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The Road Home with Ethan Nichtern
The Road Home podcast with author and teacher is Ethan Nichtern is a contemporary exploration of Buddhist teachings and conversation with thought leaders interested in Psychology, Art, Culture, and Politics through the lens of mindfulness practice. Since 2002, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and workshops around the United States and online. He is the author of multiple books, including The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of The Buddhist Path. He is currently…
Episodes
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 66 – Imagination, Meditation, & Fatherhood w/ Jaimal Yogis
Jaimal Yogis and Ethan Nichtern ride the waves of meditation and imagination, in a discussion on surfing, creativity, graphic novels, and fatherhood. This…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 65 – The Dharma of Screenwriting with AJ Marechal
Ethan welcomes screenwriter and Dharma practitioner AJ Marechal to talk about the dharma of screenwriting, writing characters from a dharmic perspective, and…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 64 – Every Moment is the New Year
In this special year-end episode of The Road Home, Ethan Nichtern uproots our self-aggressive New Year's Resolutions, replacing them with reflections on…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 63 – A Queer Dharma with Jacoby Ballard
In this episode of The Road Home, Ethan Nichtern speaks with Jacoby Ballard about his book, A Queer Dharma, as well as dealing with microaggressions and…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 62 – Sit Down to Rise Up w/ Shelly Tygielski
Ethan Nichtern talks with Shelly Tygielski about her new book, Sit Down to Rise Up, and the incredible work being done by her mutual aid organization, Pandemic…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 61 - Taking Refuge
In this special dharma talk, Ethan Nichtern illuminates the importance and meaning of taking refuge in the Three Jewels – the Buddha, the Dharma, and the…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 60 – Time Management for Mortals w/ Oliver Burkeman
Ethan Nichtern speaks with Oliver Burkeman about his new book, Four Thousand Weeks, and how a constant emphasis on productivity prevents us from being in the…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 59 – Temporal Luminosity with David Nichtern
Buddhist teacher, and Ethan's father, David Nichtern joins to bring the luminous into the temporal in a conversation merging Dharma, money, and mindfulness for…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 58 – The Book of Form and Emptiness with Ruth Ozeki
Ethan Nichtern and Ruth Ozeki discuss her new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, the similarities between writing and meditation, and how to perceive the…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 57 – Radical Friendship with Kate Johnson
Ethan Nichtern welcomes back Kate Johnson for a conversation around ways that the Buddha's teachings on friendship offer the potential for personal and…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 56 – Unwinding Anxiety with Dr. Judson Brewer
Dr. Judson Brewer joins Ethan in an uplifting conversation on unwinding anxiety, illustrating how to break cycles of fear, uncertainty, and worry in order to…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 55 – The Rebirth of What?
With springtime in bloom, Ethan Nichtern offers a mindful optimism for thawing this bardo, nourishing the soil for rebirth. The question is: Rebirth of What?…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 54 – Postmodern Buddhism with Ann Gleig
On this episode of The Road Home, Ann Gleig joins Ethan Nichtern for a conversation about her book, American Dharma, and the state of postmodern Buddhism in…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 53 – Be the Refuge with Chenxing Han
Writer, Chenxing Han, joins Ethan to discuss the intersection of race and privilege within Western Buddhism, focusing on giving voice to the Asian American…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 52 – The Dharma of Fascism
Through the lenses of dharma & collective karma, Ethan Nichtern explores the polarizing political climate & extremism that stoked the January 6th, 2021 attack…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 51 – Energetic Shapeshifting with Sarah Jones
Performer Sarah Jones joins Ethan to discuss how her empowered multicultural cross-section of meditation, comedy, & social justice creates such entertainingly…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 50 – In The Bardo: What Happens Now
Exploring 2020 through the lens of the Tibetan bardos, Ethan Nichtern illuminates the awareness and aspiration involved in integrating the personal…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 49 – A Call for Connection with Sebene Selassie
Dharma teacher Sebene Selassie returns to The Road Home for a conversation about her new book, and why we all need to respond to the call for connection…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 48 – Moms Demand Action with Shannon Watts
Through a Buddhist lens, Shannon Watts and Ethan discuss harnessing the ancient and cultural power of motherhood to enact change in 2020. Shannon Watts, a…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 47 – Don't Tell Me To Relax with Ralph De La Rosa
Ralph De La Rosa joins Ethan to talk Western psychology meeting Buddha Nature, mindfulness as psychic survival, and normalizing dharmic rage. Ralph De La Rosa…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 46 – The Union of Politics and Spirituality with Reggie Hubbard
Committed yogi and political strategist Reggie Hubbard joins Ethan Nichtern for a conversation about the union of politics and spirituality, and the sacred…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 45 – A Path to Refuge, with Sharon Salzberg
In this shared Dharma talk, Ethan Nichtern and Sharon Salzberg share insight and practices for taking refuge in the Three Jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha, the…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 44 - Fierce Feminine Buddhism with Pamela Weiss
Author Pamela Weiss joins Ethan Nichtern for a conversation about fierce feminine Buddhism, patriarchy in spiritual traditions, and what it means to be a lay…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 43 – What Comes After Shambhala?
Ethan brings back guests Aarti Tejuja, Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls and David Perrin to follow up on where they are at nearly two years after the Shambhala…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 42 – We White Men Have a Lot to Learn w/ Oren Jay Sofer
Mindfulness and meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer returns to the Road Home Podcast for a conversation with Ethan around what they as white men still have to…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 41 - Love and Rage w/ Lama Rod Owens
How can we find the path of liberation through our anger? Lama Rod Owens speaks with Ethan about ways we can work with anger as a healing energy in our…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 40 – Mutual Aid Mindfulness with Shelly Tygielski
Ethan invites Shelly Tygielski to the podcast for a timely conversation surrounding topics pertinent to life in modern times. Ranging from Shelly's meditative…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 39 – Neurodharma with Dr. Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, senior fellow of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. Founder of the…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 38 - The Truth of Interconnection with Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg returns to The Road Home for a conversation with Ethan Nichtern around how the coronavirus pandemic has revealed the truth of interconnection…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 37 – The Bridge Between Meditation & Music w/ Annie Hart
Songwriter and musician Annie Hart joins Ethan Nichtern for a conversation that touches on the intersection of meditative practice, activism, and music. Annie…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 36 - Practicing In The World As It Is
On this episode of The Road Home, Ethan Nichtern offers some thoughts on working with anxiety and fear, and how we can continue practicing in the world as it…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 35 – Justin Michael Williams
Author, public speaker, and musician Justin Michael Williams visits the Road Home Podcast for a conversation around making mindfulness and meditation relatable…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 34 – Evolving Dharma with Jay Michaelson
Ethan Nichtern shares a conversation with author and meditation teacher Jay Michaelson around integrating The Dharma into our modern lives. Jay Michaelson is a…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 33 - Enlightenment in Action with Steve Silberman
Writer and meditation practitioner Steve Silberman joins Ethan Nichtern on The Road Home Podcast for a conversation that touches on turning our imperfections…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 32 – Simran Sethi
On this episode of The Road Home, journalist Simran Sethi joins Ethan Nichtern for a conversation about her work with environmentalism and agricultural…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 31 – Making a Sustainable Meditation Practice
On this episode of The Road Home, Ethan Nichtern talks about making a sustainable meditation practice and overcoming some of the obstacles that can block your…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 30 – Leadership and the Art of Growing Up with Jerry Colonna
This time on the Road Home Podcast, Ethan Nichtern is joined by leadership coach Jerry Colonna for a conversation around balancing leadership and wealth with…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 29 – Understanding Racial Conditioning with Ruth King
Dharma teacher and author Ruth King joins Ethan Nichtern for a conversation around diversity in spiritual communities, white privilege and guilt, and…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 28 - The Mindfulness Revolution with David Nichtern
Ethan and David share their thoughts on the transformative impact of the Buddhist teachings, especially as the mindfulness revolution continues to become more…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 27 – Healing the Hungry Ghost with Shauna James Ahern
Author Shauna James Ahern joins Ethan for a conversation about finding our worth and healing the hungry ghosts that haunt us. See Privacy Policy at…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 26 – Amber Scorah
Ethan welcomes author Amber Scorah to The Road Home for a conversation about her exit from the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the 'partial cults' we can all find…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 25 – Solving the Puzzle with David Nichtern
Ethan welcomes back David Nichtern to the Road Home to talk about creativity, spirituality, and livelihood, and how we can fit together the pieces of our life…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 24 – The Inner Work of Racial Justice with Rhonda Magee
This time on The Road Home Podcast, Rhonda Magee joins Ethan for a conversation about where mindfulness and meditation practices fit into our work in the…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 23 – Cultivating Confidence with Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg joins Ethan Nichtern for an exploration of the ways we can develop our confidence through the practices of mindfulness and meditation. Recorded…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 22 – Sebene Selassie
Dharma mentor and writer Sebene Selassie joins Ethan for a conversation that touches on engaging with injustice dharmically, the direction of Western Buddhism…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 21 – The Dharma of Astrology with Juliana McCarthy
Astrologer Juliana McCarthy joins Ethan for a conversation about the intersection of astrology and Buddhist practice. For almost twenty years, Juliana McCarthy…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 20 - Wholehearted with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison visits The Road Home Podcast for a conversation about taking a wholehearted approach to our dharma practice. See Privacy Policy at…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 19 – Say What You Mean with Oren Jay Sofer
Oren Jay Sofer visits the Road Home Podcast for a conversation about integrating our spiritual practices into how we communicate. Oren Jay Sofer teaches…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 18 – Peace in Schools with Caverly Morgan
Ethan Nichtern shares a conversation with Caverly Morgan about bringing mindfulness and meditation practices into the education system. Caverly Morgan is a…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 17 – Advice Not Given with Dr. Mark Epstein
This week on The Road Home Podcast, Ethan shares a conversation with Dr. Mark Epstein about the intersection of Western psychotherapy and Buddhist psychology…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 16 – Reconnecting Body and Mind with Dan Cayer
Ethan Nichtern is joined by teacher, writer and speaker Dan Cayer for a conversation about what is possible when we bring the body and mind into balance. After…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 15 – David Nichtern
David Nichtern visits The Road Home Podcast for a conversation that explores the evolution of spiritual tradition, practicing in the modern era and balancing…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 14 – The Four Noble Truths of Love with Susan Piver
Ethan is joined by author and meditation teacher Susan Piver for a conversation about bringing the wisdom of Buddhist practice into our relationships. Susan…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 13 – Alice Wetterlund
Comedian and actress Alice Wetterlund shares a conversation with Ethan about the intersection between comedy and meditation, the practice of sobriety and…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 12 – Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics w/ Dan Harris
Journalist Dan Harris joins Ethan for a conversation about sharing the possibilities of mindfulness practice with skeptics and the secular world. See Privacy…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 11 – The Three Levels of Real Change with Sharon Salzberg
Ethan rings in the New Year with old friend and colleague Sharon Salzberg, together they look at the three levels of spiritual practice that allow us to effect…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp.10 – Direct Action is the New Kundalini
Ethan is joined by Kerri Kelly, Michael Kink and Charles Khan for a conversation about bringing our personal practice into the realm of direct social action…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 9 – Radical Dharma with Rev. angel Kyodo williams
Rev. angel Kyodo williams joins Ethan for a conversation around practicing radical Dharma, waking up to our privilege and bias, and finding opportunity for…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 8 - Mindful Parenting with Dr. Christopher Willard
This time on The Road Home Podcast, psychologist Dr. Christopher Willard shares a conversation with Ethan about how parents and children can wake up together…
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 7 – The Future of Shambhala
Ethan invites Aarti Tejuja, Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls and David Perrin to the show for an open discussion of the revelations which have recently transformed…