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Bioneers
Bioneers brings bold innovators with break-through solutions to the airwaves with our eighth annual radio series. "Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature" airs in more than 250 cities in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Ireland and is free to all stations, distributed by WFMT Radio Network.
“Our ability to heal the world defines us as human beings. It is central to our human nature. It links us to the very purpose of our lives and all of us are made in such a way that we can make a difference.”
Rachel Naomi Remen did not start out healing with stories. But they have come to define her as the patient’s doctor — the kind, caring presence who tends to our whole being, not just our symptoms.
In addition to directing the Study of Health and Illness at the Commonweal institute, and authoring the popular books Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessing, Rachel is Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, one of the world’s most prestigious medical centers. She is also director of the innovative UCSF course, “The Healer’s Art”, which allows students to integrate compassion, harmlessness, altruism, and service into a more spiritually aware medical practice. Rachel’s teaching and lecturing never lose sight of what might be called psychological vital signs — a sense of belonging, feeling oriented, valued, and even blessed. And that is where the power of stories comes in — and how the blessing of a storyteller can shape our lives, as she told a recent Bioneers conference audience.
