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This week, in the first of a 2-part special, we thought we’d try to get to the root of something that’s so fundamental to what this podcast is about – what we actually mean when we talk about intention and prayer. We usually use these terms interchangeably, but know that different folks have different understandings of what the terms mean – and, depending on what this understanding is, the two aren’t necessarily the same. So, we thought we’d attempt explore some of these different understandings, and see where what happens when we pray or hold intention may overlap, and where science may be tuning in with this too. A fascinating episode, and one in which we know we need to get beyond some common definitions.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as we’ve considered the nature of intention holding and prayer, we suggest holding as our main intention:
I resolve when holding intention or offering prayer to have confidence in the power accessible within myself or upon which I can call to direct my will for something to be.
Please join us in holding this.
Websites sources, books and organisations mentioned in this episode:
Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) – https://noetic.org/
HeartMath Instititute – https://www.heartmath.org/
The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World  by Lynne McTaggart, Amazon.com link – https://www.amazon.com/Intention-Experiment-Using-Thoughts-Change/dp/0743276965/ref=sr_1_1
The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart, Amazon.com link – https://www.amazon.com/Field-Quest-Secret-Force-Universe/dp/006143518X/ref=sr_1_1
The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Amazon.com link – https://www.amazon.com/Power-Intention-Dr-Wayne-Dyer/dp/1401902162/ref=sr_1_1
The Active Side of Infinity by Carlos Castane, Amazon.com link – https://www.amazon.com/Active-Side-Infinity-Carlos-Castaneda/dp/006092960X/ref=sr_1_1
Sources referenced in this episode:
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 - English Standard Version
All quotes of Lynne McTaggart mentioned in this episode cite her book, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World
https://www.thinksmarterworld.com/wayne-dyer-and-the-power-of-intention/
‘Does God answer Prayer? A Hindu Perspective,’ by Pandit Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari, https://www.srimatham.com/uploads/5/5/4/9/5549439/does_god_answer_prayer.pdf
https://www.heartmath.com/science/
https://www.heartmath.org/research/science-of-the-heart/
https://www.heartmath.org/articles-of-the-heart/science-of-the-heart/the-energetic-heart-is-unfolding/
https://www.facebook.com/Ligonier/videos/what-does-it-mean-to-be-in-christ/423492105462216/
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

In this episode, we dive deep into the often overlooked yet crucial role that peatlands play in the health of our planet. We explore the ecological significance of these unique wetland ecosystems that store twice as much carbon as all the forests worldwide. We discover how peatlands contribute to climate regulation, biodiversity conservation, and water management, and learn about the pressing threats they face due to human activities. As always, we invite you to join us for prayer and and intention holding, focusing our collective energy on fostering a global response to protect and conserve peatlands. Listen in and become part of the movement to make a real impact on our planet’s future.
Our intention holding and prayers start at 14 minutes 38 seconds.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as we consider the vital role played by peatlands in mitigating greenhouse emissions, maintaining biodiversity and healthy natural drainage, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We will that those who have influence among all member states of the United Nations will be moved to respond assertively, effectively and immediately to the call of UN Environment for urgent co-ordinated action to protect and conserve peatlands worldwide.
Please join us in holding this.
Websites and episodes referenced in this episode:
Global Healing Response quarter theme, Groundedness. Download resources at https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2025-q1-authenticity-groundedness/
Our recent episode, ‘Groundedness: Becoming and Staying Grounded’ https://www.heartfulimpact.com/e/embracing-groundedness-for-spiritual-growth/
Chapter markers:
00:00:00            Introduction
00:14:43            Holding Intentions
00:02:03            Why Peatlands Matter
00:07:47            Threats to Peatlands
00:10:16            Restoration Efforts
00:14:38            Intention holding and prayers
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/peatlands-hold-more-carbon-than-all-the-worlds-forests-yet-are-dangerously-underprotected
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/climate-change/causes-climate-change_en
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.20.749279/full
https://dnr.illinois.gov/education/cdhabitatmain/cdhabitatpeatland.html
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/protecting-peatlands-protecting-planet
https://www.unep.org/resources/global-peatlands-assessment-2022
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/climate-change/how-does-the-greenhouse-effect-work/
https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/peatland-ecosystem-services/
https://peatlands.org/peatlands/ecosystem-services/
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/68020/what-are-peatlands-and-why-are-they-important/
https://peatlands.org/peatlands/where-can-peatlands-be-found/
https://www.hiveenergy.co.uk/2024/05/28/how-carbon-sequestration-can-mitigate-climate-change/
https://www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/about-peatlands/peatland-benefits
https://valuing-nature.net/valuing-peatlands
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2022/06/02/peatlands-which-can-help-fight-against-climate-change-face-many-threats
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00547-x
https://www.carbonbrief.org/just-17-of-worlds-peatlands-are-protected-new-study-warns/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6828836/
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/peatlands-store-twice-much-carbon-all-worlds-forests
https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/peatlands-matter-how-the-global-peatlands-assessment-can-drive-restoration-action
https://www.climateimpact.com/news-insights/insights/peatland-restoration-a-climate-solution-with-high-biodiversity-impact/
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/human-health-benefits-conserving-and-restoring-peatlands
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/only-17-of-peatlands-vital-to-curbing-climate-change-are-protected-study-finds/
https://www.nature.scot/doc/peatland-action-technical-compendium
https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/peatland-restoration-methods-a-comparative-analysis.pdf
https://peatlands.org/peatlands/peatland-restoration/
https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-techniques-for-peatland-restoration/
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/what-we-do/biodiversity-and-conservation/peatlands/peatland-restoration
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

This week, we seek to understand what is causing the escalating conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The historical tensions and recent developments have culminated in a humanitarian crisis that demands global attention. As many thousands this year have been displaced, killed or been subject to violence, we explore the complex background of this conflict, sharing insights on the major players and their motivations. As always, we invite you to join us in offering intention and prayer for the affected. Intention holding and prayers start at 16 minutes 20 seconds.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as hopes of negotiations aimed at reaching a lasting peace between the Democatic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda are revived, we suggest holding as our main intention: 
We will that all parties seeking to navigate a way forward in the dispute between Rwanda and the DRC over their competing interests in North Kivu will receive wisdom to conceive a comprehensive agreement that is acceptable to all parties.
Please join us in holding this.
Intention holding and prayers start at 16 minutes 20 seconds.
Chapter Markers:
00:00:00        Introduction
00:16:20        Intentions and Prayers
00:01:04        Overview of the Conflict
00:02:00        Geography of the Conflict
00:07:13        Historical Roots of the Conflict
00:08:49        The Rise of M23
00:10:40        Prospects for Peace
00:18:31        Intention Focus
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/africa-file-special-edition-m23-march-threatens-expanded-conflict-dr-congo-and-regional
https://humanitarianaction.info/document/global-humanitarian-overview-2025/article/democratic-republic-congo-rrp-1
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-rwanda-border-reopens-with-extended-service-hours-4924526
https://www.usip.org/publications/2025/02/drc-rwanda-truce-key-african-and-us-interests-heres-how-get-there
https://amaniafrica-et.org/psc-summit-on-the-situation-in-eastern-drc/
https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/democratic-republic-congo-conflict-kivus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgly1yrd9j3o
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/141061-modern-day-gold-rush-north-kivu-what-law-can-do.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/14/dozens-of-children-raped-by-armed-men-in-eastern-drc-unicef-says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgmj00zjrpo
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/14/dr-congos-m23-fighters-seize-bukavu-airport-before-african-union-summit
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-02-09/African-leaders-call-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-eastern-DR-Congo-1AQoVSGQCli/p.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgyzl1mlkvo
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/fears-mount-as-m23-capture-towns-outside-bukavu-4926586
https://africacenter.org/spotlight/risk-of-regional-conflict-following-fall-of-goma-and-m23-offensive-in-the-drc/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/13/as-the-drc-battles-rwanda-backed-m23-whats-needed-to-stop-the-fighting
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/historic-case-by-dr-congo-against-rwanda-kicks-off-at-african-court-amid-conflict-in-goma/3479863
https://theconversation.com/drc-conflict-talks-have-failed-to-bring-peace-is-it-time-to-try-sanctions-248792
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violence-democratic-republic-congo
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/02/events-drc-show-new-realpolitik-emerging-africa-one-fraught-danger
https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-conflict/a-71437683
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

Valentine’s Day comes around again this week, perhaps being one day in the year that gets many people thinking about love. The Christian priest Saint Valentine was martyred for practising Christianity and continuing to marry Christian couples against the orders of Roman Emperor Claudius II, and it was the poet Chaucer who was instrumental in linking his acts of devotion with romantic love. But when we talk about love, we’re talking about a vital, pervading force in the universe that many know as being divine. This kind of love, and specifically lovingkindness, is vital for intention work and prayer, as we’ll explore in this episode. We also offer a guided lovingkindness (mettā) meditation that you may wish to enjoy with us.
The meditation starts at 16 minutes 55 seconds.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as we appreciate the importance of welcoming and offering lovingkindness in our intention holding and intercession, we suggest holding as our main intention:
I acknowledge the importance of embracing and sharing lovingkindness in the work of intention holding and prayer, and resolve to regularly pursue practices such as meditation to welcome lovingkindness into my life and to will this for others.
Please join us in regularly remembering and putting this personal commitment into practice.
The standard form of the Ho’oponopono prayer is: I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.
Chapter markers:
00:00:00        Introduction
00:02:05        Exploring Loving Kindness
00:05:02        The Importance of Loving Kindness
00:08:09        Activism and Authenticity
00:11:52        Practicing Loving Kindness
00:16:55        Guided Meditation for Loving Kindness
00:25:37        Embracing Loving Kindness in Everyday Life
Books and resources referred to in this episode:
Groundedness episode https://www.heartfulimpact.com/e/embracing-groundedness-for-spiritual-growth/
‘The Heart of Lovingkindness, How to live from the heart’ by Clive Johnson
https://www.clivejohnsonvoiceovers.co.uk/lp/heartoflovingkindness.html
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily lovingkindness meditation with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://www.templeton.org/news/without-love-we-perish
https://conversatio.org/the-hearts-desires/
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1899, cited at https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Mettā.
Coverdale and the First Complete Printed English Bible, https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012408.
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

In this episode we dive deep into the political landscape of Germany as it gears up for a critical snap election. With Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government having recently collapsed, the country faces a crucial decision at the polls on February 23rd,  amid a backdrop of political fragmentation, economic stagnation, and significant shifts in voter dynamics.
In this episode, we explore the current political scene, and seek to understand the key issues shaping voter concerns, and what has led to an unprecedented rise in support for the right wing AdF party. As always, we aim to see where our prayers and intentions are most needed as this critical moment for Europe's largest economy approaches.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as Germany’s federal election approaches, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We will that all voters in the forthcoming federal election in Germany will be moved to cast their vote in the interest of the greatest good for both themselves and their fellow citizens.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter markers:
00:00:00       Introduction
00:02:11        Understanding Germany’s Political Landscape
00:04:55       The Rise of the AfD
00:10:18        Economic Stagnation and Its Impacts
00:12:50        Intentions and Prayers
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/12/germany-set-to-hold-snap-elections-on-23-february-reports-claim
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/europe/germany-government-collapse-olaf-scholz.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-coalition-government-collapse-olaf-scholz-finance-minister-christian-lindner/
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-federal-snap-election-take-place-feb-23-2025/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v3r046pzzo
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/tracking-path-germany-snap-elections-2025
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/27/german-president-dissolves-parliament-confirming-february-election
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/scholz-submits-request-to-hold-confidence-vote-paves-way-for-february-elections/
https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025-parties-launch-their-campaigns/a-71083928
https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-immigration-and-the-economy-top-the-list-of-concerns/a-71265549
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/german-political-landscape/
https://www.westcoastgermanmedia.com/germanys-upcoming-election-a-look-ahead-to-february-2025/
https://vinciworks.com/blog/how-the-2025-german-federal-election-could-reshape-europe/
https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/germany-at-a-crossroads-coalition-breakdown-portends-sweeping-change-in-2025/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/13/germany-afd-far-right-ban-populism/
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2023-06-20/too-green-too-fast-too-dear-afd-gaining-popularity-germany
https://www.voanews.com/a/german-far-right-leader-questions-nato-membership-/7901894.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/09/world/musk-livestream-afd-weidel-germany-intl/index.html
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

This week, we explore the transformative power of being grounded and consider  its foundational role in any spiritual journey, and in intention holding and prayer. We examine what it truly means to be grounded and why it is crucial for connecting with our authentic selves. We'll discuss the significance of grounding as the theme for the Global Healing Response this quarter and its relationship with GHR's running theme for the year, authenticity. We also reflect on the interplay between our physical and spiritual grounding and how these connections empower us to live authentically and hold meaningful intentions. Specifically, we talk about the meaning of "Ground Of Being."
The episode also gets practical, offering a guided meditation  to help you anchor yourself and connect with your core. 
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as Global Healing Response offers groundedness as its quarterly theme, and as we appreciate the importance of being grounded for living authentically and for being able to connect with our Higher Self in intention holding and intercession, we suggest holding as our main intention: 
I acknowledge the importance of grounding in the work of intention holding, prayer and authentic living, and resolve to regularly pursue practices such as meditation that will strengthen my connection with my ground, the Ground of Being.
Please join us in regularly remembering and putting this personal commitment into practice.
The guided meditation for grounding starts at 26 minutes.
Websites, books and resources mentioned in this episode:
Global Healing Response 2025 theme: Authenticity. This quarter: Groundedness  https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2025-q1-authenticity-groundedness/
Hear our episode introducing GHR’s theme for this year: Authenticity. https://www.heartfulimpact.com/e/embracing-authenticity-a-new-years-journey-to-true-change/
‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ by Viktor E. Frankl. Amazon.com link: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/ref=sr_1_1
Chapter markers:
00:00:00        Welcome and Introduction
00:26:20        Guided Meditation for Grounding
00:01:16        The Importance of Groundedness
00:05:14        Personal Reflections on Grounding
00:06:23        Grounding in Prayer and Intention
00:11:59        Philosophical Perspectives on Ground of Being
00:16:24        Connection with Gaia
00:19:45        Groundedness in Spiritual Practice
00:21:07        What Groundedness Is Not
00:22:52        Practices for Becoming Grounded
00:26:00        Guided Meditation
00:33:23        Personal Focus
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://lonerwolf.com/how-to-ground-yourself/
https://thedruidsgarden.com/2016/07/22/spiritual-practices-to-finding-equilibrium-in-the-chaos-grounding-and-flow-through-the-druid-elements/
https://milesolsen.com/blog/2020/5/4/what-does-it-mean-to-be-grounded-how-to-be-more-grounded
https://www.gemmamurphyyoga.co.uk/what-does-it-mean-to-be-grounded/
https://www.rebeccacohen.yoga/blog/what-does-grounded-mean-spiritually
https://www.holisticprairiemama.com/post/earthing-grounding-and-why-we-need-to-connect-with-god-s-earth-s-energy
https://getgroundedshop.com/en-gb/blogs/inspirational/when-prayer-becomes-a-mere-routine-its-time-to-start-grounding-yourself
https://dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org/2023/03/22/eckhart-thich-nhat-hanh-hildegard-on-god-as-ground-of-being/
https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/84287/god-as-the-ground-of-being
https://religiousnaturalism.org/god-as-ground-of-being-paul-tillich/ (this offers a brief, but very accessible take on Paul Tillich’s philosophy of God as being The “Ground of Being.”)
https://www.holistic-wellbeing.co.uk/the-importance-of-staying-grounded/
https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/grounded-prayer/
https://baptiststandard.com/opinion/other-opinions/right-or-wrong-god-as-ground-of-being/
https://www.forestpath.co/articles-teachings-meditations/the-ground-of-being
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

On January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Holocaust Memorial Day, the victims of genocides past and present are remembered through ceremonies, vigils, film, spoken testimony, and community gatherings to honour victims and survivors. We are encouraged to stop to remember the realities of the Holocaust and other genocides, including the continuing risk of man’s inhumanity to man escalating to committing similar atrocities in the future.
This year, this important day will especially mark and remember the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau 80 years ago, as well as the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia in the early1990’s. It comes at a time when antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance, hostility and suspicion towards different communities are on the rise in many countries, including in our own.
In this episode, as we recall and honor the past, we reflect on the ever more urgent need to be alert to the lessons taught by these atrocities, and join together to focus our intentions and prayers on specific topics they stir in our hearts.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as Holocaust Remembrance is honoured and the anniversaries of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and of the genocide in Bosnia are remembered, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We honour the victims and survivors of all past and present genocides, and ask that those who have passed will be at peace, and those who remain will receive courage, comfort and always be protected in healing light.
Please join us in holding this.
Our guided time of prayer and intention sending, to join with us in sending energy starts at 11 minutes 14 seconds.
Legacy Labyrinth Project online workshop 1 February, Joy is a form of Resistance: https://legacylabyrinthproject.kindful.com/register/joy-is-a-form-of-resistance-2025 
Websites and resources relating to this episode:
Holocaust Memorial Day https://hmd.org.uk/what-is-holocaust-memorial-day/this-years-theme/
Holocaust Remembrance Day https://www.ungeneva.org/en/meetings-events/events/observances-special-events/2025/01/holocaust-remembrance-day-27-january-2025
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (23 January 2025) https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/international-day-commemoration-memory-victims-holocaust-1
Holocaust Museums and Memorials https://www.un.org/en/holocaustrememberance/additionalresources/museums
European Network Remembrance and Solidarity resources relating to the Shoah (films, interviews, educational resources) https://enrs.eu/news/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-2025
Genocide Watch https://www.genocidewatch.com/
Genocide Watch country reports (includes countries and situations where genocide has not yet been legally classified but atrocities are occurring or considered likely) https://www.genocidewatch.com/copy-of-country-reports-by-region
Our episode marking Holocaust Memorial Day last year, relating Ellen's family's personal story: https://www.heartfulimpact.com/e/holocaust-memorial-day-and-genocide-today/
Chapter markers:
00:00:00            Introduction
00:01:02            Holocaust Remembrance Day
00:04:05            Purpose of Holocaust Memorial Day
00:06:29            Current Genocides around the World
00:08:36            Lasting Effects of Historical Atrocities
00:11:14              Intentions and Prayers
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://www.ungeneva.org/en/meetings-events/events/observances-special-events/2025/01/holocaust-remembrance-day-27-january-2025
https://srebrenica.org.uk/what-happened/history/happened-srebrenica
https://srebrenica.org.uk/what-happened/history/bosnian-war-a-brief-overview
https://hmd.org.uk/what-is-holocaust-memorial-day/this-years-theme/
https://genocideeducation.org/resources/modern-era-genocides/
https://www.hrw.org/breaking-news/2025/01/08/us-state-department-determines-genocide-sudan
https://www.ushmm.org/remember/international-holocaust-remembrance-day
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-accused-genocide-gaza-amnesty-international/
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

In this episode, we delve into their immediate and long-term impacts of the devastating wildfires affecting Los Angeles County on communities, the environment, and humanity. We cut quickly to see how we might empathise with unite in compassion and support for all impacted by the fires, as we offer our collective energy towards recovery and resilience. We seek to get close to the human stories of this tragedy, connecting with them, and having a clear and specific direction on where we may focus our intentions and prayers.
This week, we invite you to join us in prayer and intention sending in an extended time of guided grounding, focus and energy sending. We start by trying to paint a picture and feel into what is happening on the ground, as a way into offering our empathy and compassion. If you wish, you can go straight to this guided time of prayer and intention sending, and join with us in sending energy at: 00:17:28 (17 minutes 28 seconds).
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as many come to terms with both the immediate and the long-term impacts of the Los Angeles area fires, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We will that all who have been made homeless or lost their livelihoods as a result of the fires that have spread across the Los Angeles area this past week will receive wisdom to know where to receive support, shelter and protection in the short term, and to know which steps to take to move forward from their tragedy longer-term.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter markers:
00:00:00            Introduction
00:01:36            Understanding the Wildfires in Los Angeles
00:05:25            Challenges Facing Firefighters
00:08:50            Immediate Consequences of the Fires
00:10:51            Long-Term Consequences of the Fires
00:17:28            Intentions and Prayers
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://earth.org/la-fires-could-be-costliest-blaze-in-us-history-with-over-200bn-in-losses/ https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-the-2025-los-angeles-wildfires-and-the-role-of-climate-change/
https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2025/01/us-wildfire-response-continues-in-los-angeles-county-ca-as-of-late-jan-13-update-12
https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/north-american-wildfires/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/la-blaze-damage-likely-be-largest-wildfire-insured-loss-us-history-2025-01-13/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/strong-winds-forecast-los-angeles-threaten-areas-fight-117648224
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/14/los-angeles-fires-california-palisades-eaton-updates/
https://www.reccessary.com/en/news/world/la-wildfires-weather-whiplash
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/01/health-impact-of-california-wildfires-to-be-felt-for-years-to-come/
https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-the-2025-los-angeles-wildfires-and-the-role-of-climate-change/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/13/why-fire-hydrants-and-water-supply-failed-during-los-angeles-wildfires
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-13/particularly-dangerous-situation-red-flag-fire-weather-warning-issued-for-l-a-ventura-counties
https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2025/01/the-los-angeles-fires-and-the-need-for-long-term-strategy.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/13/us/when-wildfires-los-angeles-end/index.html
https://apnews.com/live/los-angeles-wildfires-updates-1-13-25
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   

Welcome to a new year for Impact! and for Global Healing Response, which this year puts the spotlight on the vital importance of authenticity. We preview what's ahead as we come to grips with how crucial a grounding in being authentic is, both for ourselves, and for our politics, institutions and societies. We come to grips with how far reaching the scope and impact of authenticity is, and look at areas where we may face challenge in aligning our actions with core values, as we explore how we might cultivate living our truths and the transformative impact in our world that we might each individually inspire.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, in this year of global healing through deepening and returning to societies and politics guided by authentic speaking, doing and being, we suggest remembering the part we can each play in this, and holding as our main intention:
I resolve to connect with, and live by, my own beliefs and values.
Please join us in holding this.
Referred to in this episode:
Global Healing Response web site, 2025 Focus: Authenticity https://globalhealingresponse.com/
‘The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World’ by Lynne McTaggart
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Eight-Harnessing-Miraculous-Energies/dp/1501115553/ref=sr_1_1
Chapter markers:
00:00:00        Introduction
00:03:07        Embracing Authenticity
00:04:57        The Power of Vulnerability
00:08:45        Understanding Authenticity
00:15:00        Authenticity in Leadership
00:18:53        Authenticity in Society
00:22:25        The Importance of Truth
00:23:27        Aligning Actions with Intentions
00:25:09        Activism and Authenticity
00:26:38        Uncovering Inner Truths
00:29:02        Focus for Global Healing
00:32:14        Our Main Intention for the Week
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://vixanderton.com/blog/what-does-authenticity-really-mean
https://www.thespacesbetweencounselling.com/authenticity-debate-inspiring-rude/
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/authenticity
https://www.worldofmiri.com/inspirational-messages/how-to-connect-with-your-inner-truth
https://executive.berkeley.edu/thought-leadership/blog/importance-authenticity
https://andyfrisella.com/blogs/articles/how-to-be-authentic-why-its-important
https://easysociology.com/general-sociology/understanding-authenticity-in-sociology/
https://executive.berkeley.edu/thought-leadership/blog/importance-authenticity
https://www.h10marketing.co.uk/the-power-of-being-authentic-in-the-world-of-social-media
https://www.forbes.com/consent/ketch/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/05/04/why-authenticity-is-now-the-most-important-asset-a-company-can-possess/
https://psychcentral.com/lib/ways-of-living-an-authentic-life
https://www.louisehay.com/3-creative-ways-to-hear-your-inner-truth/
https://tinybuddha.com/blog/the-path-to-living-authentically/
https://positivepsychology.com/authentic-living/
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.   
 

In this special edition to end 2024, we reflect on the many answers to our intentions and prayers this year. We give thanks for major progress made in conflicts and crises, step changes in some formerly challenging situations, and large scale global advancements in attending to the care of our planet and the health of the world's poor. Join with us as we recognise and appreciate the great strides have been taken in a world that too often seems driven by conflict and catastrophe.
Suggested focus for this week
As we end our review of this year, let’s concentrate our energy this week on giving thanks, as we suggest as our main focus:
We give thanks for the many answered intentions and prayers that we know of this year, as well as the many that we don’t.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter markers:
00:00:00       Introduction
00:02:57       Reflecting on Global Conflicts
00:07:06       Vaccination Efforts Worldwide
00:09:12       Myanmar’s Humanitarian Crisis
00:10:49       Microplastic Pollution
00:13:30       Climate Challenges
00:15:40       Sri Lanka’s Political Transformation
00:17:43       Global Electoral Trends
00:18:36       Hurricane Responses in the US
00:19:52       Political Shifts in Syria and South Korea
00:22:23       Focus on Environmental Commitments
00:27:28       Gratitude for Progress
00:28:00       Suggested Focus for this end of year
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/progress-of-major-emitters-towards-climate-targets-2024-update
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/why-2024-will-be-a-big-year-for-positive-economic-statecraft/
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/30/seeking-to-distract-from-the-war-in-ukraine-and-rising-prices-at-home-the-kremlin-is-amplifying-anti-migrant-rhetoric
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-16-2024
https://ecfr.eu/article/israels-unwinnable-wars-the-path-to-de-escalation-in-the-middle-east/
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/09/war-sudan-intensifying-coordinated-pressure-needed-prevent-countrys-fragmentation
https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15728.doc.htm
https://acleddata.com/2024/05/31/somalia-situation-update-may-2024-renewed-counter-insurgency-operations-expected-as-al-shabaab-regroups/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/taliban-deliberately-deprived-1-4-million-girls-of-schooling-un
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/17/talibans-attack-girls-education-harming-afghanistans-future
https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/progress-in-reducing-emissions-2024-report-to-parliament/
https://www.9trees.org/9trees-blog/earth-day-2024-reflections-on-global-environmental-progress
https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/progress-of-major-emitters-towards-climate-targets-2024-update
https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/eu/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-improvement-plan-annual-progress-report-2023-to-2024/environmental-improvement-plan-annual-progress-report-2023-to-2024
https://warontherocks.com/2024/12/seizing-the-moment-armenia-and-azerbaijan-at-a-crossroads/
https://www.politico.eu/article/armenia-azerbaijan-tout-possible-south-caucasus-peace-deal/
https://www.caspianpolicy.org/research/azerbaijan/with-armenia-azerbaijan-peace-process-ongoing-us-encourages-finalized-agreement
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2024/11/myanmar-private-meeting-6.php
https://theowp.org/peace-talks-begin-in-myanmar-following-rebel-victory/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/global-plastics-treaty
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-regrets-inconclusive-global-plastics-treaty-2024-12-02_en
https://www.greenclimate.fund/news/gcf-board-s-usd-1-billion-climate-projects-signals-increased-climate-finance-ahead-cop29
https://www.greenclimate.fund/gcf-2
https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cp2024_L10_adv.pdf
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/11/30/world-bank-boost-for-kiribati-s-economic-and-climate-resilience
https://lankalaw.net/2024/11/01/the-economic-transformation-act-no-45-of-2024/
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2024/11/27/tr112724-transcript-of-press-briefing-sri-lanka
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/10/09/sri-lanka-s-economy-stabilized-continued-reforms-critical-to-boost-exports-and-attract-investment
https://www.allhandsandhearts.org/storm-tracker/hurricane-helene-2024/
https://advocate.jbu.edu/hurricane-season-2024-helene-and-milton-hurricanes-wreak-havoc-on-the-southeastern-coast-of-the-united-states
Join us in person for intention holding:  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.  
Our websites:   
www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.  
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.  
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.  
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.  
Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.  
Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.  
Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).  
Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.  
Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.