Catching Z's: The Millennials Guide to Mindfulness
138 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis podcast is my journey as a curious millennial figuring out what it means to live fully through meditation by bringing on the greatest minds of our day.
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The Final Episode: Back to where it all began with Zach Darmon
September 05, 2023 15:25 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBThanks for everyone's patience while I was VERY delayed in uploading this episode. There is no other guest I'd rather have on for my last episode then with the man that started it all with me, Zach Darmon. The comradre picked up right where we left off and we reflected on what the podcast and what meditation has done for us in our lives, talking about some of our favorite guests and riffing on lifes biggest questions. Thanks to everyone who tuned in over the 5 years of this podcast. ...
CZ 102: Dr. Shauna Shapiro, Author "Good Morning, I love you"
April 15, 2022 09:00 - 46 minutes - 38.2 MBShauna Shapiro, PhD, is a professor, author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. Nearly one million people have watched her 2017 TEDx talk "The Power of Mindfulness," rated one of the top 10 talks on mindfulness. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and coauthored two critically acclaimed books translated into 14 languages: The Art and Science of Mindfulness, and Mindful Discipline. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Mashabl...
CZ 101: Bruce Greyson, Modern Father of Near Death Experience research
March 30, 2022 01:31 - 58 minutes - 50.4 MBDr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Associatio...
CZ 101: Bruce Greyson, Modern Father of Near Death Experience s
March 30, 2022 01:31 - 58 minutes - 50.4 MBDr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Associati...
CZ 100! JP Dave, Chanting, Chatting and Embodying
March 14, 2022 01:46 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBI had to get JP back on the show for my 100th Episode. At 96 years young, he emanates wisdom with every word. I let him guide the conversation and he wanted to share a couple of mantras and then we have a chat in between each of the chants. It was a true delight and we really get in the weeds on this one. Mantras chanted: Shanti Mantra Gayatri mantra Adi shankaracharya morning mantra Self-written song - Pilgrims of light A Jainism mantra Heart Sutra Topics we weave in: Att...
CZ 099: Finnian Kelly, The power of intentionality
March 01, 2022 02:30 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBAs a sought-after speaker, event facilitator and executive coach, Finnian has been dubbed “the Business Mystic” because of his unique ability to put consciousness into business and inspire leaders to find new levels of meaning and purpose through their creative endeavours. This approach flowed through his term as President of the Colorado Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) - the largest and most influential community of entrepreneurs in the world. Finnian helps people ‘love their p...
CZ 098: Cryptocurrency + Spirituality with Alex Dudgon
February 15, 2022 12:10 - 1 hour - 50 MBAlex was at a point in his life where he was throwing up his breakfast because he was so stressed and burnt out from his job. He ventured off to Australia to get away from this and find himself. His father passed away and this caused him to re-evaluate his life, turning to meditation. He went and got certified to teach meditation and has been doing it ever since. More recently, he dove into cryptocurrency and feels that it complements his spiritual practice and can provide financial fre...
Reflections from 2021
February 01, 2022 01:40 - 56 minutes - 50.2 MBHey everybody, this is my annual year in review where I reflect on the year that was. This was a year of a lot of growth mixed with a lot of pain. Such is life! I hope you enjoy my ramblings about my experiences and that they prove to be supportive to you in some way. I talk about: Being more consistent with posting episodes and where I want the podcast to go My 5th year of doing this podcast! How difficult parenting is Punching a wall and how that was a catalyst for a lot of ...
CZ 097: Cesare Saguato, Buddhist Practitioner, Mindfulness Teacher + RunZen Coach
January 10, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBWhen Cesare was recommended to me by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche's team, I immediately knew it was going to be a special time with him. The depth by which he can articulate the many nuances of life was fascinating. We talked about: How he got into contemplative practice through Christian Mysticism Finding a new way to look at life Getting introduced to Buddhism Influence after reading the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Finding out more about what already existed within you Foll...
CZ 096: Amanda Gilbert, Author "Kindness Now", Meditation Teacher and Researcher
August 31, 2021 01:05 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBAmanda Gilbert is a meditation teacher, lecturer of mindfulness at the University of Southern California, speaker, and author. She leads meditation for top companies like NBC, Paramount Pictures, W Hotels, Merrill Lynch, Macy’s, and YouTube. Before dedicating herself to teaching full-time, Amanda was the center director for the Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center at the University of California, San Francisco, a world-renowned health psychology laboratory conducting scientific research a...
CZ 095: Gross National Happiness and Thinking about Death 5 times a day with Author Linda Leaming
July 09, 2021 13:11 - 1 hour - 26.4 MBLinda Leaming first traveled to Bhutan in 1994, and moved there three years later. This tiny Buddhist country hidden away in the Himalayas is a very happy place for many. Its king believes in Gross National Happiness instead of Gross National Product. Leaming has written two books about her life in Bhutan and how she learned to live more simply, how she laughs at herself instead of getting mad at others, and how she slows down to look for magic-- because it's everywhere. In Bhutan, she's kno...
Conversations with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics: Nun Lobsang Tsyang Thukten
May 24, 2021 16:31 - 43 minutes - 27.2 MBVen. Thukten was born in a small village in Bhutan called Gelephu. She is 32 years old and 15 out of those she dedicated to the monastic life. Currently, she resides at Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Southern India. Thukten is studying at Emory University as a Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholar. She thoroughly enjoys observing nature. Thukten was AMAZING to talk to. She walks us through so many topics: How her past lives influenced her becoming a nun What is karma? Mind training and why...
CZ 094: Ora Nadrich, Founder of Institute for Transformational Thinking
April 29, 2021 14:45 - 59 minutes - 43.1 MBOra Nadrich is founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. A certified life coach and mindfulness teacher, she specializes in transformational thinking, self-discovery, and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers. I had a great time speaking to Ora about what true transformation looks like and how to achieve it yourself. We also talked about: Starting off her meditation journey with TM ...
Conversations with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics: Lödrö Gyendon
March 29, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBLödrö Gyendon is a Buddhist monk living in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Raised in South Florida, Gyendon first encountered Buddhism in college when he was studying sculpture. He moved to Sravasti Abbey to deepen his study in 2011 and trained under the guidance of Bhikkshuni Thubten Chodron, before moving to Gampo Abbey in 2014 where he has lived and trained under the guidance of Pema Chödrön. We chat with Gyendon about: How he was interested at looking for alternative lifestyles and ways ...
CZ 093: Alan Stein Jr.: Keynote speaker, author, performance expert
March 15, 2021 20:14 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBAlan Stein, Jr. teaches proven strategies to improve organizational performance, create effective leadership, increase team cohesion and collaboration, and develop winning mindsets, rituals, and routines. A successful business owner and veteran basketball performance coach, he spent 15 years working with the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant). In addition, he's been a huge advocate for meditation for as long as...
Conversations with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics: Nun Tenzin Choyang
March 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBThis was another EPIC conversation, this time with Nun Tenzin Choyang. Choyang was born in Tibet and came to India to study Buddhist philosophy. She has been studying Buddhist philosophy at a nunnery for over 17 years. In between that time, she went to Emory University in the United State to learn science and scientific techniques. Currently she is continuing her Buddhist study in Mundgod near Drepung Loselling Monastery in India. We talked with her about SO MUCH! Including: Feminism ...
CZ 092: Carley Hauck, Author "Shine: Ignite your inner game to lead consciously at work and the world"
February 15, 2021 10:30 - 59 minutes - 42 MBCarley Hauck is a learning architect, leadership development consultant, author, speaker, and serves as adjunct faculty at Stanford University and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. For the last decade, she has served hundreds of leaders and companies in Fortune 100 companies and high growth start-ups such as: LinkedIn, Genentech, Pixar, Clif Bar, Intuit, and Bank of the West. She helps them cultivate their recipes for resilience and create thriving workplaces and mission driven busin...
Conversations with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics: Geshe Damchoe
February 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBVen. Geshe Tenzin Damchoe was born in Dharamsala India and attended Tibetan Childrens Village (TCV) school until the 10th grade. After that he attended TCV Bylakuppe where he received a Bachelors of Commerce from St. Philomena’s college of Mysore University. After graduating with his commerce degree, Geshe-la joined the Institute of Buddhist Dialectic school, where he spent over a decade studying Buddhist philosophy and earning the prestigious Geshe degree (which is equivalent to a PhD) f...
CZ 091: Thomas Bushlack, Ph.D. in Theology and Ethics, Founder of Centering for Wisdom tool and Kalon Enterprises
January 25, 2021 13:56 - 1 hour - 51 MBThomas J. Bushlack (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is currently the Regional Director of Mission Integration with SSM Health in St. Louis, MO. He brings over 20 years of experience in higher education, public speaking, leading retreats, leadership coaching, and consulting in organizational development in mission integration. Tom’s expertise is in integrating Contemplative Practices with Ethics & Wise Decision-Making. He enjoys helping leaders to harness their innate capacity for wisdom for...
2020 Review: Growth by Fire
January 02, 2021 04:41 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBI reflect on the year that was 2020. The highs and lows and all the wonderful lessons that I learned because of having to go through it all. I talk about: Where the podcast is headed in 2021 Life lessons from growing marijuana Experiences and thoughts on death Ram Dass' massive influence on me Love and Fear Reach out at [email protected] ! Alex Stokes blog: How to Relax Be Here Now Becoming Nobody
Meditators Among Us: Marshall Kupka-Moore
November 12, 2020 02:50 - 1 hour - 57 MBMarshall and I met earlier this year and formed a very close bond immediately through being facilitators of the satsang we created, Unity Community. His depth of experiential knowledge and wisdom from all of the text he's read always make for a fascinating conversation. He talks about deep stuff while also making it digestible to any audience. There's something for everyone in this episode! We chat about: Starting Meditation in College His trips to India with the Emory Tibetan Scie...
CZ 090: Asha Tarry, Author "Adulting as a Millennial"
October 20, 2020 02:44 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBIn a time where there is so much uncertainty and many reasons to be pessimistic about the future, Asha brings us a breath of fresh air and provides us insight that brings hope. As a Black Woman, those things don't come easy but Asha puts in the internal work to be able to show up in a meaningful way for herself and for those around her. Asha Tarry is an author, an award-winning community mental health advocate, psychotherapist, and certified life coach. As a treating provider, Asha has 2...
CZ 089: Ada Velonis, Marmalade + Kindness founder, Mindfulness teacher
September 21, 2020 12:38 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBAda Velonis is the Founder of Marmalade + Kindness. Born and raised in Melbourne, she has always had a passion for baking and cooking. Being of Greek descent, food has always played a prominent role in practicing her culture and shaping her identity. Her fondest food memories are those she spent learning traditional holiday recipes under the wing of her beloved grandmother. Inspired by her own experience, she decided to create Marmalade + Kindness as a way to share her food journey with lo...
Meditators Among Us: Andre Keuck
September 08, 2020 09:30 - 51 minutes - 38 MBAndre is in tune with life in a very fascinating way. He reached the milestone of 24,000 minutes meditated so I had to have him on the show to talk about his journey. We chat about: Imitating Pop cultures version of meditation when he started How meditation has had a domino effect on his life "Metacognition of your own life's soundtrack" Recognizing the Unity of Humanity “Would a meditator do this?” How meditation influenced his decision making skills Meditation and it's utili...
CZ 088: Janelle Christa, Spiritual Ninja, Conscious Entertainment Expert
July 27, 2020 08:30 - 54 minutes - 42.3 MBJanelle Christa is a Hollywood coach, actress, producer, and screenwriter, and creator of “conscious entertainment”. Having come from a history of affairs, divorce, and family dysfunction as well as a bi-polar diagnosis, she strongly believes that happiness is a choice. Janelle’s level of expertise sees her coaching celebrity clients and people from all walks of life seeking to bring fulfillment into their lives. Janelle is also a founder of conscious production company Le Murian Dreams. Her...
Meditators Among Us: Alex Stokes
June 29, 2020 12:28 - 57 minutes - 40.5 MBAlex and I met through a couple of friends just over 2 months ago now. I immediately felt his understanding of the world and the way that he articulated it was something special, so I had to have him on the podcast. I know that you'll feel the same way after listening to our conversation. We talk about: His introduction to meditation How he got into Tai Chi How Tai Chi enhanced his meditation practice The power of letting go An explanation of Tai Chi and the Water method Exp...
CZ 087: Devon + Craig Hase, How NOT to be a Hot Mess authors, Dharma Teachers and Practitioners
June 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBDevon and Craig Hase are such genuine people and speak about the deep topics of Buddhist Dharma in a very accessible way. They spread joy through their words and lighthearted nature and have recently published a book, "How Not To Be a Hot Mess" that captures so much of what makes them great to talk to, and offers a practical guide to living in today's world. Devon's experience of unhappiness in college along with a Pema Chodron book that led her to meditation Craig's chaotic teen years...
Meditators Among Us: Stefanie Safahi
June 01, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 34.6 MBStefanie was a joy to talk to. She started meditating about 5 years ago and didn't maintain that consistently. Recent events within her life have caused her to reconnect with her meditation practice and that just so happened to be in the middle of the current global pandemic. We talked about: Burnout in her first job caused her to turn to Meditation 5 years ago What drew her to meditation during times of personal hardship How being the child of an immigrant helped with her resilienc...
CZ 086: Miles Bukiet, Meditation Teacher and devoted Student of Life
May 04, 2020 13:17 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBMiles has been on a couple of year long retreats and has found each of his experiences only further fuels his curiosity and wonder about his mind and the minds of others. He speaks very deeply about the precious inner workings of life backed by close to 10 years of devotion to these practices. We talk about: Doing a 10 day vipassana reatreat prior to college Traveling to thailand to be ordained as a monk and how this was a profound milestone in his life Diving into a 2 month retreat ...
Meditators Among Us: Sierre Wolfkostin
April 08, 2020 12:45 - 39 minutes - 29.4 MBSierre is a very interesting person to chat with. She combines a depth of knowledge with a thoughtful approach to looking at life. She's only been meditating for a little over a year and already speaks about life in delicate and amazing ways! We chatted about: How reading Andy Puddicombe’s book got her into meditation Mom’s present of Transcendental Meditation How she relates to her mind Experiencing silence of her mind How meditation influences her physically Presence and D...
CZ 085: Mag Dimond, Heart Centered Human, World Traveler, and Author
March 16, 2020 14:12 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBI left this interview feeling more connected to the world and felt like I had traveled around the world as well. Mag is a magnificent storyteller and has made traveling a center piece to her life and marrying those two things is wonderful to experience. We chat about: How she got the travel bug at 11 years old when she lived in Italy for 3 years Why she started journaling as an outlet from her difficult upbringing Feeling at home in many places abroad What travel allowed her to fi...
Meditators Among Us: Aaron Stryker
March 03, 2020 01:51 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBAaron is so in tune with the tiny details of life and how they play out in our realities. He was so fascinating to chat with that I threw out just some random questions I'd been pondering in my head and he answered them with poise and an amazing amount of thoughtfulness with each word. He is dedicating the foreseeable future to the monastic life and I'm excited to see the great things he will do there and with everything he dedicates his energy to like the organization he's starting to get ...
CZ 084: Cheryl B. Engelhardt, Pop Artist/Film Composer/Meditation Musician
February 17, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 45.7 MBCheryl has a contagious energy and speaks from her heart while she talks intensely about her struggles with anxiety. She's had a long career as a musician and she has a competitive drive that helped when she added meditation to her self-care routine. She's now over 600 days in to her practice and isn't looking back. We covered a lot of topics including: 10 years of anxiety attacks that led to her looking into meditation Her feelings against meditation originally Tracking her happines...
Meditators Among Us: Alex Barker
February 03, 2020 12:48 - 47 minutes - 42.9 MBAlex achieved a good amount of success in high school in both sports and academics. Little did he know the real world would give him a rude awakening that would eventually manifest in a panic attack. He turned to meditation after sifting through many self help guides and has seen great benefits since then. We talk about: Achieving a lot at an early age setting the stage for future stress How having a panic attack made him look at his life deeper How he seeks out self help info to g...
CZ 083: Jeff Siegel, Holistic Health, Wellness and Life Coach
January 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBJeff has a breadth of knowledge that makes chatting with him a marvel. He has degrees in neuroscience and behavioral psychology as well as a masters of Buddhist studies from Hong Kong University. I was so eager to chat with him and get his thoughts that I threw a bunch of different topics at him and he did not disappoint with any of his answers. We talked about: How he found there was a push and a pull to get him into meditation in the first place How studies in neuroscience and behavi...
Meditators Among Us: Beauty Boois
January 07, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 20.1 MBBeauty is not only her name but also classifies the amazing energy she radiates when I talked to her. She has gone through some pretty traumatic experiences in her life and has chosen a path of healing rather than a path of self destruction. The strength and confidence by which she talks about each subject we cover is outstanding and you can feel how genuine she is living through her words (and so damn well spoken through her EP) We talked about: Her introduction to meditation through ...
CZ 082: Tasshin Fogleman, Assistant Director at the Monastic Academy
December 09, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBTasshin is currently the Assistant Director at the Monastic Academy. Saying those words to 23 year old Tasshin would have made him laugh and he would have wrote them off. His journey and his transformation is truly fascinating. He talks from a place of experience about the foundational elements of what it means to be a human and speaks about them from a place of wisdom. He admits that by no means is he a perfect person and that he still has a lot to learn but I was blown away by the dept...
CZ 081: Dr. Danny Penman, Best-Selling Author, Award Winning Journalist, Meditation Teacher
November 18, 2019 13:13 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBDr Danny Penman is a meditation teacher and award-winning writer and journalist. He currently writes features for the UK Daily Mail, having previously worked for the BBC, New Scientist and the Independent newspaper. He is co-author of the international bestseller Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World. I talk to Danny about The paragliding accident that caused him to turn to meditation Why people come to mindfulness from a place of desperation Can meditati...
CZ 080: Dr. Heidi Kopacek, Author, Licensed Psychologist, Yoga Teacher
October 21, 2019 19:16 - 1 hour - 50 MBHeidi has been around the wholistic wellness world for a while, she holds a Doctorate in Psychology, is a Yoga Teacher, and teaches mindfulness based therapy to create a practice that looks at the whole person instead of just a couple of pieces. She has a ton of knowledge about what it takes to be a full human and she was a joy to chat with. We talk about: Her experience of meditation through getting into Yoga to lose weight Defining the spirit and why we don’t usually tend to our spirit ...
Meditators Among Us: Xenia Knapp
October 08, 2019 00:31 - 43 minutes - 35.2 MBXenia was experiencing bouts of depression and even suicidal thoughts and she knew that she either had to make a change or that the path she was on wouldn't end well. She decided that she needed to leave her unfulfilling job and leave her home country of Germany. She decided to make a significant change by moving to Canada as well as taking up a serious self care routine that included meditation. She has since been living life more intentionally and even opened up her own business being a ...
CZ 079: Toby Sola, Co-Founder & CPO at BrightMind Meditation
September 23, 2019 10:59 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBToby Sola dove into meditation in his teens when he was introduced to some contemplative practices through a neighbor who was willing to share them with him. Lyme Disease then caused him to dive even deeper into a meditation practice in a time in need. I loved this conversation because you can tell how long he's been practicing and how deeply he's experienced the benefits of meditation. We chat about: His first introduction to meditation through a neighbor that was into shamanistic prac...
Meditators Among Us: Jakob Brewer
September 09, 2019 09:00 - 32 minutes - 24.1 MBJakob Brewer has an amazing awareness about himself. He just recently started getting serious about meditation and achieved a milestone of 1,000 minutes of meditation time and I had to have him on to talk about his experience. We chat about: How a wild epiphany during meditation caused him to want to dive deeper Getting to 1,000 minutes of meditation Previous self care regiments prior to diving deep into meditation How Meditation has caused allowed him to not resent his thoughts ...
CZ 078: Jay Vidyarthi, Attention Activist, Designer, Mindful Technologist
August 19, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBJay has a lot of experience in the design field and you can feel the mindfulness influence that he brings to his work. The way that he approaches thinking about design concepts is refreshing and forward thinking. We chat about: Getting exposed to meditation growing up in India and being taught the gayatri mantra How a jam session turned into getting deeper into meditation The ups and downs of sitting on a 10 day retreat Tips of how to keep going when starting out in meditation Getti...
Why Meditation is #WorthIt
August 15, 2019 11:52 - 10 minutes - 9.53 MBOn this month's Catching up with Catching Z's, I talk about some recent conversations that I've been having with individuals about starting a meditation practice and the benefits it can have on your life. It's important to keep in mind why this practice is worth putting forth the effort and I dive into that on this episode!
CZ 077: Karen Salmansohn, Best Selling Author, Sensory Meditation Teacher, and Award Winning Designer
August 05, 2019 11:06 - 49 minutes - 39.4 MBKaren Salmansohn is hilarious and is wonderful to talk to. She embraces her journey in life and talks about concepts in very digestible ways. She talks about how she has applied this to her most recent book, Instant Calm, which has 2 minute sensory meditations in it and is available everywhere August 27th. Pre-order it at the link below! We also talk about: How she got into meditation Her new book Instant Calm and the power of sensory meditations (including chocolate meditations) ...
Meditators Among Us: Brian Aikens
July 29, 2019 09:00 - 51 minutes - 34.9 MBBrian Aikens is doing amazing work in Pennsylvania teaching kids SEL and changing their lives from the inside out. He has an amazing dedication to his craft and has a true passion for helping kids. We talk about: How stressing out in graduate school got him introduced to meditation What effects he feels today from meditation Bringin SEL techniques into schools Changes that the kids go through that he sees through SEL How SEL helps kids get a solid foundation for life Insight Mi...
CZ 076: Stephan Bodian, Beyond Mindfulness
July 18, 2019 11:22 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBStephan is a licensed psychotherapist as well as a spiritual teacher, and he has been a pioneer in the integration of Eastern wisdom and Western psychology and in the embodiment of awakened awareness in everyday life. We had a wonderful, life-changing chat about many things but the direct approach to mindfulness he teaches is truly a life-changing practice, at least it was for me! We also talk about: Finding Zen as his first meditative practice The idea of coming home and what it means ...
CZ 075: Donald Altman, International mindfulness expert, Author, former Buddhist monk
July 01, 2019 12:59 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBDonald Altman was a fascinating person to chat with. His background is in psychotherapy, he's a former Buddhist monk, and grounded in a lot of research and science that comes through on almost every topic that we discuss together. We talked about: Being a buddhist monk at the age of 40 and how this formalized his meditation practice How a Cadbury chocolate egg at the monastery taught him a lot about understanding himself What studies show about our mind wandering and our happiness H...
Meditators Among Us: Lyonzo Vargas, founder of GLBLVLLG
June 24, 2019 09:00 - 52 minutes - 37 MBLyonzo Vargas is a special soul and you get that vibe the minute you hear him talk. I had a great time talking to him about how he got to where he is and how visualization meditations have helped influenced that path. We chat about: How anxiety as an artist got him to find meditation The pressures that he had as an artist Using visualization meditation to manifest things in his life Mario Kart reference to life and it’s various checkpoints How his meditation practice has influenc...
Fathers Day Episode with my dad Mike Zolfo
June 18, 2019 00:55 - 48 minutes - 37 MBThis was a very special conversation for me to have with my role model, my inspiration, my father, Mike Zolfo. It gives you some good insight into why I am the way that I am. We talk about the ups and downs of being a father, how he has viewed being a father, what being a father means to him and the joy that this has brought him in his life. He gives some advice to present and future dads and talks about how he and my mom instilled resilience in us. We share an emotional moment at the end...