Learning Conversation

13 min.  

Maureen talks to Pierre about the Wellness Resource Center she is managing at her local Yoga studio. 

How cool is that?  If you live in Danvers, MA, or anywhere nearby, check out Maureen's …

25 min.

This pod is for Sydney.

Maureen recognizes that Pierre’s “good morning” is subdued and asks a question.

How human to recognize. How gracious to ask. 

Pierre relates the story of losing his fr…

5 min

Camus?  The word is:  absurd.

Join us.

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice the art…

Landscapes for Learning is local!

Mental Health Counselor and Wellness Educator, Maureen Bakis offers mindbody wellness and fitness programming at Bikram Yoga Danvers/Studio Y owned by James Frew, lo…

6 min.

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice the art of Learning Conversation.  

If you wa…

30 min.

This discussion is about Maureen’s BOOK!  Title:  The Graphic Novel Classroom:  POWerful Teaching with Learning and Images, published by Corwin Press, 2011

Folks check out the cover graphic i…

4 min.

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice the art of Learning Conversation.  

Today's w…

22 min.

Maureen and Pierre chat as Pierre recovers from cold and flu, discussing Michael Singer, a stalwart in the mind, body, spirit space.

Michael Singer’s book:  The Untethered Soul is a beautiful…

5 min

Today's word is:  MAD.

It's A Mad Mad World!

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice t…

20 min.

Maureen aces test to be a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. 

Maureen counterbalances the negative in the DSM with ‘strengths counseling, merging the fields of ‘mind, body, spiritual health’ w…

15 min

Come journey with us through conversation about CS Lewis’s thinking his way from atheism to Christianity. A powerful story, an incredible journey.

“Right and Wrong, A Clue to the Meaning of th…

20 min

Maureen introduces Pierre to another mind-body resource, Kelly Starret and his wife, Juliet Start, who recently created The Ready State Podcast. 

https://thereadystate.com/podcasts/

Mind body …

60 min

A deep dive discussion into how fields of human behavior are beginning to overlap and converse with each.  SNAP:  Learning conversation - you mean it's happening?  It's happening indeed.

The b…

20 min

Maureen and Pierre talk about how much they love Sam Harris' Waking Up app!

What is meditation? What is it not?

Sam Harris demystifies a mystical subject and practice.  Less soothing sounds, r…

5 min

Faith - leap of.

Leaping into the future. Having faith in oneself and making choices. Spirituality. Thomas Aquinas- faith beyond reason. Letting go of needing answers, evidence, certainty. Ever…

12 min

Happy New Year.  Laugh along with us as we explore three 'mustabtory' life lessons for this year or any year.

In this Resource pod, Maureen wants to introduce REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior T…

5 min

Pierre gives the word today.  It's:  resentment.

What is resentment?  What makes resentment? Psychologically how does it develop?  Maureen elucidates.  

Pierre chimes in, suggesting somewhere u…

10 min

Maureen puts the word "empath" up for an "LP" Learning Practice.

The word is discussed a bit.  What it means to be empathic. What labeling oneself or others with word does.  

Very soon thereaf…

12 min

Maureen and Pierre dive into Stoicism.  

Sam Harris's meditation app "Waking Up" has a section on the stoic path.  It's a series of mini-pods, about 8-15 minutes long that take you down the pa…

20 min. 

Work:   I have to do this vs. I get to do this

What is work?  How does work work?  Is it good?

This podcast is about Dr. Phil?  Maureen likes Dr. Phil.  Pierre asks who’s Dr. Phil?

Join Maur…