Random Instruction Podcasts

This podcast discusses the ukulele and its use in education and beyond.

Categories: Arts, Education, Music

Tags: and, Education, In, instruction, music, Technology, ukulele

Inspiring, spicy, fun, joyful and uplifting live and unplugged yoga classes taught by Pittsburgh yoga teacher Elsie Escobar. Classes range from strong beginners to advanced. They are 1hr or 1hr and 15 min. Depending on the level and length of the individual class they may include all or some of the following: a theme, meditation, pranayama, warm ups, sun salutations, standing poses, arm balances, hip openers, thigh stretches, backbends, forward bends, cool down poses and relaxation. Remember, the class is live and Elsie is teaching to what she sees. It’s designed to include you into the class experience, to participate in deeper ways. This is not a “flow” or “power yoga” class. It includes power and flow, but more emphasis on alignment. You never know what’s coming but it always proves to be a blast! Strap on your seatbelts and go for the ride! If you live in Pittsburgh or come for a visit Elsie is available for private instruction 🙂 www.elsiesyogakula.com eyogaclass@gmail.com

Categories: Health & Fitness

Tags: anusara, classes, elsie, escobar, Inspired, instruction, yoga

Interviews, discussions about music, tips and tricks, band chats, and more. Brought to you by Richards Guitar Studio and Richards Rock Academy in Aston, PA.

Categories: Music

Tags: guitar, how to, instruction, instructor, lessons, music, teacher

Though he wrote more than 100 books during his lifetime, Theron Q Dumont is largely a forgotten entity today. In fact, Theron Q Dumont is not even his real name. It is a pen-name adopted by William Walker Atkinson, an American polymath, who began his career as a grocer’s assistant in nineteenth century Baltimore, studied law and went on to amass fame and fortune as a successful legal luminary. However, disaster struck when he suffered a nervous breakdown due to over strain and he lost everything that he had earned. He made an incredible comeback as a religious leader and follower of the New Thought philosophy. William Atkinson wrote under several pseudonyms like Yogi Ramacharaka, Thomas Sheldon, Magus Incognito, Swami Panchadasi and many others. Theron Q. Dumont was one such pen name that he used, to create the persona of a French writer who talks about the powers of the mind, memory enhancement, the will and using the power of personal magnetism to achieve one’s ends. It was presumed that he adopted these pseudonyms to protect his legal career. The Power of Concentration was first published in Chicago in 1918. As a pioneering self help book, it deals with developing the faculty of deep concentration to achieve your personal and professional goals. Bending the entire power of your mind and focusing it on the thing you want to achieve apparently creates cosmic energies that will manifest the goal. For many modern day readers, this may sound extremely familiar. Current theories of coaching, mentoring and the plethora of “How To…” books that crowd bookstore shelves all contain ideas like this. The power of visualization, self-dialog, self-awareness, elimination of negative thoughts etc. are all presented in The Power of Concentration. The book also contains practical exercises for honing your powers of concentration, observation and keeping your focus sharp and keen. There are also excellent suggestions regarding diet and nutrition, exercise and physical fitness and their effect on the mind. However, the latter half of the book could be disappointing to some readers as it meanders through topics like cosmic rays, divine wisdom, etc which tend to delve into less than believable territory. However, as a self help manual, The Power of Concentration does indeed provide valuable tips on cultivating the now lost art of concentration. For today’s generation which is subject to an infinite number of distractions and is prey to notoriously short attention spans, The Power of Concentration is a most valuable and useful guide. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Education

Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, free audio books, instruction, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Non-fiction, Psychology, The Power of Concentration, Theron Q. Dumont

Are you a golf enthusiast looking for your next source of inspiration and entertainment? Look no further than the ‘Lakes, Woods & Irons’ Podcast. This Podcast will bring you in-depth interviews with golfing legends from across the region, country, and beyond. With a focus on the beautiful courses nestled in the lakes and woods of Minnesota, this podcast will take you on a tour of some of the most breathtaking golfing destinations in Northern Minnesota. Join host Colin MacDonald as he talks all things golf with Chris Foley, one of Minnesota’s most respected golf instructors, and get ready to tee off on a new adventure every week.

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: brainerd, Courses, Foley, Golf, instruction, lakes

FEATURED AS “NEW & NOTEWORTHY” BY APPLE 2013-2014 *** Urban Dharma NC is a new Buddhist center, a community-in-progress in western North Carolina. We are committed to the growing of Dharma, for Dharma to take roots in our lives here in this corner of the world, in this part of North Carolina, on the soil of these Appalachian mountains. Our motto “Changing Minds, Transforming Cities” expresses the vision of living the transformative teachings of the Buddha in a contemporary, urban context where we ground our lives in Dharma. Urban Dharma NC emphasizes integrating rather than compartmentalizing, engaging rather than retreating, communing rather than isolating. *** We believe that Buddhist teachings have much to offer, not only to those who self-identify as Buddhist, but more fundamentally to all who seek to live intentional, compassionate, and balanced lives. And we believe that we can do this best when we have a community that is welcoming open and supportive. *** Introductory topics include: meditation, mindfulness, stress reduction, Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism *** Advanced topics include: Vajrayana, the Drikung Kagyu tradition, Chod, Milarepa, Tara, and more. *** Please report any issues with the podcast to urbandharmapodcast@gmail.com *** You may visit our website and donate via PayPal to support our work at http://tiny.cc/udncpodcast

Categories: Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: Asheville, buddha, buddhism, buddhist, carolina, Center, community, dalai, dharma, discussion, drikung, hun, instruction, kagyu, karma, lama, Lecture, Mahayana, meditation, north, nyingma, practice, sakya, swannanoa, talk, teaching, Tibet, Tibetan, urban, vajrayana

On Educators Lead, Jay Willis interviews some of today’s most effective, engaging, innovative leaders in education. Dave Burgess, Amy Fadeji, George Couros, Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin, Joe Sanfilippo, Todd Nesloney, Kim Marshall, Peter DeWitt, Eric Sheninger, Theresa Stager, Dr. Robert Dillon, and Jon Corippo are just a few of the 80+ guests to date. This show is for you if you are interested in educational leadership as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, superintendent, or someone who hopes to be a classroom, school, or district leader one day. @Educators_Lead offers inspiration and practical, actionable advice to help you lead more effectively. Guests share why and when they made the decision to move into leadership, challenges along the journey, and stories that made it all worthwhile. Educators Lead is a great resource for any educator looking to make a greater impact. Educate. Inspire. Lead. http://www.educatorslead.com/

Categories: Education

Tags: educate, Education, educators, Innovation, inspire, inspiring, Instructing, instruction, lead, leadership, leading, learning, principals, students, Superintendents, teach, teachers, teaching

Time-in-Flight peels back the layer of mystery that can surround aviation flight training. By interviewing current flight instructors, students and professional pilots who have gone through the flight training experience, Time-in-Flight hopes to provide insight and excitement for those aspiring and currently undertraining the flight training adventure, as aviation students.

Categories: Business, Leisure

Tags: airplanes, aviation, flight, flighttraining, instruction, instructor, passion, planes, student

Essays on music from M.J Murphy’s Twilight Guitar blog. The podcast covers a wide range of topics including music theory, techniques, philosophy and musicology. Welcome!

Categories: Arts, Music

Tags: art, Arts, audioblog, blues, chords, Classical, composing, essay, guitar, improvising, instruction, jazz, lessons, music, Musicology, of, Philosophy, rock, scales, soloing, songwriting, theory, zen

Everyone is looking for truth. Many people think they know the truth. But real truth can only be found in God’s Word, the Bible, whose word is infallible and timeless. If you want to know the truth, you’ve come to the right place

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: Bible, discipleship, encouragement, instruction, preaching, Truth

A check of news headlines from the library world

Categories: Education

Tags: bibliographic, info, infolit, information, instruction, librarianship, libraries, library, lit, literacy, marv

Silver footed, fair haired Thetis, Ares the God of War, Nike the Goddess of Victory, The Furies and The Muses, Zeus the presiding deity of the Universe and the magical, mysterious Olympus, are some of the amazing, mythical Greek and Roman deities you’ll encounter in this book. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by EM Berens was originally intended for young readers. Written in an easy and light style, the author attempts to bring the pantheon of gods into a comprehensible format. He organizes them into different dynasties and chronologies to make it easier for the reader to understand the labyrinthine relationships and connections between the various gods, heroes, minor divinities, mythical figures and legendary creatures. Greek and Roman legends form the base of all European art, literature and civilization itself. Since the advent of Christianity, the so called Pagan religion which dominated all of Europe for thousands of years were eclipsed but the study of the Classics as part of the education in Greek and Latin kept them alive. Today there’s hardly a serious student of English or art who does not encounter some reference to an ancient Greek or Roman myth or deity somewhere in literature and the Western languages. A visit to any of the museums or classical art galleries in Europe would be one that’s filled with allusions and depictions of Greek or Roman legends. For modern day readers, the book is a mine of information about the lineage of the gods, forms of worship, festivals and temples devoted to them. It is interestingly chronicled, right from the primordial legend of Uranus and Gaia to the Creation of the Earth, through the dynasties of the Gods, heroes and divinities of the Night and the Sea, right up to the Trojan War where the Gods played a most important role in the destiny of humans. The section on temples and worship is especially interesting for students of archeology and history. It also includes statues, augurs, soothsayers, temple architecture, altars, priests and sacrifices. The extensive footnotes and author’s notes for each chapter add value and interest while the charming illustrations make it attractive for younger readers. Anyone who is interested in exploring the ancient legends of two of the oldest Western civilizations would certainly find Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens a source of hours of reading pleasure and a valuable addition to their bookshelf. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Education, Kids & Family

Tags: audio books, audiobook, Classics (antiquity), E.M. Berens, ebooks, Fairy tales, fantasy, fiction, free audio books, instruction, Kids, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, Myths/Legends, religion, Teen/Young adult

Since 2007, Americana singer/songwriter Bing Futch has hosted this program focused on the Appalachian mountain dulcimer. Features workshops, song demos, travelogs, interviews and road trips into the heart of Dulcimerica!

Categories: Arts, Education, Music, Society & Culture

Tags: Bing, bluegrass, dulcimer, festivals, Folk, Futch, hammered, instruction, interviews, lessons, mountain, music, pick, strum, theory, Traditional, video, workshops, zither

Learn how to accomplish your goals through increasing your mental power, avoiding energy drains, and becoming more mentally efficient.

Categories: Arts, Education

Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, free audio books, Initiative Psychic Energy, instruction, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Non-fiction, Psychology, Warren Hilton

Written in 1903, just sixty years after the word ‘hypnotism’ was coined, this book explores the contemporary understanding of the nature, uses and dangers of the technique. Hypnotism has been practiced for many centuries, but it was in the mid-to-late nineteenth century that it became a particularly fashionable way to explore the human mind. Although understanding of the subject has evolved considerably over subsequent years, this book remains a fascinating insight into a technique once thought to be at the forefront of medical science.

Categories: Arts, Education

Tags: A. Alpheus, audio books, audiobook, Complete Hypnotism, ebooks, free audio books, instruction, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism, Non-fiction, Psychology

Poorly designed math curriculum often confuses students and frustrates teachers. The Estimation 180 podcast discusses teaching strategies and math lessons that build number sense and mathematical reasoning. Join your host, Andrew Stadel, on this number sense journey as he shares teacher tips and strategies so every student can make sense of math.

Categories: Education

Tags: 180, Curiosity, Education, educational, educator, educators, elementary, estimation, estimation180, highschool, instruction, instructionalstrategies, instructionaltips, math, mathematics, mathreasoning, Maths, middleschool, number, numbersense, parent, parents, pedagogy, reasoning, school, secondary, sense, Strategies, student, students, teacher, teachers, tips

Eleven year old Rebecca Rowena Randall travels to Riverboro, Maine, to live with her spinster aunts, Jane and Miranda Sawyer. Her father has been dead for three years and her mother is unable to cope with her brood of seven growing children. Rebecca is being sent to her aunts’ farm to try to improve her prospects in life and also ease the family’s burden. The aunts had actually wanted her older and more placid sister, Hannah, who is more handy round the house to be sent, but Rebecca’s mother sends the dreamy, more imaginative Rebecca instead. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin was published in 1903. The fictional town of Riverboro is based on Hollis, Maine, where the author herself spent her childhood. Kate Douglas Wiggin’s life took a monumental turn with a chance encounter – her unexpected meeting with Charles Dickens on a train when she was 11 years old. She engaged the famous author in a lively chat that she later described in a memoir A Child’s Journey with Dickens published in 1912. She began writing to supplement the family income and achieved great success with many of her books and stories. She wrote for both children and adults and some of her works included scholarly non-fiction on education and child rearing. However, she is best known for her classic children’s books like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Mother Carey’s Chickens and Rose o’ the River. She was also a talented musician and is credited with several melodious compositions. This book has much in common with another book written two years later, one which is equally famous and loved by children the world over – Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Though Anne’s story continued over eleven more books, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was followed by just one sequel written by Wiggin, The New Chronicles of Rebecca. A distant cousin of her husband’s, Eric Wiggin, wrote a few more Rebecca books in the 1990’s and also updated the original. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm traces the heroine’s growth and maturity from an impulsive, carefree child into a responsible, mature young woman, who is able to use her imaginative gifts wisely and profitably. The book was adapted for the stage by the author herself in 1909 and filmed several times. The most popular film version has Shirley Temple playing Rebecca. More than a hundred years after it first came out, the book remains a firm favorite with children and adults the world over. A great addition to your collection of classic children’s books!

Categories: Arts, Education, Kids & Family

Tags: audio books, audiobook, Dramatic Works, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, instruction, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Kids, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Teen/Young adult

Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy airs every Saturday from 8:05am to 10:00am PST California time in San Luis Obispo, California on ESPN 1280am and on ESPN 1230am in Bakersfield/Kern County. Listen to GTR LIVE over the internet from any where in the world at www.espnradio1280.com. Mike and Billy are PGA Professionals with over 50 years of experience in all aspects of the golf industry from teaching to management. Every week Mike & Billy focus on the lighter side of golf, golf instruction, golf trivia and interview people in the industry. For more information on the show check out the Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy website at www.golftalkradio.com.

Categories: Sports

Tags: billy, brabenec, espn, gibbs, Golf, instruction, mike, PGA, radio, tour, trivia