Many Rivers is now making available select recordings from its popular Thursdays at Many Rivers speaking series as well as recordings of special events. Talks are available in MP3 format for downloading and playing with popular media software such as Windows Media Player and Real Player. All MP3s on this site are copyrighted 2006 - 2008 by Tayu Order, Inc.

Karmic Manure: Fertilizing the Work on Self
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D. and Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teachers
Original date: Thursday, January 28, 2010

January 2010 Tea Tasting Event
The Teas of David Hoffman's Phoenix Collection
Original date: Saturday, January 23, 2010

Songs From A Small Universe
Raphael Block, Poet/Minstrel and Author of Songs From a Small Universe
Original date: Friday, January 22, 2010

Recorder Concert: Almost Winter and Other Works
Three Trapped Tigers, plus special guest Jim Wilson
Original date: Thursday, January 21, 2010

Being True to Life: Poetic Paths to Personal Growth
David Richo, Author of How To Be An Adult in Relationships and many more
Original date: Thursday, January 14, 2010

Dancing with the Dragon:
How I Survived Cancer with Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine
Raven Jones, Ayurvedic Practitioner
Original date: Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Controversy and Mystery of Forgiveness
Auriella McCarthy, Author of The Power of the Possible
Original date: Thursday, December 17, 2009

Buying and Selling Art:
Real Advice and Tips from a Dealer and Collector
Siddhartha Shah
Original date: Thursday, December 10, 2009

Freedom from Conflict and Suffering
Jim Dreaver, Author of End Your Story, Begin Your Life and other books
Original date: Friday, December 4, 2009

The Wishing Year: A House, A Man, My Soul
Noelle Oxenhandler, SSU English Professor, and Author of The Wishing Year
Original date: Thursday, December 3, 2009

A Second Birth:
"This Ever-Present Grace Supports Me In Each Moment"
Kenny Johnson, Founder, This Sacred Space Foundation
Original date: Thursday, November 19, 2009

Conscious Suffering and Spontaneous Ignition
Rob Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick, Many Rivers founders and Tayu Teachers
Original date: Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Mysticism of Robin Hood
Michele-Mira, Storyteller, and Daniel Kelley, Guitarist
Original date: Thursday, November 5, 2009

Heavens and Hells of the Mind
Lila Strand and William von Holst, Students of Spiritual Teacher Imre Vallyon
Original date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Unveiling the Goddess:
Revelations from a Comparative Mythology
Gregory Haynes, Author of Tree of Life, Mythical Archetype
Original date: Thursday, October 22, 2009

When the White Man Smiles
C.T. Biggoose, Author of We Shout Into Silence
Original date: Thursday, October 15, 2009

Hair Pieces: Sonoma County Writing Practice Anthology
Margaret Caminsky-Shapiro, Teacher, Writer and Editor of Hair Pieces
Original date: Thursday, October 8, 2009

Awakening Health with Ayurveda
Pratichi Mathur, Master Ayurveda Teacher and Founder of Vedika Global
Original date: Friday, October 2, 2009

Universitas: Toward an Awakened Future
Joseph W. Ulmer, Author of UNIVERSITAS
Original date: Thursday, October 1, 2009

On the Abstraction of Sacred Forms:
Understanding a New Visual Language in Spiritual Art
Siddhartha Shah
Original date: Thursday, September 24, 2009

Yogic Song
Ngakma Zér-mé and Naljorpa Ögyen Dorje, Ordained Tantric Practitioners
Original date: Thursday, September 17, 2009

Realms—An Evening of Poetry
Karl Frederick and Jim Wilson, Poets
Original date: Thursday, September 10, 2009

The Tao of Rejuvenation
Angelo Druda, Author of The Tao of Rejuvenation
Original date: Thursday, September 3, 2009

Bridging Worlds:
A Theory of Evolution to Support a Leap in Consciousness
Craig Bowman, Ph.D., LCSW, Author of Bridging Worlds
Original date: Thursday, August 20, 2009

Getting Real with Love
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D. Director, Tayu Meditation Center
Original date: Thursday, August 13, 2009

Awakening Sound: A Tayu Musical Salon
Performers: Daniel Kelley, Stuart Goodnick, Jim Wilson
Original date: Friday, August 7, 2009

In the Heart of Being: A Love Story
Alan Linsley, Co-Author of In the Heart of Being
Original date: Thursday, August 6, 2009

Lessons for the Living:
Stories Of Forgiveness, Gratitude, And Courage At The End Of Life
Stan Goldberg, Professor Emeritus at SF State and Author Lessons for the Living
Original date: Thursday, July 30, 2009

Merging with the Absolute: Effing the Ineffable
Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teacher
Original date: Thursday, July 23, 2009

Textures of the Absolute:
Divine Light, Divine Love, and Kundalini-Prana Shakti
David Spero, Spiritual Teacher and Author
Original date: Monday, July 20, 2009

Help Yourself to Happiness:
A Discussion on Vipassana Meditation
Grahame White, Australian Dharma Teacher
Original date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The Ancient, Scientific Teaching of Kriya Yoga
Swami Atmavidyananda and Yogacharya Richard Peterson
Original date: Friday, July 10, 2009

Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
Jaimal Yogis, Author of Saltwater Buddha
Original date: Thursday, July 9, 2009

The Varieties of the Silent Experience
Jim Wilson, Many Rivers manager
Original date: Thursday, July 2, 2009

Integral Ecology:
Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World
Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Ph.D., Chair, Integral Theory Dept, J.F.K. University
Original date: Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Bitter Roots of Ecstasy
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D., Tayu Meditation Center Spiritual Director
Original date: Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Power of Being Present
Jim Dreaver, Author of End Your Story, Begin Your Life
Original date: Thursday, June 11, 2009

Spring 2009 Chinese and Taiwanese Teas
Winnie Yu, Founder and Owner, Teance Fine Teas
Original date: Thursday, June 4, 2009

Women, Wisdom and Dreams
Anne Scott, founder of DreamWeather Foundation
Original date: Thursday, May 28, 2009

Sound Healing Empowerments and Qi Infused Teachings
Master Tian Ying, Tian Gong Teacher
Original date: Thursday, May 21, 2009

Magicians Shamans Witches and Healers
Mark Frost, Author of Thought Reality, a new Seth book
Original date: Thursday, May 14, 2009

A Tayu Perspective on Forgiveness
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D., Tayu Meditation Center Spiritual Director
Original date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Renga Poetry Reading
Pat Nolan, Keith Kumasen Abbott, and Sandy Berrigan, Renku Poets
Original date: Friday, May 1, 2009

Poetry Tasting with Clara Hsu and Bill Vartnaw
Clara Hsu and Bill Vartnaw, Poets
Original date: Thursday, April 30, 2009

Conversations With Angelic Guides
Roseann Buritz, Author of The Flow of Life
Original date: Thursday, April 23, 2009

Bhikkunis in Theravadin Buddhism
Jacqueline Kramer, Author of Buddha-Mom
Original date: Thursday, April 16, 2009

Pine and Pond: Nature as Poetry, Nature as Teacher
Jim Wilson, Poet and Many Rivers Manager
Original date: Thursday, April 9, 2009

Kabbalah and Awakening
Dani Antman, Kabbalistic Healer and Interfaith Minister
Original date: Thursday, April 2, 2009

Love Does Not Hide: Preparing to Open the Heart
Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teacher
Original date: Thursday, March 26, 2009

A Course in Miracles:
A Christian-Oriented Nondualist Path to Enlightenment
Darryl Price, ACIM Teacher and Practitioner
Original date: Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Legacy of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj:
A Journey to the "I AM" and Beyond
Maurizio Benazzo, Filmmaker and Founder of NetiNetiMedia.com
Original date: Thursday, March 12, 2009

Divine Inspiration for Joy and Awakening
Amrita Canning, Spiritual Guide
Original date: Thursday, March 5, 2009

Something From Nothing
The Freestone Four: Anne Scott, Lynda Terry, Myosho Ginny Matthews and Laura Duggan
Original date: Thursday, February 26, 2009

Peace in Prison
Kenny Johnson, Founder and Director, This Sacred Space Foundation
Original date: Thursday, February 19, 2009

Transformations In Matter and Energy: Time and 2012
Theresa Dintino, Author and Cosmologist
Original date: Thursday, February 12, 2009

From So Simple a Beginning:
Darwin's Universe on his 200th Birthday
Jim Wilson, Rob Schmidt, Many Rivers Co-Founders
Original date: Thursday, February 5, 2009

The Power of the Possible
Ariela McCarthy, Author and Spiritual Teacher
Original date: Thursday, January 29, 2009

Making Love Last
David Richo, Ph.D., Author and Psychotherapist
Original date: Thursday, January 22, 2009

Introduction to Diamond Logos Teachings
Gail Johnson, MA, MFA, Clare McLaughlin, MA, MFT, Crystal McLeod
Original date: Thursday, January 15, 2009

Words Like Clay
Jim Wilson, Poet and Many Rivers Manager
Original date: Thursday, January 8, 2009

Dangerous Meditation II:
The Esoteric Practice of Co-Meditation
Stuart Goodnick, Tayu meditation teacher
Original date: Thursday, December 18, 2008

Dangerous Meditation I:
The Esoteric Pearl of Great Price
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D., Tayu meditation teacher
Original date: Thursday, December 11, 2008

Patanjali Yoga Sutras Demystified
Cogen Bohanec, Practitioner and Teacher of Yoga
Original date: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Wan Su Jian:
Qigong Teacher, Medical Doctor, Humanitarian, Hero
Michael Rinaldini, Daoist Priest
Original date: Thursday, November 13, 2008

The Unlocked Gate:
Rengay Poetry
Poets Garry Gay and John Thompson
Original date: Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Eightfold Path and the Kitchen Sink:
The Path of Mothering and Homemaking
Jacqueline Kramer, Buddhist Practitioner and Author
Original date: Thursday, October 9, 2008

The Hidden Truth of Happiness
Julie Akins, Reporter and Columnist
Original date: Thursday, October 2, 2008

When the Past is Present:
Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage Our Relationships
David Richo, Psychotherapist and Author
Original date: Thursday, September 18, 2008

Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form:
A Buddhist View of the Experience of 9/11
Naljorpa Ögyen Dorje and Ngakma Zér-mé Dri'mèd, Tantric Practitioners
Original date: Thursday, September 11, 2008

PSYCHE and SPIRIT:
Answers are Everywhere, but Where are the Questions?
Mariana Caplan, Author and Counselor
Original date: Thursday, September 4, 2008

Tanka River
Jim Wilson, Many Rivers manager and Tanka Poet
Original date: Thursday, August 28, 2008

What Happens After Enlightenment?
David Spero, Spiritual Master and Author
Original date: Thursday, August 14, 2008

Mystics in Our Midst
Laura Duggan, Author of Inquiring Life: Weekly Contemplations
Original date: Thursday, August 7, 2008

This Sacred Space: Meeting the Spiritual Needs of the Incarcerated
Kenny Johnson, Founder, This Sacred Space Foundation
Original date: Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Indispensability and Uniqueness of the Baha'i Revelation
Arie Niernberger
Original date: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Desire and the Quest for the Beloved
Trebbe Johnson, Author and Charles Tack, Coach
Original date: Thursday, June 26, 2008

Modern Art vs. Religion: On the Conflict Between Artistic Expression and Religious Fundamentalism
Siddhartha V. Shah, Lecturer on Sacred Art
Original date: Thursday, June 19, 2008

Karma and Relationships: The Ties that Bind
Maitra, Clairsentient Psychic
Original date: Thursday, June 12, 2008

Tea Travels
Raphael Block, Karl Frederick, bSue Stephenson
Original date: Thursday, May 29, 2008

The Synthesis of the Heart
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D., Spiritual Director, Tayu Meditation Center
Original date: Thursday, May 22, 2008

Divination and the Spiritual Path: Using theYijing (I Ching)
Liu Ming, Author, Scholar and Practitioner of Asian Wisdom Traditions
Original date: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Flowing Dragon Swords
Richard Squeri, Founder, Flowing Dragon Swords
Original date: Thursday, May 1, 2008

Following Slender Threads Using the I Ching
Charles Tack, Coach and I Ching Enthusiast
Original date: Thursday, April 24, 2008

Listening from the Heart of Silence:
Non-Dual Wisdom and Psychotherapy
John Prendergast, Ph.D., and G. Kenneth Bradford, Ph.D.
Original date: Thursday, April 17, 2008

Introduction to Kriya Yoga
Bhadrayu Pandya, Kriya Yoga Teacher
Original date: Friday, April 11, 2008

21st Century Women's Spirituality: A New Awareness
Myosho Virginia (Ginny) Matthews, Zen Ordained Lay Nun
Original date: Thursday, April 3, 2008

Voluntary Simplicity
Dwight Sims
Original date: Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Paradox of Practice:
Moving Spiritual Wisdom into our Hearts and Bodies
A Panel Discussion with Timothy Conway, Ph.D., Robert Schmidt, Ph.D, and Stuart Goodnick
Original date: Saturday, March 22, 2008

Authentically Awakening to Freedom, Love and this One
God-Self of All
Timothy Conway, Ph.D., Spiritual Teacher, Author, and Educator
Original date: Friday, March 21, 2008

Spiritual Practice in the Workplace:
Bringing the WORK to our Jobs
Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teacher
Original date: Thursday, March 20, 2008

Everyday Commitments
David Richo, Author of many volumes including Everyday Commitments
Original date: Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Mystery of Cupid's Arrow: Karma, Divine Love,
and Co-Meditation
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D., Tayu Meditation Teacher
Original date: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Following Raven, Finding Ground
Claire Josefine, Author of Following Raven, Finding Ground
Original date: Thursday, February 7, 2008

Navigating 2008 Using Astrology
Susan St. Thomas, M.A.
Original date: Thursday, January 24, 2008

Goddesses, Goddesses
Janine Canan, Author and Psychiatrist
Original date: Thursday, December 20, 2007

Old Tea Trees and Ancient Families:
Phoenix Mountain Single Grove Oolongs
Winnie Yu, Tea Buyer and Owner of Teance Fine Teas
Original date: Thursday, November 29, 2007

Sacred Theatre and Self-Delusion
Rob Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teachers
Original date: Thursday, November 15, 2007

Each Moment Is the Universe
Jisho Warner and Ken Sawyer, Zen Priests
Original date: Thursday, November 8, 2007

DARSHAN: On the Worship of Images in Hindu Practice
Siddhartha V. Shah, Lecturer on Sacred Art
Original date: Thursday, November 1, 2007

Teachings and Songs from a Tradition of Enlightened Women
Ngakma Zér-mé Dri'mèd and Naljorpa Ogyen Dorje
Original date: Thursday, October 25, 2007

Healing Without Medicines in Chinese Medicine
David Parker, CMT, CAT, Owner, Integrative Body Works
Original date: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Poetry Delight
Raphael Block, Karl Frederick, and bSue Stephenson
Original date: Thursday, October 4, 2007

Soundscapes: A Concert at Many Rivers
Performers: Jim Wilson, Stuart Goodnick, Tom Bickley
Original date: Thursday, September 27, 2007

The Power of Coincidence
Dave Richo, therapist, teacher, author of The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know
Original date: Thursday, September 20, 2007

The Bliss of Sacrifice
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D. and Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teachers
Original date: Thursday, August 30, 2007, 7:30 pm

Belief and Evidence in Spiritual Practice
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D. and Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teachers
Original date: Thursday, May 10, 2007, 7:30 pm

The Pathology of Religious Exclusivity
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D. and Stuart Goodnick, Tayu Meditation Teachers
Original date: Thursday, March 8, 2007, 7:30 pm

Co-Meditation: Cultivating Relationship with the Beloved
Rob Schmidt, Ph.D., Tayu Meditation Center Director
Stuart Goodnick, Instructor, Tayu Meditation Center
Original date: Thursday, February 8, 2007, 7:30 pm

The Idiot's Guide to Compassion in the Fourth Way
Stuart Goodnick and Rob Schmidt, Tayu Meditation Teachers
Original date: Thursday, August 24, 2006, 7:30 pm

Objective Prayer—the Prayer of Service
Stuart Goodnick and Rob Schmidt, Tayu Meditation Teachers
Original date: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 7:30 pm