Michael Toms

Murphy is a cartographer for the unexplored territory of the body. In the same vein as William James and Abraham Maslow, Murphy extends the mapping to movement abilities, extraordinary vitality, changes in body structure, and miraculous healings, to name a few.

This is part 1 of 4 parts of an extraordinary audio collection of excerpts of some of the finest moments in the history of New Dimensions Radio from 1973 to 1998.

Here Toms reveals his own early roots of how New Dimensions came through a series of synchronistic events. He also talks about his own spiritual background. This was a live radio program and includes calls from listeners.

In this wide-ranging dialogue, Jimmy Carter has some surprising things to say about the presidential election of 2000 and the Florida vote count. He also speaks poignantly of his rural, southern roots, which did so much to shape his values and worldview of today.

All my life, says Dan Millman, "I've searched for principles that seem to have a certain integrity and permanence, that apply in all conditions." Here we are treated to the fruits of this search, as Millman discusses the "Laws of Spirit" that he has discovered, and how we can use them to live the life of the "Peaceful Warrior", a life of strength, wisdom, and balance.

Join us for an hour of stirring and straightforward wisdom from one of the most highly respected of modern American writers and poets. Using words like "affection" and "satisfaction," "care" and "joy," Berry calls for a re-evaluation of the basic values and practices of our lives. He illustrates his ideas with glimpses of his own life and those of his Kentucky farm neighbors, and describes a future where we can learn to find love, wisdom and meaning...

Gerzon describes the midlife process as a quest, as discovering the deep questions that are arising within. He encourages older people to share their stories with the young, as we all learn to dispel the negative and false belief that growing older means not growing. He's the author of Listening to Midlife: Turning Your Crisis Into a Quest.

MYTHIC HORIZONS. The "essential drift" of mythology is that behind our apparent separateness is a fundamental unity among people.

It may be just a mood, but when it's bad, it's bad! You do, however, have the power to improve that mood, and humor is still the quickest and healthiest way to do it. "Humor is all around, and it will come out of any situation," says Allen Klein, who at one time worked with Captain Kangaroo and Jackie Gleason.

Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop, dedicated herself to putting her money not only where her mouth is but where her heart is. Roddick was the driving force behind The Body Shop's activism: challenging big business and the beauty industry to act responsibly in areas including human rights, animal rights, and women's self-esteem.