<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[SongRise.live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supportive resources, content, music and actions for "Changing the World by Changing Ourselves."]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:51:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.songrise.live/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[COMING HOME TO SOUL, Pt 3: The Practice of Becoming: Soul Habits, Brain Retraining, and Inner Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want healthy, accountable choices at a pace that serves us, so we can reconnect with the part of us that wants to guide and love us through the rest of our lives. When that connection lands, moods and perceptions can shift profoundly in a moment of inner peace.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/coming-home-to-soul-pt-3-the-practice-of-becoming-soul-habits-brain-retraining-and-inner-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ac1</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:09:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_fa105aed3af44beb87e0b3ba2f47b83d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_504,h_501,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMING HOME TO SOUL; Pt. 2: From Survival to Sovereignty  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We must work through our emotions and then allow our perspective to shift. So to get that to happen, we’ve got to remove fear. And fear is what is gripping so many people right now.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/coming-home-to-soul-pt-2-from-survival-to-sovereignty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ac7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_20d841cb7285435a8714b46c24ff14d9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_504,h_713,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come Up Higher . . . and Dad's Miracle Bouquet]]></title><description><![CDATA[On October 21st my stepmom, Anne, abruptly passed . 15 days later, my dad peacefully followed.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/come-up-higher-and-dad-s-miracle-bouquet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8abd</guid><category><![CDATA[Freeflow]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:08:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_63488311393b4f2a9f764c1299dc1e31~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tessa Lynne Alburn, COMING HOME TO SOUL; Pt 1, Soul Retrieval &#38; The Sacred Path Back to Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[My soul was fine. It was more than fine. I just wasn't able to connect with my soul in a way that made sense.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/tessa-lynne-alburn-coming-home-to-soul-pt-1-healing-wholeness-the-sacred-path-back-to-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ac5</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:04:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_20d841cb7285435a8714b46c24ff14d9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_504,h_713,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDIVIDUALITY &#38; UNIVERSALITY; Pt 4: Walking with Our Ancestors:  A Journey of Surrender and Support  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[...Having touch points… it’s actually absolutely crucial. That’s where the whole guru tradition was born from. Otherwise, you get caught in the maya...]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/individuality-universality-pt-4-walking-with-our-ancestors-a-journey-of-surrender-and-support</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8aae</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_7bb0f73f4fb24392b910995d47c37a93~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_476,h_556,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing the World With Old Eyes - Episode 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[My philosophy of voting is always about winning for democracy in all cases. That happens when we voters evaluate the candidates on the bases of (1) they possess the character that — when elected—they will defend and protect the Constitution of the United States, which, after all, is required by their oaths of office, and (2) possess the experience to do the work required for the office they are seeking. ]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/seeing-the-world-with-old-eyes-episode-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8aaf</guid><category><![CDATA[Elders Hearth]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:04:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_c2862d0bd0ed4214b229d6d1bf7edfe4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDIVIDUALITY &#38; UNIVERSALITY; Pt 3: The Wisdom of Embodiment]]></title><description><![CDATA["The universal has come down, and we’ve provided a temple space within our own body and consciousness for the Universal to reside, meet earth, and have a living revelation."]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/individuality-universality-pt-3-the-wisdom-of-embodiment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ab7</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:23:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_4829f0bf6e1044a6a47b0a9498088554~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_222,h_236,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDIVIDUALITY &#38; UNIVERSALITY; Pt 2: Come Home to the Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was amazing to me to start to learn about what this mind  is and how it affects us, and why it's ruling us, and why that makes us suffer. And it comes down, actually, to our identifications. The baseline of why we suffer is any moment we identify with the mind's interpretation.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/individuality-universality-pt-2-come-home-to-the-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8aad</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 20:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_4829f0bf6e1044a6a47b0a9498088554~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_222,h_236,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Hara Series, INDIVIDUALITY &#38; UNIVERSALITY; Pt 1:  Oscar the Grouch's Abrupt Awakening ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I literally couldn’t find anyone to have a conversation with that felt like it could be a give-and-take. It was either "they’re telling me"—or a shutdown. . .]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/matthew-hara-series-individuality-universality-pt-1-oscar-the-grouch-s-abrupt-awakening</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ac6</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 04:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_4829f0bf6e1044a6a47b0a9498088554~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_222,h_236,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pt 5, Fear: A Stop Sign or a Doorway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many times is there someone sitting right across from me who has the same feeling I have and I don't know it yet, because I haven't realized my own fear--or joy, or whatever it is.  And so I don't recognize theirs. ]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/pt-5-fear-a-stop-sign-or-a-doorway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ab1</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_6f847922ce9f4b429090247bc4384bc2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_289,h_290,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pt 4: TransForMission and Drive-Time Meditations: Centering On Your Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're opening up ourselves to ourselves--to find out what's really deep inside, and find purpose. ]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/pt-4-transformission-and-drive-time-meditations-centering-on-your-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8aba</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:26:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_6f847922ce9f4b429090247bc4384bc2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_289,h_290,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing the World With Old Eyes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A caterpillar grows wings and flies
The change certifies the grandeur of a power bigger than us]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/seeing-the-world-with-old-eyes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ac9</guid><category><![CDATA[Elders Hearth]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 04:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_8703721430eb43f69637a08f7551633b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_396,h_332,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Loving Commemoration of Pope Francis and Aunt Bernice]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lifelong Catholic believer, Bernice was blessed in her last hours to receive the Pope's Easter Blessing through the mass on her hospital room TV.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/in-loving-commemoration-of-pope-francis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8abf</guid><category><![CDATA[Elders Hearth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Freeflow]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_9b6cc55e2be448a48602cc838a3426cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_747,h_963,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pt 3: Create Change by Hearing the News With Compassion]]></title><description><![CDATA["I've never felt burned out by what I hear on the news.  I always feel myself putting energy in it that will improve someone's circumstances." ]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/create-change-by-hearing-the-news-with-compassion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ab8</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 02:46:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_6f847922ce9f4b429090247bc4384bc2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_289,h_290,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pt 2:  Interfaith Ministry and Bridging Worlds, from the series  Making Connections with Donna Apidone  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did a couple of things. And one of them was to go to seminary--not because I wanted to be a minister . . . but because I wanted to be a better Donna.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/part-2-interfaith-ministry-and-bridging-worlds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8aab</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 01:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_6f847922ce9f4b429090247bc4384bc2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_289,h_290,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pt. 1, Making Connections with Donna Apidone: An Unlikely Beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[WBTC is thrilled to roll out the red carpet for NPR's Donna Apidone,  celebrating her profound journey and the exceptional contributions she has made in the world of broadcast journalism and public communication. Donna Apidoni is the genuine, reliable, and engaging voice you may recognize from her 25 years of hosting NPR's Morning Edition, reaching over 100,000 listeners who made her an integral part of their morning routine each day. ]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/pt-1-making-connections-with-donna-apidone-an-unlikely-beginning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ab9</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 01:13:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_6f847922ce9f4b429090247bc4384bc2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_289,h_290,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collateral Damage: Birthday Reflections]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my birthday in the year of twenty-twenty-four I wonder about collateral damage The ceaseless murder of civilians in war ]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/collateral-damage-birthday-reflections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ac3</guid><category><![CDATA[Elders Hearth]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_8703721430eb43f69637a08f7551633b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_396,h_332,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angelika, Pt 4: Healing From Betrayal by Discovering Our Indweller, (Rising Through Trauma into Healing)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giving our power to imperfect leaders can reveal our own unclaimed strength.  Disillusionment is painful, but often an invitation...]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/healing-from-betrayal-by-discovering-our-indweller-part-4-of-angelika-schafer-s-series-rising-thro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8ac8</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:25:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_ac542a7b2e3c4470a5edcb6b8f1337d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_574,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angelika: Cherishing Wholeness &#38; Purpose in Life  (Part 3 of Rising Through Trauma into Healing)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you finally see what's been stuck in there, you're no longer ruled by it. You see it for what it is.]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/angelika-cherishing-wholeness-purpose-in-life-part-3-of-rising-through-trauma-into-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8abc</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:25:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_495b93d01a2741718b9ed9e038eb43a1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_622,h_682,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angelika: Embracing Joy &#38; Pain (Part 2 of Rising Through Trauma Into Healing)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I realized I could cry and allow myself to have my heart open in the pain and feel it fully and not resist it. And there was no story...]]></description><link>https://www.songrise.live/post/angelika-embracing-joy-pain-part-2-of-rising-through-trauma-into-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699615794383e3f5008b8abb</guid><category><![CDATA[WBTC Podcast Episodes]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:32:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc7ca_52bb0cb4e99d4a8faafcbc306fe47c35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_549,h_471,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colleen Akiko</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>