, for a fascinating insight into a truly singular human - international conflict mediator, college professor, senior consultant and facilitator for the Arbinger Institute, and NBA analyst for ESPN, Chad Ford.

Chad has experienced a lot personally and professionally, and pours these experiences into his writing - fuelling a dedication for helping humanity overcome our differences and reconcile together.

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E40: Wellness in The Wild w/Brandon Harding

“There is wellness to be found in the wild.”

Our circle today sees hosts Adam and Miriam joined by Brandon Harding, our Wilderness program director. With a series of co-facilitated wilderness trips planned for 2023 and 2024, today’s conversation gives an insight into the topics, themes and discussion to be covered.

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E38: How To Share Your Voice Compassionately w/ Pranidhi Varshney

Intersectionality, nuance, integrity, compassion, presence.

These key tenets rise to the surface in our conversation with dear friend Pranidhi Varshney. The founder of Yoga Shala West, a community-supported Ashtanga Yoga studio in West LA, Pranidhi shares experiences from her personal life, her yoga practice and her quest for creating more nuanced relationships with our lives and each other.

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E36: The Yogic Journey w/James Boag

How can we practically connect with our animating spirit?

Walking us through the process is today's guest and yogic thinker, James Boag. We discuss the restrictive quality of our school systems and habits, experiencing invention as discovery and the power of circle practice to foster soul-nourishing laughter, learning and fulfilment.

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E35: The Soul and Spirit of Leadership w/Miriam Jones and Adam Rumack

Conventional descriptions of leadership often miss a piece - the dual components of Soul and Sprit.

Our hosts Adam Rumack and Miriam Jones dive into what they describe as one of the ‘most magical and mystical parts of their work’. Reflecting on their experiences of leadership in life, the discussion builds on recent episode, exploring enchantment and our animating spirit.

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E34: Science, Enchantment and Interconnection with Dr Joseph Cambray

What lives on the overlap of hard science, Jungian psychology and enchantment?

Dr Joseph Cambray is the former Harvard Medical School faculty who has spent decades answering that question. With remarkable insight, Joseph breaks down enchantment, disruption and coincidence and takes us through how they have each in turn challenged and ultimately transformed him.

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