Podcast Series: Conversation with Dr. Gabriela Ilie and Guests
This Podcast is about cancer and cancer survivorship, and how the Course relates to and can help with practical challenges patients and their families face on the healing journey. It is for patients and their families, who also are students of ACIM, but really for anyone for the body’s fate is sickness at some point or another. My hope this material is helpful to people that struggle and are on the healing journey.
I am super excited to present to you a series of conversations inspired by the wonderful teachings of a document called, A Course in Miracles (ACIM, or otherwise referred to, as The Course). This is a book offers a point of view that inspires a shift in perception with regards to how we look at people, things and the world. For more information on the Foundation for Inner Peace please visit: https://acim.org. Dr. Ken Wapnick and Gloria Wapnick have also produced a huge amount of resources for students which can be found at: https://facim.org.
About me
Dr. Gabriela Ilie is a Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life Expert and Professor at Dalhousie University. Dr. Ilie is the recipient of the 2024 Public Impact Award, sponsored by Research Nova Scotia. She has been a student of A Course In Miracles since 2005. She lives currently in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Contact me
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.When the soul lies down in that grass,the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other”doesn’t make any sense.” Rumi
As my life went on, it became evident to me that the finest act of love I can perform is not an act of service but an act of seeing the other person for who they really are, for who I really am: pure spirit untouched by our seeming life circumstances or appearances. That was a profound realization for me.
When I serve people: I help, support, comfort, educate, give information, alleviate pain. But when I see them in their utter pure perfection and wholeness, when I enter that mind where I don’t know where I end and where they begin, when ideas and language and the words “each other” make no sense: we, becomes mwe, One enters the divine. And in this true seeing we are both healed.
“I am not this hair. I am not this skin. I am the Spirit that lives within.” Rumi
PODCASTS SERIES: Conversation with Dr. Gabriela Ilie and Guests: A Non-dualistic Perspective to Life and Living, Cancer and Cancer Survivorship
Podcast 1: Cindy Lora-Renard best selling author of “The Business of Forgiveness” and “A Course in Well-Being”
Podcast 5: Dr. Robert Rosenthal best selling author of “From never-mind to ever-mind”, “From plagues to Miracles”, “Master’s Journey” and “Master’s Return”
Podcast 9: Jackie Lora-Jones, book author “All Peace no Pieces” – forgiveness lessons of abuse among cancer survivors
Podcast 13: Gary Renard, Author of best selling book “Disappearance of the Universe”, “Love has Forgotten No One”
Podcast 17: Marianne Williamson, Author of best selling book “A return to Love”
Podcast 2: Cindy Lora-Renard best selling author of “The Business of Forgiveness” and “A Course in Well-Being”
Podcast 6: Dr. Gabriela Ilie – A brief overview of A Course in Miracles
Podcast 10: Cindy Lora-Renard, best selling author of :The Business of Forgiveness” and “A Course in Well-Being”
Podcast 14: Dr. Alastair Cunningham, The Healing Journey
Podcast 18: Dr. Lee Jampolsky, Psychologist and Book Author
Podcast 3: Gary Renard author of best selling books: “The Disappearance of the Universe” , “Your Immortal reality”, “Love has Forgotten No One” and “The lives when Jesus and Buddha knew each other”
Podcast 7: Dr. Gabriela Ilie – The Purpose of Relationships.
Podcast 11: Dr. Carol Howe, Teacher, Counsellor, Author: Never forget to laugh
Podcast 15: Dr. Lydia Temoshok, Type C maladaptive behaviour
Podcast 19: Cindy Lora-Renard, Book Author, Heaven is Now
Podcast 4: Cindy Lora-Renard best selling author of “The Business of Forgiveness” and “A Course in Well-Being”
Podcast 8: Dr. Gabriela Ilie with guest Dr. Lee Jampolsky, Psychologist. The power of Presence in Healing – a Holy Encounter with ourselves.
Podcast 12: Patrick Miller, Writer, Journalist, Author of “Understanding A Course in Miracles”
Podcast 16:Dr. Lee Jampolsky, Writer, Psychologist, Author of “Listen to Me”, “The power of Presence in Healing”
Podcast 20:Cindy Lora-Renard Author of “Spiritual Coupling: A guidebook to Holy Relationships”
Podcast 21: Michael Tamura, Author of best selling book “You are the Answer”
Podcast 22: Gary Renard and Cindy Lora Renard, Authors of best selling book “Disappearance of the Universe” and “A Course in Well-Being”
Podcast 23: Gary Renard and Cindy Lora Renard, Authors of best selling book “Disappearance of the Universe” and “A Course in Well-Being”
Podcast 24: Gary Renard and Cindy Lora Renard, Authors of best selling book “Disappearance of the Universe” and “A Course in Well-Being”
The works of Plato, Rumi, Shakespeare, Kahlil Gibran, Antony deMelo, Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud have been a beloved companion throughout my life. The thread among these great spirits’ work, however, did not become evident to me until I was in my late 30s. When one day, an old friend who has passed a few years ago, Alison Stewart came for a visit and placed a first version of <em>A Course In Miracles</em> on my table, before she asked: “Well, what do you think?” Perplexed I looked at her, picked up the book and opened it on the first page of its introduction where I read, silently at first, and then out loud, almost to make sure the words I had just read were indeed printed on this page:
“This is A Course in Miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love’s presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite. This Course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way: Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.” (https://acim.org)
I immediately looked at Alison and said, “Wau, hundreds of years of philosophy and truth seeking all summed up in one small paragraph. Can I have borrow this book from you for a while?” “No need” said Alison, almost with relief. “It’s yours! I went to the book store to buy you a gift and this book kept falling off from the shelf on the floor every time I put it back. I was worried the cover will break. So I thought I must as well buy it now. Maybe this is the book I am supposed to get for Gabriela” she said. The Course as its readers refer to, has been in my life since. And in time, I’ve learned that to say these words meant nothing. But to mean them, meant everything. To mean them is to enter a journey of self awareness and self awakening like no other. Please join me as I engage in conversations about the meaning behind these astonishing words and their relevance to the cancer journey, healing, relationships, acts of service and acts of love. I am deeply grateful to my guests, and friends and their generosity of spirit to take the time out of their busy schedules to be with me for these conversations and share their wisdom and love.
My Guests
Cindy Lora-Renard
Please join me in conversation with dear friend and best selling author Cindy Lora-Renard, and world renowned A Course in Miracles teacher, on a non-dualistic perspective of cancer and the cancer survivorship journey. I call Cindy the “Joan of Arc of Spirituality, because, like Joan of Arc, Cindy’s teachings emphasize that “all battles are first lost or won, in the mind”. Cindy is the best selling author of A Course in Health and Well-Being, and The Business of Forgiveness. She is an acclaimed international speaker on A Course in Miracles, an accomplished singer/songwriter, and a Spiritual ProfessionalCounsellor. Her books have been translated in 6 languages. She facilitates online classes on A Course in Miracles (bi-monthly) with her husband, Gary Renard, which reach people all over the world. Cindy and I have been very close friends y since 2008. Please join Cindy and I as we engage in a conversation (Podcasts 1, 2, & 4, and 13) about the Course’s non-dualistic approach to life and living, and the cancer journey in particular. For more information on Cindy’s work and events please visit his website at: https://www.cindylora.com
Please join me in a conversation with dear friend and best selling author Gary Renard on a non-dualistic perspective of cancer and the cancer survivorship journey. Gary is best selling author of The Disappearance of the Universe, Your Immortal Reality, Love Has Forgotten No One, and The lives when Jesus and Buddha knew each other. Over the past 14 years, Gary has spoken in 44 states, 31 countries, was the keynote speaker at several International A Course in Miracles Conferences events in USA. Gary is also a recipient of the Infinity Foundation Spirit Award. This award is given to a person who has made a significant contribution to personal and spiritual growth. Past recipients include Dan Millman, Ram Dass, Gary Zukav, James Redfield and Neale Donald Walsch. I met Gary in May 2007, and we’ve been very close friends and chosen family since then. Please join Gary and I as we engage in a conversation (Podcast 3 and 13) about the Course’s non-dualistic approach to life and living, and the cancer journey in particular. For more information on Gary’s work and events please visit his website at: http://www.GaryRenard.com
Please join me in a conversation with Co-President of the Foundation for Inner Peace (www.acim.org) Psychiatrist Dr. Robert Rosenthal on a non-dualistic perspective of cancer and the cancer survivorship journey. He is the author of three A Course in Miracles books which come highly recommended no matter where we are on the A Course in Miracles journey: From loving One to One Love: Transforming relationships through A Course in Miracles; From never-mind to ever mind: Transforming the Self to Embrace Miracles; and From Plagues to Miracles: The Transformational Journey of Exodus, from the Slavery of Ego to the Promised Land of the Spirit. He is also the author of two metaphysical novels: Master’s Journey and Master’s Return. This Podcast is about a non-dualistic perspective to life and living, cancer and cancer survivorship. Please join us as we engage in a conversation about how to best love and support someone during their cancer diagnosis, treatment and cancer survivorship journey (Podcast 5). Whether you are healthy or having any kind of health challenge, you may find that his reflections about the importance of owning our story, living in a state of prayer, and loving ourselves through difficult times resonate and inspire you. For more information on Dr. Rosenthal’s work and events please visit his website at: http://www.drbob-author.com or http://www.acim.org
Please join me in a conversation with Dr. Lee Jampolsky, Psychologist and founder of Inspirational Psychology. He is the author of several books, many which make direct reference to A Course in Miracles, that have sold in hundreds of thousands of copies around the world, and have been published in more than a dozen languages. Here are a few of them: Smile for No Good Reason, Healing the Addictive Personality, Walking Through Walls, The Art of Trust, Listen to Me: Healing Father Son Relationships (what an amazing book for anyone one parent-child relationship where age two feel disconnected), Healing Together: Going from Crisis to Calm During Turbulent Times, andHealing the Addictive Mind. He is currently working on a novel, soon to be released.
Please join me and my guest, Dr. Lee Jampolsky, as we engage in a conversation of healing and hope, during a Holy encounter. This episode was a profound experience for me and I am grateful that we were able to capture it. May you find as much healing listening to it as we did while we exchanged from the heart (Podcast 8, and 15). For more information on Dr. Lee Jampolskyl’s work and events please visit his website at: http://www.drleejampolsky.com
Please join me in a conversation with Jackie Lora Jones, book author, hypnotherapist and spiritual counsellor. She is the author of “All Peace, no Pieces: A Course in Miracle’s take on the “world”, that has sold in hundreds of thousands of copies around the world, and has been published in several languages.
Please join me and my guest, Jackie Lora Jones, as we talk from the heart, about abuse and hardship during the cancer journey, and the importance of accessing our higher mind to shed light on these and any difficult situations we may be facing. May you find as much healing listening to it as we did while we exchanged from the heart (Podcast Nr. 9). For more information on Jackie Lora-Jones’s work and events please visit her website at: http://www.jackie.news.
Please join me as I interview, for the first time, book author, teacher and counsellor Carol Howe and we engage in a heart-warming conversation about how to cultivate peace of mind and confidence through A Course in Miracles and the role relationships healing plays in this process (Podcast Nr. 11). For more information on Carol Howe’s work and events please visit her website at: www.carolhowe.com.
Please join me as I interview well renowned Psychosocial Oncologist Dr. Alastair Cunningham, who created a program entitled “The Healing Journey’ as an impetus for some cancer patients to the start a journey of self-inquiry and reflection. This Podcast is about how he got here, what his program is about and his life journey (Podcast Nr. 14). For more information on Alastair’s work and events please visit her website at: www.wellspring.ca
Please join me as I interview well renowned book author, political activist and spiritual thought leader Marianne Williamson. This Podcast is about cancer, the healing journey, the importance of forgiveness, and what can we do today that bespeaks our intention to live, to love, to be who we are meant to be. We talk about the body, love as the essence of who we are, the power of intent and how sickness, along with every problem we have as human beings is routed in the fact that we think ourselves as separate. Marianne teaches that when we decide to face life with an open heart, we allow healing to manifest at all levels. Join us as we talk about spiritual medicine as the medicine of love and compassion. I think every person on this planet needs to hear her message. (Podcast Nr. 17). The auditory version of this podcast can be found on most major podcast sites: Apple, Google, Spotify, etc. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1094801
Please join me as I interview, for the first time, scientist, author, editor, and llama lover, Dr. Lydia Temoshok to discuss repression, the Type C maladaptive coping style, how inappropriate (coping) responses to external or internal stimuli may lead to a precarious bio psychological balance, and the price we pay for this state of uneasy poise and false sense of calmness. Whether you are healthy or experiencing any kind of a health challenge, I hope you will find Lydia’s teachings and reflections helpful. This is such a wonderful opportunity to learn from Lydia directly as we engage in a conversation about forgiveness, coping mechanisms and styles, illness and the way out of it. Join us as we share from the heart ways to healing (Podcast Nr. 15).
What I do is because I feel inspired. But I know the work that inspired me can benefit from support. Therefore I encourage you to please visit the Foundation for ACIM(https://facim.org) and the Foundation for Inner Peace (https://acim.org) to which my self and millions of Course students throughout the world, owe a great deal of gratitude for their hard work and dedication to the Course teachings and its translation to over 27 languages throughout the world. As a Course student, I am forever grateful to Dr. Kenneth Wapnick, the most renowned, accurate, deeply respected and loved Teacher of ACIM, who produced thousands of resources on his own, his wife Gloria Wapnick, co-author of books and presenter of hundreds of teaching ACIM events, and their FACIM staff, who for years generously made available to us thousands of resources they created through the Foundation for ACIM (https://facim.org). Words will also never be able to express my deep gratitude to the Foundation of Inner Peace, its Directors and Board of Directors, in particular Foundation’s Founder and Chairwoman Judy Whitson Skutch and her husband Whit Skutch, daughter Tamara Morgan and Dr. Bob Rosenthal, Co-Presidents of the Foundation for Inner Peace, official publisher of A Course in Miracles, as intended by its scribes, Drs. Helen Schucman and Bill Thetford. Judy has been and will remain a constant source of inspiration for me and my daughter, Alzena. To donate and support their incredible work please access directly their websites.
