The Spiritual Forum

The Spiritual Forum

Welcome to The Spiritual Forum, a space curated by Rev Carol Saunders for extraordinary conversations that explore the realms of spiritual living. Join us weekly for heart-to-heart dialogues with captivating individuals, delving into themes like love, faith, awakening, forgiveness, healing, spiritual practices, and divine encounters. These transformative narratives aim to inspire, fostering a deep connection to the profound experiences that shape our lives. Rev Carol’s guests include authors, filmmakers, experts, and everyday individuals who authentically share their journeys toward wholeness. These discussions transcend the ordinary, offering insights into navigating the complexities of our current world with authenticity and grace.

  1. 3d ago

    Can Love Transform the World? with Adam Guzman-Poole

    Adam Guzman-Pool, a holistic relationship counselor and author of Lessons on Love, recounts his journey from troubled teen to a 20-year apprenticeship with different indigenous medicine people, healers, and Buddhist teachers, and how meeting his wife redirected his monastic plans to embracing a committed family life. He and Rev. Carol explore the powers of discernment and love in catalyzing personal and global change, and the simple but monumental idea that changing the world begins with self, then family, community, and beyond. Adam shares several stories applicable to the spiritual path, from Arjuna’s encounter with Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita to his personal “micro moment” story of befriending a neighbor. In the end, he offers hope and practical advice for moving through the chaotic times facing us. Adam offers listeners a free gift which you can download at lessonsonlove.com/gift. ✍Amazon's Link To Buy Adam's Book-  https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Love-Relationships-Becoming-Authentic/dp/0995837309 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio-  Adam Guzman-Poole is a holistic relationship counselor, coach, and spiritual therapist. Alongside his background in psychology, he carries nearly 20 years of apprenticeship with traditional Indigenous healers, Buddhist monks, and yogis. He's the author of the Amazon bestseller Lessons on Love, a book currently being used at the University of South Florida to help students foster holistic health and compassion. Beyond his work as a counselor, he's actively engaged in his community, whether mentoring young people, organizing community meditations, or supporting the local permaculture initiative in Bali, where he lives with his wife Andréanne and their son Arjuna. #SpiritualAwakening #SelfLove #PersonalGrowth #Consciousness #SpiritualJourney #Mindfulness #InnerPeace #LifePurpose #LoveAndCompassion #SpiritualWisdom #HealingJourney #SpiritualGrowth #PositiveChange #HumanConnection #RelationshipAdvice #EmotionalHealing #SpiritualPodcast #AwakenYourSoul #HigherConsciousness #SelfDiscovery #PurposeDrivenLife #CompassionInAction #PersonalTransformation #InspirationalTalk #MeaningfulConversations #discernment #selflove #bethechange #startathome

    1h 5m

  2. May 29

    Finding Humility in the African Bush with Ronald Dulek - EP 362

    Business professor Ronald Dulek and his wife bought a house sight unseen in the African Bush seeking to “squeeze the juice” of life. In the 20 summers they spent there, he learned profound spiritual lessons about humility, presence, facing fear, systems that produce poverty, the importance of unplugging from modern busyness, and finding God in nature. He recounts some fascinating stories about his encounters with elephants and other animals and what they taught him about life and himself. Perhaps you will be inspired to also “squeeze the juice” of life in your own way. 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - Ron Dulek, the John R. Miller Professor of Management, just completed his forty-ninth year as a faculty member at the University of Alabama.  During that time he has published nine books, the most recent of which is Sitting with Elephants, which examines the experiences and resulting lessons he has learned from spending twenty summers in his African bush house.  Ron has published more than 50 refereed academic journal articles in the areas of business, business strategy and business communication. He is the recipient of the Kitty O. Locker Outstanding Researcher Award from the International Association of Business Communication. A devoted teacher, Ron Dulek has been selected MBA Teacher of the year twenty-eight times and EMBA teacher of the year twenty-five times. He is also the recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the University’s highest faculty honor.  He was also selected by Alabama’s senior class as the inaugural speaker for the University’s Last Lecture Series.  Dr. Dulek consults regularly with the Cabinet and Ministers of the Tanzanian government and is presently Chair of the Alabama Credit Union Board.  #Spirituality #Elephants #AfricanSafari #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #NatureWisdom #LifeLessons #SelfDiscovery #SpiritualJourney #Wildlife #ConsciousLiving #InnerPeace #Humility #NatureConnection #AfricanBush #WildlifeDocumentary #AnimalWisdom #PurposeDrivenLife #SpiritualAwakening #LifeChangingExperiences #RonDulek #CarolInterview #SpiritualForum #HumanConnection #WisdomFromNature

    57 min

  3. May 22

    Grow and Thrive as a Caregiver with Roy Remer - EP 362

    Caregiving is a universal topic, as Rosalynn Carter (1927–2023) once famously stated that everyone will eventually be a caregiver, have been one, need one, or will need one. While it can be an emotionally and physically draining experience, guest Roy Remer brings a new light to caregiving and offers a path to genuinely grow and even thrive through the process. He reframes caregiving as restoring a human, psychospiritual connection often lost in a medicalized, death-denying culture, and emphasizes broad, everyday caregiving through presence and compassion. We explore honesty, resentment, storytelling, and why fixing and understanding can be overrated, especially in dementia care. The episode also highlights the Zen Caregiving Project training and support circles offered online. ✍Amazon's Link To Buy Roy Remer's Book-  https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Caregiving-Yourself-Caring-Others/dp/1608689530/  🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio- Roy Remer is the author of Zen Caregiving: How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others. An educator and end-of-life caregiver since 1997, he is executive director of Zen Caregiving Project in San Francisco and lead creator of the Mindful Caregiving Education curriculum. A dedicated practitioner in the Soto Zen tradition, Remer is a student at San Francisco Zen Center.Visit him online at http://www.ZenCaregiving.org.

    1h 4m

  4. May 16

    Don't Cuddle With Your Thoughts With Georg Lolos - EP 361

    Author and meditation teacher Georg Lolos shares his profound Ego House framework where attention and beliefs fertilize thoughts, pulling us into any of 10 relatable rooms of suffering (control, resistance, greed, hubris, denial, inferiority, neediness, guilt, confusion, and powerlessness). He describes these rooms on both the individual and collective level and provides a road map out of suffering into the garden of peace, freedom, and creativity. Our conversation also explores the power of compassionate self-observation, how these emotional structures impact our societies collectively and politically, and the huge healing potential for the children of our world. ✍Amazon's Link To Buy Georg Book-  https://www.amazon.in/Dont-Cuddle-Your-Thoughts-Difficult/dp/1917704372 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio- Georg is an author, meditation teacher, and former television journalist based in Cologne, Germany. He spent three years as a resident at the Buddhist monastery Plum Village under the guidance of Thich Nhat Hanh. He is the author of two books built around the "Ego-House" framework, a model exploring the different rooms of human consciousness. His current work extends this framework into the political and social domain. #Mindfulness #SelfAwareness #MentalHealth #Spirituality #Meditation #HealingJourney #PersonalGrowth #InnerPeace #Overthinking #EmotionalHealing #Consciousness #SelfLove #Mindset #TraumaHealing #SpiritualGrowth #Presence #Motivation #Wisdom #Podcast #MentalWellness

    57 min

  5. May 7

    The Sacred Mother-Child Bond With Tami Hay - EP 360

    As a tribute to Mother’s Day, author/educator Tami Hay joins Rev. Carol to discuss sacred relationships, mother-child attachment, and how unconditional love and consistency shape lifelong wellbeing, while encouraging us to move beyond victim stories about our childhood with compassion to find truth, healing and freedom. They explore community and extended-family mothering, the Divine as an inner resource, and how people can break harmful cycles. Tami shares several amazing mother-child stories that cross the species boundary and calls us to protect all mothers and their children as we strive to form a new Earth centered in love and freedom for all. Near the end, she shares a 6-minute video that highlights the sacred bond between calves and cow moms and invites us to participate in International Calf and Cow Mother's Day. 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio-  Tami Hay is an author, educator, and somatic practitioner devoted to sacred living, earth-based wisdom, and relational healing. She is the author of Earthgut: The Story of Peace, Love and Microbes, Sacred Sovereignty: The Infinity 8 Path to HEAL, and The Essence of Sacred Relationships: Spiraling into Divine Union and Compassionate Service. Her work bridges the connection between human health, the microbiome, and the living earth, offering pathways to healing through nourishment, embodied awareness, and compassionate relationships. Drawing on somatic practices, sacred nutrition, and heart-centered wisdom, Tami guides others toward greater alignment within the body, deeper connection with others, and a more harmonious relationship with all life. Through her writing and teachings, she inspires a return to coherence, compassion, and conscious service. #VeganAwareness #AnimalCompassion #TruthOfDairy #EndAnimalCruelty #ChooseKindness #Ahimsa #ProtectAllBeings #PlantBasedLifestyle #EthicalLiving #CompassionMatters#DeepTruth #WakeUpCall #ConsciousChoices #BreakTheCycle #AwarenessMatters #HiddenReality #PowerOfLove #SoulConnection #RaiseConsciousness#ViralReels #TrendingNow #ExplorePage #ReelsIndia #YouTubeShorts #InspirationDaily #MotivationDaily #LifeChanging #MustWatch #PowerfulMessage  #motherchild #momsinnature #mothering #celebratemoms

    1h 6m

  6. May 1

    33 Churches: A Spiritual Quest for Belonging with Richard G. Riccardi - EP 359

    Richard G. Riccardi shares how a New Year’s resolution led him from an irregular, uninspired Catholic practice to visiting 33 worship spaces across denominations, races, cultures and faith traditions. His unique year-long journey was filled with profound personal lessons and heartwarming face-to-face experiences, allowing him to discover the beauty of community, the essence of belonging, and the commonalities among vastly different places of worship. With the mantra, “there's a place for everyone, and everyone needs a place,” Richard ultimately found the place where he belongs and he encourages others to do the same ✍ Amazon Link to buy Richard G. Riccardi 's Latest book : https://www.amazon.com/Wandering-Worshipper-Reluctant-Churchgoers-Belonging/dp/B0FMG1CM81 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ BIO- Richard G. Riccardi is a curious observer who approaches life with an open heart and mind. He invests most of his time writing, including his blog, 52 Steps Forward.  When he’s not writing, Richard enjoys spending time with family and friends, supporting his cherished philanthropic causes, planning his next trip to explore different cultures, and cycling.  Richard also advocates for the early-stage consumer packaged goods industry. Formerly, he led his family’s food business and is an attorney and Certified Public Accountant. And yes, you can find him in church every weekend. #spiritualjourney #findingbelonging #spiritualcommunity #interfaithdialogue #faithjourney #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #deepconversations #searchformeaning #humanconnection #openmindedliving #spiritualexploration #faithhealing #churchhurt #innerhealingjourney #mindsetshift #expandyourmind #truthseeker #questioneverything #findingyourpeople #needcommunity #genzspirituality #podcastclips #viralpodcast #reelsviral

    57 min

  7. Apr 24

    How to Meditate Without Even Trying With Peter Russell - EP 358

    Life-long meditator Peter Russell makes meditation accessible and effortless. He returns to The Spiritual Forum to discuss his simple and powerful approach to meditation, describing it as a vacation from the busyness of the mind that requires no focus, just relaxation of the body and meeting sensations with curiosity and innocence. Learn how to weave “mini vacations” into daily life through mini and micro meditations, how your ego is not your enemy but your ally, and how a committed meditation practice builds inner stability, flexibility, and compassion, all to help us navigate an increasingly challenging world. ✍ Amazon Link to buy Peter Russell 's Latest book : https://www.amazon.in/Meditate-Without-Trying-Eckhart-Editions/dp/195583119X 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio-  Peter Russell is a leading thinker on consciousness and contemporary spirituality. He coined the term "global brain" with his 1980's bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the impact it would have on humanity. He is the author of fourteen other books, including Waking Up in Time, From Science to God, Letting Go of Nothing and How to Meditate Without Even Trying. He studied theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science at the University of Cambridge, and meditation and Eastern Philosophy in India. In the 1980s he pioneered the introduction of personal growth programs to corporations. His mission is to distill the essential wisdom on human consciousness found in the world’s various spiritual traditions, and to disseminate their teachings on self-liberation in contemporary and compelling ways. #Meditation #Mindfulness #SpiritualAwakening #MeditationForBeginners #StressRelief #SelfAwareness #Consciousness #MentalHealth #Overthinking #MeditationTips #PersonalGrowth #DeepRelaxation#Ego #TheBeatles #MaharishiMaheshYogi #SpiritualPodcast #DeepTalks #MeditationPractice #Relaxation #SelfDiscovery

    59 min

  8. Apr 17

    Transform Yourself Through Ho'oponopono With Shilpa Manjeshwar – EP 357

    Shilpa Manjeshwar shares her journey from high-stress corporate life and lifelong asthma to inner transformation through breathwork and the Hawaiian practice of Ho’oponopono. What began as a search for peace led to emotional release, the experience of deep presence, and unexpected physical healing. Shilpa shares how Ho’oponopono’s four phrases—“I’m sorry, please forgive me, I love you, thank you”—can help us connect deeply to the Divine, improve relationships, and change how we show up in stressful circumstances. This conversation  reminds us that when we shift within, everything outside begins to change. 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum  ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio-  Shilpa Manjeshwar is a corporate leader, a certified breathwork and yoga instructor and author of the upcoming book "Finally Breathing". After more than two decades in high-level stressful roles and a lifelong struggle with asthma and allergic rhinitis, she experienced a profound shift that transformed both her health and identity. Through somatic breathwork and deep inner healing practices like Ho'oponopono, she moved from chronic self-abandonment and performance-driven living to a life rooted in authenticity and presence. Today, Shilpa helps others reconnect with their bodies, release internal patterns that manifest as physical and emotional distress, and create success without sacrificing their well-being. #Breathwork #Hooponopono #HealingThroughBreath #AsthmaHealing #NaturalHealing #MindBodyHealing #EmotionalRelease #TraumaHealing #StressToPeace #AnxietyHealing #SelfLoveHealing #InnerWork #SpiritualPractices #EnergyShift #HealingFromWithin #HolisticHealth #BodyMindSoul #ConsciousHealing #PersonalTransformation #spiritualjourney

    58 min
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Welcome to The Spiritual Forum, a space curated by Rev Carol Saunders for extraordinary conversations that explore the realms of spiritual living. Join us weekly for heart-to-heart dialogues with captivating individuals, delving into themes like love, faith, awakening, forgiveness, healing, spiritual practices, and divine encounters. These transformative narratives aim to inspire, fostering a deep connection to the profound experiences that shape our lives. Rev Carol’s guests include authors, filmmakers, experts, and everyday individuals who authentically share their journeys toward wholeness. These discussions transcend the ordinary, offering insights into navigating the complexities of our current world with authenticity and grace.

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    The Spiritual Forum
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
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