Vital parenting practices to cultivate confidence, purpose and inner power in an increasingly anxious world.

• 0:00 - Introduction to Dr. Shefali
• 3:04 - Understanding Modern Boyhood
• 4:57 - Parental Control and Autonomy
• 9:15 - Addressing Male Isolation
• 12:20 - Digital Strategies for Parents
• 14:55 - The False Hierarchy of Men
• 17:14 - Emotional Intensity in Girls
• 22:11 - Social Media and Female Identity
• 27:25 - Mitigating Digital Damage
• 29:02 - The Science of Self-Harm
• 34:29 - Reclaiming Authenticity and Privacy
• 41:56 - Repairing the Parent-Child Bond

Dr. Shefali is a clinical psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and the founder of the Conscious Parenting movement.

Blending Western psychology with Eastern wisdom, she has redefined how families understand selfhood, connection, and the inner life of children.

Trained at Columbia University, Dr. Shefali has spent decades guiding parents beyond patterns of fear and control toward presence, authenticity, and inner transformation. Her groundbreaking work explores the hidden forces that shape identity, relationships, and the way we inhabit the world—creating a path for both children and the adults who raise them to awaken and evolve.

"The greatest gift you can give your children is your own transformation."

On encountering and easing the past, creating the conditions to feel and offer compassion, and equanimity as practice.

• (0:00) - Introduction and Guest Overview
• (2:20) - Table of Contents and Initial Discussion
• (7:17) - Belonging in Space and Emptiness of the Material World
• (16:05) - The Art of Lessening Thoughts and Emotions
• (24:57) - Parenting and Work-Life Balance
• (29:08) - Equanimity and Play
• (39:33) - Breathing and Equanimity with Success
• (42:49) - Forgiving and Being Forgiven
• (45:23) - The Art of Lessening the Ego Self
• (48:19) - Final Reflections and Closing

Billy Wynne is a health and wellbeing entrepreneur, Zen Buddhist, mindfulness meditation teacher, and author of The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment Through the Radical Art of Lessening, which was published by New World Library in March 2025. He founded Impact Health, a mission-driven consultancy, Awake, an alcohol-free bar, and other companies.

Billy has served on several boards, including Operation Smile, 365Health, Cherish Children Adoption International, the Zen Center of Denver, and Colorado's Natural Medicine Advisory Board, which is implementing the state's psychedelic therapy program. He received a BA in Government and Religion from Dartmouth College and a JD from the University of Virginia. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Billy lives in Carbondale, CO with his wife, son, and two shih-poos, Oscar and Archie. Their daughter is in college.

On the wisdom of open awareness and the benefit of the simplest practices in our daily life.

• 0:00 - Introduction and Guest Welcome
• 1:57 - Machik Labdron and the Source Code of Life
• 7:47 - Mahayana and Vajrayana: Differences and Similarities
• 13:36 - Ground, Path, and Fruition: The Buddhist Path of Liberation
• 21:41 - Engaging with the Practices of Sky Mind
• 27:37 - The Paradox of Meditation and External Impact
• 36:31 - Sky Mind Meditation Practice

Partners in life, practice, and parenting, Charlotte Rotterdam and Pieter Oosthuizen draw on decades of dedicated study and practice to share the rich teachings of Tibetan Buddhism and their application to modern life. They've served as faculty at Naropa University, are senior teachers at Tara Mandala Retreat Center founded by Lama Tsultrim Allione, and teach globally. Their recent book, Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness (Shambhala, 2026), highlights the nature of mind teachings of the 11th century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdron and their relevance in our everyday lives.

Amid life's relentless challenges, uncertainties, and endless striving, how do we find a sense of ease, clarity, and connection? Skymind offers a way to step back from life's constant push and pull and discover the spaciousness and wholeness that has always been within you. Inspired by the revolutionary teachings of Machig Labdrön, an 11th-century Tibetan yogini who pioneered a radical approach to inner freedom, this book introduces Skymind meditation—a practice that helps you cultivate clarity, compassion, and resilience by resting in the sky-like nature of your mind.

Through simple exercises, contemplations, and Machig's powerful verses, you'll be guided to meet life's challenges with courage and radical acceptance. These teachings invite you to embrace every part of your experience—even the emotions and thoughts you'd rather avoid—and discover the freedom that comes from including everything in your awareness. Whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, Skymind offers profound insights and practical tools to help you live with authenticity, ease, and a heart as vast as the sky.