Impact!

Welcome to the latest episode of Impact!, in which we take a deep dive into the profound significance, challenges and opportunities facing Africa as we mark Africa Day, celebrated this year on May 25. Join us as we explore the transformative role Africa is playing in global geopolitics, its unique opportunities, such as being resource-rich and home to a young, tech-savvy and opportunistic population, and its progress and vital role in sustaining and rebooting the global economy.
We examine the successes of pan-Africanism, and especially the African Union's role in fostering unity and collaborative efforts to navigate shared hurdles like poverty, conflict, and governance issues. 
Suggested intention focus
In keeping with the core objectives celebrated on Africa Day, the African Union believes that “we can contribute to [a] vision of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa that plays an influential role in the global arena.”
Let us join them in holding that, in taking as our key focus for intention this week:
We will that the governments of all African nations will continue to recognise the value of deep cooperation and commitment to their participation in the work and objectives of the African Union.
Chapter markers:
00:00:08 Introduction to Impact00:01:00 Understanding Africa Day00:01:43 Significance of Africa Day00:04:13 Africa’s Strategic Repositioning00:04:21 U.S. and Africa Relations00:04:49 China’s Influence in Africa00:05:26 Africa’s Proactive Global Role00:08:19 Strengthening the African Union00:08:24 Expansion of BRICS Nations00:09:10 Challenges Faced by Africa00:11:26 Impact of Climate Change on Africa00:12:07 Addressing Economic Challenges00:13:19 Overcoming Historical Legacies00:13:55 Africa’s Global Contributions00:14:50 Africa’s Role in the Global Economy00:17:20 Focusing Prayers and Intentions
Sources referenced in this episode:https://globaldimension.org.uk/calendar/africa-day/2024-05-25 -Africa Day websitehttps://dragonflyintelligence.com/news/africa-instability-risks-across-the-continent/ https://ecdpm.org/work/carving-out-africas-role-emerging-global-order https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/challenges-facing-africa-climate-change-conflict-and-after-effects-covid-19 https://unctad.org/publication/economic-development-africa-report-2023 https://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/nebraska-ambassadors-forum-/2021--%E2%80%93--africa%27s-role-in-the-contemporary-world https://www.afro.who.int/news/consultation-meeting-provides-objectives-priorities-and-strategic-orientation-who-action https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2022/10/18/what-role-does-africa-have-in-a-global-economy https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/the-african-union-is-at-a-crossroads-its-time-to-seize-its-moment/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/reimagining-africas-role-in-revitalizing-the-global-economy/ https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/china-africa https://www.chathamhouse.org/2023/01/china-africa-relations https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/african-union-peace-support-operations-play-an-important-role-in-delivering-peace-and-security-uk-statement-at-the-un-security-council https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/african-union-overview-its-role-structure-objectives-chris-atkins/ https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-african-affairs/ https://www.tralac.org/discussions/article/11690-why-is-25th-may-important-for-african-nations.html https://www.un.org/ohrlls/news/young-people%E2%80%99s-potential-key-africa%E2%80%99s-sustainable-development https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/africas-green-business-opportunities-are-abundant-unep-study-shows https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/speech/africa-has-risen-leadership-role-now-it-can-lead-action
Join us in person for intenton 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 edition of Impact!, Ellen and Clive delve into the complex and often overlooked issue of Lebanon's refugee crisis. 
They discuss potential focal points for healing through our intentions and prayers, including compassionate treatment of refugees, a swift international response, smart diplomacy, and peaceful resolutions to conflicts involving Hezbollah and Israel. The hosts also explore the implications of a recent pledge by the European Union to deliver €1 billion in financial aid to help counteract the crisis.
Suggested intention
The European Union aid package may appear generous, but it’s doubtless limited in what it can enable. Given the importance for appropriate use of this money, we suggest holding as our main focused intention this week:
We will that the Lebanese government and its administrators will be guided in where to distribute and how to coordinate the funding and assistance offered by the European Union in the most equitable way to bring maximum benefit both for its own citizens and the refugees within its borders.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter Markers:
00:00:03 Introduction00:01:03 Crisis in Lebanon00:07:19 Recent Developments00:14:40 EU Aid Deal00:19:09 Ethical Dilemmas
Sources referenced in this episode:  
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/02/eu-unveils-1-billion-aid-package-for-lebanon-in-bid-to-curb-refugee-flows
https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-cyprus-eu-migration-europe-8639a76924445f2d2494684bc8e3b649
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/05/lebanon-armed-forces-summarily-deporting-syrians
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/where/middle-east-and-northern-africa/lebanon_en
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-syrian-refugee-crisis-in-lebanon-between-political-incitement-and-international-law/
https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/lebanon
Join us in person for intenton 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 the second part of her conversation with Clive, Earth healer and retreat founder Sabine Engelhardt describes how going off grid involves getting away from romantic ideas about nature. While there's great value just being with nature, we need to get our hands dirty for our intuition to be fully reawakened. Sabine shares her fear that humanity is ill-prepared humanity for changes that are approaching, and calls for a return to simpler ways of living and honing our practical skills to face up to this.
While we can’t predict timeframes for this change, we reflect on some wake-up calls that suggest that it may come much sooner than many may anticipate, and bring about a need for a radical resetting of the collective consciousness and grounding ourselves.
Yet, in the spirit of free will intention, we may have considerable leeway in determining the nature of this new existence. We can energetically hold and channel the qualities we wish to see in the societies that emerge. And so it is that the work of the three crones from pre-history that first drew Sabine to Croatia remains as important today as it’s ever been.
Websites, people and organizations mentioned in this episode:    
Gea Viva, Sabine’s website, giving information about her work and the Gea Viva retreat https://www.geaviva.net/ 
Retreats and courses at Gea Viva https://www.geaviva.net/retreats-courses 
Sign up to Sabine’s newsletter on the home page of the Gea Viva website (sign-up form is near the bottom of the page): https://www.geaviva.net/ 
Watch a HRT (Croatian television) documentary about Gea Viva and Sabine’s work on Brač: https://youtu.be/jyT17ZHJgqI (with English subtitles). 
Find out about Dr. Masaru Emoto’s experiments with intention and its affect on water crystals at https://masaru-emoto.net/en/science-of-messages-from-water/ 
The book mentioned that describes the pre-classical practice of incubation is “Reality” by Peter Kingsley. 
Join us in person for intenton 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
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.  
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 insightful episode, we explore the recent wave of campus protests across the United States, ignited by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. We delve into student responses to the crisis, specifically looking at campuses of prestigious universities like Columbia University and Yale. We offer a neutral examination of both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sentiment rise on US campuses, discussing anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and Jewish students' perspectives in the context of these movements.
We move beyond protest dynamics to scrutinize the underlying demands and motivations, be it calls for institutional divestment or opposition to government policies, and their relationship with the BDS movement. We also shed light on events such as the violence at UCLA, arresting of protest participants, and the resulting impact on education. This episode aims to navigate through the multiple layers of this critical global issue, in our aim to suggest concentrated prayer and intent.
This in-depth episode also investigates the intricate balance strived for by university administrations and law enforcement amidst the ongoing protests. Concerns over free speech suppression and rights to peaceful assembly have intensified, along with the unsettling rise in anti-Semitism. The role of law enforcement and the restrictions imposed by university authorities, and their influence on the protest momentum, form an integral part of our discussion.
We further delve into the political implications of these protests, examining President Joe Biden's carefully curated response and the increasing pressure for a firmer stance from Republican opponents. As the potential impact on Biden's reelection bid becomes increasingly complex and divisive, the political aspect of these protests intensifies.
The response of universities, ranging from negotiation with activists to seeking police enforcement, is also examined. With the escalating trend in anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic hate speech, we confront challenges related to the limits of free speech while pointing out the pressing need for peaceful dialogue. We also discuss the critical role and responsibility universities have in striking a balance between protest allowance and ensuring student safety and uninterrupted education.
Suggested intention
Deciding what is acceptable, and in accordance with the principle of free speech and the right to protest, and what crosses the line into threatening the safety of others, incites hatred, and puts unreasonable pressure on authorities to maintain order is a difficult judgement for any free society. Given this difficulty, we suggest holding as our intention this week:
We will that University presidents, trustees, and others in positions of influence will be guided in their responses to the protests on their campuses.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter markers:
00:00:10 Introduction
00:00:17 Host Introduction and Welcome
00:01:19 Focusing on the Protests
00:04:23 Recent Protests at U.S. Campuses
00:07:02 Response to Peaceful Demonstrations
00:10:13 Understanding the Polarization
00:11:05 Addressing Anti-Semitism
00:14:13 Responses from Institutions and Politicians
00:18:15 Why the Situation is Polarized
00:20:49 Balancing Freedom and Responsibility
00:21:23 Holding Intention for Decision-Makers
Sources referenced for this episode:  
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-faces-pressure-republicans-speak-college-protests/story?id=109833745
https://abcnews.go.com/US/student-protesters-denounce-antisemitism-amid-criticism-pro-palestinian/story?id=109643275
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/jewish-students-grapple-respond-pro-palestinian-campus-protests-109908307
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-war-campus-protests-966eb531279f8e4381883fc5d79d5466
 
https://deadline.com/2024/05/saturday-night-live-cold-open-college-protests-1235904688/
 
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/03/world/pro-palestinian-university-protests-worldwide-intl-hnk/index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/business/live-news/university-protests-pro-palestinian-israel-05-03-24/index.html
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/student-protests-in-the-us-campus-and-camp-9310134/
https://theconversation.com/media-coverage-of-campus-protests-tends-to-focus-on-the-spectacle-rather-than-the-substance-229172
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/25/past-student-protests-in-the-us-working-hed
 
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/2/us-university-protests-live-police-ucla-pro-palestine-encampment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68894386
 
 
 
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68908885
 
 
 
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68919182
 
 
 
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68954382
 
 
 
 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-30/brown-students-to-dismantle-tents-unc-arrests-protest-tracker
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-campus-protests-ucla-incident-1.7191441
 
 
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/us-campuses-that-are-witnessing-pro-palestine-protests-2534547-2024-05-02
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2000-people-arrested-nationwide-palestinian-campus-protests-rcna150446
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/03/us/college-campus-protests
 
 
 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-current-police-response-to-anti-war-campus-protestors-compares-to-those-in-the-last-century
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/03/college-campus-protests-israel-gaza-student-journalists-00155672
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/free-speech/65927/us-campus-protests-free-speech-gaza
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-palestinian-encampments-us-universities-2024-05-02/
 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/repression-draws-attention-to-campus-protests-like-those-over-the-conflict/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/30/us-campus-peace-protests-overreaction-gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/03/college-gaza-protests-antisemitism
 
https://www.thejc.com/news/usa/rutgers-student-protesters-gaza-encampment-no-one-cares-jewish-students-vdrbsr1b
https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-2100-people-arrested-at-anti-israel-campus-protests-across-the-us/
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/05/05/nearly-35000-palestinians-dead-famine-sanitation/3921714930768/
https://www.vox.com/2024/4/24/24138333/columbia-student-protests-gaza-nyu-divest-faculty
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/28/jewish-students-campus-protests-israel-gaza/
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. 

In the first of an absorbing two-part conversation, Clive chats to Sabine Engelhardt, whose remarkable calling prompted her to leave her career in architecture to discover a sacred cave on the Croatian island of Brač, and to found a unique retreat center that honours our connection with the Earth and our innate but often forgotten ability to sense and work with Her energies. An inspiring leader of what it means to truly tune into the energies that unite us and which we impact, as we hear in this episode, Sabine’s off-grid life has been strongly empowered through her connection with the Divine Feminine.  
Websites, people and organizations mentioned in this episode:    
Gea Viva, Sabine’s website, giving information about her work and the Gea Viva retreat https://www.geaviva.net/ 
Retreats and courses at Gea Viva https://www.geaviva.net/retreats-courses 
Sign up to Sabine’s newsletter on the home page of the Gea Viva website (sign-up form is near the bottom of the page): https://www.geaviva.net/ 
Watch a HRT (Croatian television) documentary about Gea Viva and Sabine’s work on Brač: https://youtu.be/jyT17ZHJgqI (with English subtitles). 
Find out about Dr. Masaru Emoto’s experiments with intention and its affect on water crystals at https://masaru-emoto.net/en/science-of-messages-from-water/ 
Join us in person for intenton 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
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.   
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.   
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. www.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 episode, as we approach the end of World Immunisation Week, we take a special look at how the world is performing in terms of vaccinating its people. This month also marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), which was created by the World Health Assembly with the aim of vaccinating all children against diphtheria, measles, pertussis, polio, tetanus, tuberculosis, and smallpox, the only human disease ever eradicated. There’s much to celebrate, although warnings and challenges too that need our prayers and focus for sending intention.  
Suggested intention 
While there has been significant progress in the 50 years since the UN’s drive toward immunizing all against preventable diseases, with the continued need for all countries of the world to co-operate in funding and supporting vaccination rollout, we suggest holding as our focused intention this week: 
We will that all governments will be moved to recognise the priority for enabling and promoting vaccination against preventable diseases for all people who are governed by them. 
Please join us in holding this. 
Episode Chapter Markers:
00:11 Introduction
08:11 Global impact of vaccination
09:42 Covid-19 vaccination
10:45 Challenges for global vaccination
15:39 World Immunisation Week
Sources referenced for this episode:    
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week/2024 World Immunization Week website 
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work/programs/global-development/immunization 
https://www.gavi.org/investing-gavi/funding/donor-profiles/bill-melinda-gates-foundation 
https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/09/gates-foundation-pledges-40-million-to-help-develop-covid-vaccines-in-africa/ 
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01301-0 
https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/13/we-have-enough-covid-vaccines-for-most-of-world-but-rich-countries-stockpiling-more-than-they-need/ 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712379/ 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8677503/ 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html 
https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/world-immunisation-week-lets-get-talking-about-vaccines.html 
https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/immunization/world-immunization-week/index.html 
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week 
https://immunizationdata.who.int/ 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8482029/ 
https://www.who.int/news/item/24-04-2024-global-immunization-efforts-have-saved-at-least-154-million-lives-over-the-past-50-years 
https://scorecard.immunizationagenda2030.org/ 
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  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 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 and lovingkindness meditations.   
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. www.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 Ellen talks to Zen teacher Brother Dave Kenneally, aka the Marine Monk, whose practice and study as an ordinand in the tradition of the late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing spans more than twenty years. Brother Dave and Ellen talk about how to respond to hearing bad news in a mindful way, the exhaustion of near constant exposure to news that many of us experience in the modern world, and the importance of directing energy  inward as well as outwardly looking for solutions to problems. 
How can we stay in touch with our deepest intentions? How can we truly care for ourselves as well as for others? How can we become more aware of a false sense of urgency? How can we be kept beware of being incoherent when we merely react to hearing a story in the news? How can we reverse the tendency to be more outward than inward focused in our attention, and in turn, show up more powerfully in the world? Brother Dave offers reflections on these and many more questions in this inspiring conversation.  
Thich Nhat Hanh said, “peace in oneself, peace in the world." Brother Dave explains how we can each make this our practice, offering many words of wisdom in ways that relate to being in the world. He also reflects on his own experiences of how easy or otherwise practising mindfulness while living in a monastry is compared to living in the world and the constant external stimuli it presents. Brother Dave’s answer may surprise you!    
Websites, people and organizations mentioned in this episode:    
Read about Brother Dave’s amazing story,  find out about his work, his weekly Zen teaching on Zoom (Sundays 5-6pm PST, free), and sign-up for his newsletter on his website, https://www.davekenneally.com/  
Join a brand new Mindfulness Facilitator's Sangha hosted by Brother Dave, starting  Saturday, April 27th from 4:30 - 6pm PST / 7:30 - 9pm EST, via Zoom and FREE to join. Find out all about this, including the Zoom link at the bottom of the Resource Page:
https://www.davekenneally.com/factx-resource-page
 
Information and links to Brother Dave’s free 3-month training course in facilitating sangha are also available through his website, https://www.davekenneally.com/factx-resource-page   
Brother Dave’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DaveKenneally 
FOLLOW Brother Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.kenneally.5
Brother Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brotherdavekenneally/
Brother Dave has generously offered us access to his teaching video, Mindfulness of the News, normally only available for folks registered with his Mindfulness for Resilience course: https://youtu.be/8hCc9Jr9Xd0?si=hkVlQBozjDWYOt1g (see https://www.davekenneally.com/healyourheart for more about the course).
Mindfulness Makes us Part of the Solution, watch Brother Dave share his reflection at https://youtu.be/JTxLC_AwkNU 
Plum Village The Five Mindfulness Trainings https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings  
Join us in person for intenton 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  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.   
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.   
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. www.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.   
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Join hosts Ellen Benz and Clive Johnson  as they delve into the roots of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, exploring the history, on-going tensions, and geopolitical intricacies of the long-standing conflict between the two former Soviet states. 
The countries’ principal dispute concerns the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous and heavily forested area in the Karabakh region of the southern Caucasus mountain range. Ellen and Clive look at the background, go behind the reasons for the conflict, and assess where our prayers and intentions are needed now as a very fragile peace appears to be holding between the two countries.
As is customary, Ellen and Clive close the episode by assessing where our prayers and intentions are needed now. 
Suggested intention 
While there have been some positive developments towards a potential peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the situation remains volatile, with unresolved territorial disputes and border tensions threatening to derail progress. The potential for further conflict remains strong if underlying issues are not adequately addressed. Given this tense situation, we suggest holding as our focused intention this week: 
We will that those in positions of influence and power within the Armenian and Azerbaijan governments will be moved in with compassion to work toward and maintain peace between their nations. 
Please join us in holding this. 
The Remembrance Day of the Armenian Genocide this year is on 24 April 2024. http://www.genocide-museum.am/eng/remembrance_day.php  
Chapter markers: 
00:04 Introduction
01:38 Historical Background
02:18, Azerbaijan And Armenia
08:00 Nagorno–Karabakh Conflict
10:08. Recent Developments
11:38 Regional Dynamics
14:44 Human Impact
16:09, Focusing Our Intentions
18:16, Wrap Up
Sources referenced for this episode:    
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/9/19/nagorno-karabakh-live-azerbaijan-launches-new-anti-terror-operation 
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/are-azerbaijan-and-armenia-heading-peace 
https://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/nagorno-karabakh 
https://www.freiheit.org/germany/armenia-azerbaijan-border-tensions-and-relationship-dynamics-what-russias-agenda 
https://www.freiheit.org/germany/armenia-azerbaijan-border-tensions-and-relationship-dynamics-what-russias-agenda 
https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/90655 
https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/karabakh 
https://www.c-r.org/programme/caucasus/nagorny-karabakh-conflict-focus 
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/nagorno-karabakh-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict/ 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/10/human-rights-groups-detail-war-crimes-in-nagorno-karabakh 
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/nagorno-karabakh-conflict 
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/azerbaijan    
https://www.britannica.com/place/Nagorno-Karabakh 
https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict 
https://www.csis.org/analysis/renewed-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-reading-between-front-lines 
https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/europe-and-central-asia/eastern-europe-and-central-asia/armenia/report-armenia/ 
https://press.un.org/en/2023/sc15418.doc.htm 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/24/explainer-what-is-nagorno-karabakh-why-are-tensions-rising 
https://www.politico.eu/article/nagorno-karabakh-conflict-azerbaijan-armenia-south-caucasus-russia/ 
https://www.nytimes.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-clashes.html 
https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/91455 
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/armenia/ 
https://www.migrationdataportal.org/ukraine/crisis-movements 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/27/more-than-a-third-of-nagorno-karabakhs-ethnic-armenians-flee-says-yerevan 
https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-how-many-people-have-died-in-the-russia-ukraine-war-and-what-could-happen-next 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-tensions-between-armenia-azerbaijan-explained-2023-09-20/ 
https://reliefweb.int/report/armenia/armenia-emergency-six-month-impact-report-september-2023-march-2024 
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  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.   
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.   
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. www.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 are thrilled to welcome the gifted teacher, pilgrimage leader, psychotherapist, spiritual counsellor, and musician Judith Tripp, who talks to Ellen about her deep work with women to embrace the Divine Feminine, and in leading ministries focused on healing our Mother Earth. Judith talks about a calling that she has shared with other wise souls to imbue the Earth with physical vessels for healing, following a Tibetan Buddhist practice that calls for Earth healing. Judith describes a vision that has led her to an enacting of this practice in Washington DC this Earth Day, 22 April 2024. 
Websites, books and other sources mentioned in this episode:
Alliance for the Earth  
https://earthtreasurevase.org/about-us/alliance-for-the-earth/  
For Chartres pilgrimages, monthly handheld labyrinth walks, and Women’s Dream Quest at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. 
Veriditas.org 
For information about Judith’s pilgrimages and other ministries, visit her website:  
Circleway.com   
Summoned by the Earth, Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing our World by Cynthia Jurs 
The book by Judith mentioned in the episode is Circleway, the Story of the Women’s Dream Quest by Judith Tripp  
CDs and streaming music: 
Homage, To Bless the Walk, and Return Again, the songs of the Women’s Dream Quest 
Earth Day is on 22 April 2024. 
Join us in person for intenton 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  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.   
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.   
Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.   
 
 

Join hosts Ellen and Clive as they navigate the convoluted history and current tensions between Iran and Israel in this special episode. We dive into the geopolitical, ideological, and historical factors that have shaped the Iranian-Israeli relationships, providing a comprehensive primer into the roots of the rivalry, analyzing the key periods that have affected this bond, and explaining the significant influences exercised by other global players, including the U.S.
Special attention is given to the impact of US policies under bother former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden, viewpoints from Israel and Iran, and the critical roles that internal politics, public opinion, and Middle East geopolitics have played in bringing the two countries to their current state of mistrust. 
Suggested intention 
As many commentators say that the relationship between Iran and Israel is at a crossroads, for our suggested focus for intention this week, we suggest that the governments of both countries chose a path that seeks to deescalate the tension between them: 
We will that those in positions of influence and power within the Israeli and Iranian governments will be inspired and emboldened to pursue a path of de-escalating tensions between their two nations. 
Please join us in holding this. 
Episode Chapters:
00:00:03Introduction
00:02:03Unraveling the Conflict
00:02:53Deep-rooted Rivalry
00:07:15Ideological and Strategic Factors
00:09:05Influence of International Relations
00:10:45Strong U.S. Support for Israel
00:16:02Recent Developments
00:17:41People’s Views vs. Government Stance
00:19:58Path to De-escalation
00:21:49Conclusion and Call to Action
Sources referenced for this episode:    
https://www.vox.com/2014/7/24/5929705/us-israel-friends 
http://cis.mit.edu/news-media/news/2022/why-us-and-iran-hate-each-other 
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/america-and-iran-from-containment-to-coexistence/  
https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-mideast-consulate-drones-attack-f3c5ba6491d9c01a84456a2ef3faeb6c 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-attack-israel-israel-war-gaza-hamas-drone-missile-rcna147784 
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-iran-just-unleashed-a-major-attack-on-israel-whats-next/ 
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-poll-biden-war-gaza-4159b28d313c6c37abdb7f14162bcdd1 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-israel-gaza-poll-cbs-news/ 
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197961297 
https://www.vox.com/policy/24072983/biden-trump-palestinians-israel-gaza-policy-different 
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1244281886/iran-israel-relations-enemies-gaza-war 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/a-timeline-of-recent-events-that-led-to-irans-assault-on-israel 
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/timeline-iran-and-israels-open-warfare-after-decades-of-shadow-war/article68067587.ece 
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/world/middleeast/iran-attacks-israel-history.html 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg1143osd 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg1143osd.7  
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2022/07/11/most-israelis-express-confidence-in-biden-but-his-ratings-are-down-from-trumps/ 
https://abcnews.go.com/International/history-us-support-israel-runs-deep-growing-chorus/story?id=104957109 
https://www.cfr.org/article/irans-regional-armed-network 
https://www.stimson.org/2023/what-drives-israel-iran-hostility-how-might-it-be-resolved/ 
https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-why-has-iran-just-fired-drones-and-missiles-at-israel-and-does-it-make-a-wider-war-more-likely  
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/short-answer-why-is-the-united-states-so-pro-israel 
https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-relations-iran-1953-2023 
https://www.specialeurasia.com/2024/04/14/iran-attack-israel-report/ 
https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-iran-and-israel-sworn-enemies/a-68780605 
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/iran-and-israel-couple-odds 
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25765949.2023.2299076 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/6/iran-and-israel-from-allies-to-archenemies-how-did-they-get-here 
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/history-israel-iran-relations-middle-east-9270079/ 
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  
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.   
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry  
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.   
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. www.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