What has Opening Minds, Opening Hearts covered recently?

Recent episodes include "S4 EP6 Healing Happens in the Body with Heather Ruce", "S4 EP5 We Are Always Returning", and "S4 EP4 - Accepting Our Basic Core of Goodness with Howard B". The latest went out on 20 Sep 2026 and ran about 72 minutes. These are from season 4. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does Opening Minds, Opening Hearts publish?

Opening Minds, Opening Hearts publishes every couple of weeks, a median of 14 days between episodes. Episodes average about 46 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 38 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Opening Minds, Opening Hearts, Booking Probability sits at 31/100, Listen Score at 22/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Opening Minds, Opening Hearts covers spirituality, centered prayer, healing, contemplative practice, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. The show carries an audience score of 3/100. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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Opening Minds, Opening Hearts

Hosted by Unknown Host · Christianity · EN · 38 episodes

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Are you seeking to deepen your interior life through the practice of Centering Prayer? Do you have a desire to develop a closer connection to the divine as well as those around you? Opening Minds, Opening Hearts is a podcast for both the curious meditator and long-time practitioner of Centering Prayer. On each episode, hosts Colleen Thomas and Mark Dannenfelser will reflect on the method of Centering Prayer with some friends of Contemplative Outreach who share their personal experiences of encountering God through the prayer, and through their work in the world. Topics discussed will include New Monasticism, the value of silence, the practice of contemplation and the call to social action. Through this podcast, we hope to provide new perspectives on the future of this prayer in the rapidly changing spiritual and technological landscape. Centering Prayer is a practice and a gift and we are excited to share this blessing with our listeners.

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Opening Minds, Opening Hearts is a christianity podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 38 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Episode #6
S4 EP6 Healing Happens in the Body with Heather Ruce
Sep 19, 20261h 12mS4
In this episode, we are joined by Heather Ruce, a spiritual director and somatic practitioner, to explore how healing truly happens in the body. Heather shares how understanding the nervous system and integrating somatic practices deepen rather than compete with Centering Prayer. Together, we explore what it means to include our whole self in the divine therapy, how the body holds unintegrated material waiting to be processed, and why practices like orienting to our senses and opening to pleasure are essential companions to our contemplative practice. To connect with Heather, check out: Her website: heatherruce.com Her Substack: https://substack.com/@heatherruce Her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heatherruce/ To connect further with us: Visit our website: www.contemplativeoutreach.org Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prayerofconsent Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prayerofconsent Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@prayerofconsent Stream and Download the Opening Minds, Opening Hearts Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcasts, Amazon and Spotify!
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Episode #5
S4 EP5 We Are Always Returning
Sep 5, 202642 minS4
We're back after a short break, and we're now at the mid-season mark of season four. In this episode, we step back from guest conversations to reflect on what we've been learning and the themes that have emerged so far. We explore what it means to bring our pain into the light, reflecting on suffering as a kind of fracture and separation, and unpacking the paradox that we are already whole while also needing to do the patient work of dismantling the false self. And at the heart of it all, we consider why we are always returning: to the sacred word, to our wholeness, to each other, and to God. To connect further with us: Visit our website: www.contemplativeoutreach.org Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prayerofconsent/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prayerofconsent/ Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/coutreach Stream and Download the Opening Minds, Opening Hearts Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcasts, Amazon and Spotify!
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Episode #4
S4 EP4 - Accepting Our Basic Core of Goodness with Howard B
Jun 6, 202656 minS4
This episode weaves together three healing modalities: 12-step recovery, psychotherapy, and Centering Prayer, through the wisdom and lived experience of Howard B. Howard shares what it truly means to accept our basic core of goodness as our true self, and why that acceptance becomes the foundation from which we can look at our shadow and false self. Together, we explore how this radical acceptance, grounded in the belief that we are loved unconditionally, transforms not only how we see ourselves but how we show up in the world. <br /><br /><b>To connect further with us:</b>Visit our website: ww...
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Episode #3
S4 EP3 Bringing Our Trauma Into God's Presence with Lawrence Hamilton
May 23, 202649 minS4
Welcome back to Opening Minds, Opening Hearts. In this episode, we are joined by Lawrence H, who was introduced to Centering Prayer while serving time at Folsom State Prison in 2009 and has since dedicated his life to sharing the practice with others. In a conversation full of honesty, hard-won wisdom and real hope, Lawrence shares what it truly means to bring our trauma into God's presence and allow it to be transformed. Together, we also explore the dark night of the soul and how Father Thomas Keating understood it not as something to be feared but as a profound and...
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Episode #2
S4 EP2 Becoming Who We Already Are with Reverend Nhien Vuong
May 10, 20261h 5mS4
Welcome back, everyone! We are so glad you are joining us. In this episode, we are joined by the Reverend Nhien Vuong, contemplative teacher, ordained minister, founder of the Evolving Enneagram, and author of The Enneagram of the Soul, for a deeply personal and illuminating exploration of the Enneagram as a sacred companion to Centering Prayer on the journey of divine therapy. Together, we explore what it truly means to move from a life shaped by the question 'what is wrong with me?' to the lived and felt knowing that we are already whole, and the profound and practical...
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award-winning journalist, educator, and cultural organizer

Yuria Celidwen, PhD

Nahua and Maya scholar, UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher

Mirabai Starr

author, translator of sacred writings, interspiritual teacher

Cynthia Bourgeault

Episcopal priest, author, and teacher of contemplative practice and the Wisdom tradition, Episcopal

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Opening Minds, Opening Hearts

About this Podcast:

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What is Opening Minds, Opening Hearts?

About the host

Recent episodes

S4 EP6 Healing Happens in the Body with Heather Ruce

S4 EP5 We Are Always Returning

S4 EP4 - Accepting Our Basic Core of Goodness with Howard B

S4 EP3 Bringing Our Trauma Into God's Presence with Lawrence Hamilton

S4 EP2 Becoming Who We Already Are with Reverend Nhien Vuong

Guest Appearances

Abdul-Rehman Malik

Yuria Celidwen, PhD

Mirabai Starr

Cynthia Bourgeault

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Opening Minds, Opening Hearts

About this Podcast:

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What is Opening Minds, Opening Hearts?

About the host

Recent episodes

S4 EP6 Healing Happens in the Body with Heather Ruce

S4 EP5 We Are Always Returning

S4 EP4 - Accepting Our Basic Core of Goodness with Howard B

S4 EP3 Bringing Our Trauma Into God's Presence with Lawrence Hamilton

S4 EP2 Becoming Who We Already Are with Reverend Nhien Vuong

Guest Appearances

Abdul-Rehman Malik

Yuria Celidwen, PhD

Mirabai Starr

Cynthia Bourgeault

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