Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Series produced by KALW
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The Spiritual Edge is a radio and web project from KALW Public Radio in San Francisco that will explore the innovative American spirit through the lens of spirituality and religion.
At a ranch in Cazadero, it's sheep, spirituality, and science
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Three hours north of San Francisco, just east of the ocean, rise the steep, green hills of Cazadero. It's an idyllic setting: open space with farms...
Breathing your way to better blood pressure
Hypertension. Sixty-seven million Americans have been diagnosed with the condition, more commonly known as high blood pressure. Before they hit ag...
The Spiritual Edge: Afro-Cuban movement with meaning
Some people who take dance classes regularly have a saying: "Dance is my church." Dancer Stella Adelman says just that about going to Afro-Cuban f...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
The Spiritual Edge: A woman takes on the Church by becoming a priest
n the dining room of her San Francisco home, Maria Eitz shows off her priestly attire -- a beautiful red, embroidered stole...
Bought by WAMC
The Spiritual Edge: The key to happiness? It's in the science
U.C. Berkeley is known for its world-class scientists, in disciplines like physics, chemistry or biology. But just a few blocks away from campus, y...
Bought by PRX Remix
The Spiritual Edge: Celebrating the commonalities at Oakland's 'Sushi' Mosque
Mosques here are generally identified by sect, you have, say, the Sunni Mosque, the Shia Mosque, the Sufi Mosque. But the Islamic Cultural Center o...
The Spiritual Edge: how an architect designs meaningful space
For centuries, religion has sparked the design of some of the world's most beautiful buildings. But what is that process? What built elements make ...
How a cynic, Vietnamese immigrants, and the Buddha cleaned up a neighborhood
In this part of Oakland, deep potholes and trash mark the street. But then, there's this perfectly manicured shrine. It's an elaborate structure, d...
Opening the voice with Silvia Nakkach
Nakkach's musical philosophies are influenced by both Western and Eastern traditions. She was born in Argentina and attended Mills College before m...
The Spiritual Edge: Bay Area Jews head to the desert to reclaim their Biblical roots
Berkeley-based Wilderness Torah is one group that's trying to bring new meaning to the old tradition. Intrigued, I tagged along this past spring fo...