“Are you surrounded by people that you can lean into? Are you surrounded by people that remind you of what’s true and real, even when you forget?”- Lola WrightWhen I first faced the challenge of having to change my language and the title of thi

Going Beyond Problems

Aug 24th, 2021 23m 41s

“You and I are not here to suffer. We are not here to struggle. But those are always available if you want to pick them up.” - Lola WrightIt’s tempting to find problems everywhere. In our personal lives, communities, and the world at large, it

Change With Me

Aug 17th, 2021 23m 9s

“The gift of change is that it exposes everything that’s going on beneath the surface.” - Lola WrightI live by a principle that I learned in volleyball: keep your knees loose and move your hips. You never know when a ball is going to be hit you

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Aug 10th, 2021 20m 1s

“There will be obstacles along the way, and the question then becomes, who will you be in the midst of it?” - Lola WrightI am so excited to celebrate the beautiful new Logan Square space with my husband and our community. Not that long ago, how

Deconstructing Spiritual Bypass with Anita Kopacz

Aug 3rd, 2021 41m 44s

“It’s like, oh yeah, I believe we’re all one, but before we even get there… How do you feel about Black people? We have to do some work before we can really feel what that oneness is.” - Anita KopaczYemaya is the Yoruba deity of the sea, the or

Right Relationship

Jul 27th, 2021 24m 8s

“We are being called into right relationship as a species. I wonder, how is that stirring in you these days? - Lola WrightI’ve never gotten along well with the heat. Combine a Chicago summer with relentless physical labor, a steep learning curv

Surrender versus Giving Up

Jul 20th, 2021 23m 53s

“When we’re living a life that is responding to vision, when we’re surrendering to the big idea of life in, as, and through us, we’re not listening for what’s probable, we’re listening for what’s possible.” - Lola WrightOnce I got on board with

Responding to Vision

Jul 13th, 2021 24m 33s

“When you say yes to a vision that’s moving through you, it may not always be met with a popularity contest… But if there’s a vision moving through you, you have a responsibility to trust it.” - Lola WrightWhen my husband, Nathan, got a busines

The Law of Positivism with Shereen Öberg

Jul 6th, 2021 32m 11s

“The first healing I got was really apparent, that I was lacking self-love.” - Shereen ÖbergWe are taught limiting belief systems that make us feel like we’re not enough as we are. This feeling of a lack of ourselves is an illusion, and we can

Orient Yourself Around Love

Jun 29th, 2021 20m 3s

“We lose sight of what’s right here. What’s the spirit of life within me telling me to do?” - Lola WrightHow much of your experiences do you actually hate? We don’t tend to ask ourselves questions like that, but we should. When we can see what

Constructing Identity with Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann

Jun 22nd, 2021 40m 29s

“There’s an instinct right now on planet Earth for identity groups to be turning inwards, as if that inward turn will protect us from oppression. And that’s the move that we as Jewish people, but also all groups as human people on this planet,

Resistance is a Gift

Jun 15th, 2021 27m 46s

“I am committed to seeing everything in my life as fodder for my own evolution. So when I’m met with resistance, what’s the gift?” - Lola WrightIt’s easy to live in a reactive state, chasing what we’re told to chase and constantly worrying abou

Creation not Competition with Joél Leon

Jun 8th, 2021 39m 15s

“I didn't feel like I saw anybody from my perspective, coming from where I came from. So I just started speaking it on my own terms.” - Joél LeonStoryteller and performer Joél Leon didn’t see many people speaking about mindfulness in a way that

Owning Your Story with Kelley Kitley

Jun 1st, 2021 40m 26s

“Sharing my story actually had the opposite effect. It opened up this whole other culture for me in terms of having platforms to share my experience on.” - Kelley KitleyAfter Kelly Kitley struggled in her relationship with alcohol for years, sh

Creation from Destruction

May 25th, 2021 19m 18s

“Any time you are creating something new, destruction is present.” - Lola WrightWhen I spoke about the heartbreak of the new at Bodhi Center sixteen months ago, I didn’t know how much was about to change for all of us. But while that time feels

Something’s Radically Right About You with Rev. Gaylon McDowell

May 18th, 2021 44m 4s

“We need to discover and understand that the presence and the power of the infinite lives within us.” - Rev. Gaylon McDowellReverend Gaylon McDowell doesn’t want to make people comfortable, he wants to help them transform. He critiques practice

Make Noise and Do Good with Angela Engel

May 11th, 2021 46m 1s

“Books change lives. Books can create a movement in people. And when people are moved, they are able to change the world.” - Angela EngelAngela Engel doesn’t let anyone tell her no. When she didn’t have the right job for her, she convinced a pu

Our Egos Are Triggered

May 4th, 2021 26m 57s

“The practice for me is the ability to watch, to witness, to notice.” - Lola WrightI once led a series at the Bodhi Center centered around the beautiful book Stillness Speaks, by Eckhart Tolle. Today, I’m bringing you a talk I gave inspired by

Radical Redemption with Derrick Wells

Apr 27th, 2021 32m 19s

“It’s you and I showing up authentically every day being led by that which is within us, and that which gave presence to us, and just letting that shine in the spaces that we enter into.” - Derrick WellsAs a community leader, Derrick Wells face

Defining Your Narrative with Channyn Parker

Apr 20th, 2021 47m 56s

“Are we seeking the gift that this person is, and the gift that this person brought out in us?” - Channyn ParkerOne of the greatest pieces of wisdom that Channyn has learned is that everyone on this earth has their part to play. You may not enj

You Are The Authority On You

Apr 13th, 2021 20m 26s

“There’s a desire that lives in you. There are an infinite number of ways that you can bring that desire to form, and it is your responsibility, it is my responsibility, to pay attention to how I uniquely want to bring that forward.” - Lola Wri

Building Business and Community with Eric Williams

Apr 6th, 2021 43m 36s

“I try and use this space for good. And hopefully not just for me, but to inspire other folks to do something similar. This could be a restaurant, but it could be something else also. How do we use our spaces to help other people?” - Eric Willi

Self-Care as a Radical Act with Dr. Janet Taylor

Mar 30th, 2021 40m 22s

“When you move something from your unconscious to your conscious, it’s your responsibility to do something about it. Play in it, trudge through it, be uncomfortable in it, but try to come out with a more informed aspect of a belief that was fal

You Are Exactly Where You’re Supposed To Be

Mar 23rd, 2021 21m 55s

“You have a story: does the story serve you, and are you going to be seduced by it, or are you going to have it serve the scripting of something new?” - Lola WrightMy nine-year-old son recently shared a heart-breaking idea with me: that he wasn

Finding Power Beyond Fear with Christian de la Huerta

Mar 16th, 2021 42m 27s

“If we put a baseball in the center of a stadium, that’s what the ego is. Who we are, really, is the stadium. And we’ve allowed this tiny, tiny part of who we are to think that it is all of who we are.” - Christian de la HuertaAs our world expa