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AE028 - Epilogue into the Unknown.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - December 31, 2016 21:44 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode I sift through the anthology of conversations and reflect on what I've learned from the podcast.  A special thank you to all of our guests; I'm filled with gratitude for this experience and I hope this provides a little inspiration for 2017 and beyond.  Well wishes and many bless...

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AE027 - Chris Wilhelm - Living the Music.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - December 24, 2016 17:00 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I'm super excited to send you a Christmas present from the Anecdotal Evidence.  This is my conversation with the local musician, Chris Wilhelm.   I sat down with Chris way back in February of this year for a conversation about music and the healing pathways into our being that it opens up.  I...

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AE026 - Angela Hind, MD - Ethical Medicine in a Toxic World.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - December 12, 2016 21:46 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Thanks for checking out Anecdotal Evidence.   I'm very excieted to share this week's episode with my conversation with Dr. Angela Hind.  I had the good fortune of meeting Angela earlier this year after reading an article about fluoride in the local Mountain Xpress.  Fluoridating our water supp...

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AE025 - Bhante Ujotika Bhivamsa - Happiness Through Peace of Mind.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - October 23, 2016 20:33 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Thanks for checking out Anecdotal Evidence.  I'm very excited to share this week's episode with Bhante UJotika Bhivamsa.  Bhante is a Buddhist monk who teaches meditation at Serenity Insight Meditation Center here in Asheville.  He is originally from Burma where he was raised in the Theravada Bu...

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AE024 - Indu Arora - Wake Up to Your Self.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - September 05, 2016 17:07 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Hello and Happy Labor Day! As we embark on another change in seasons, I hope you've enjoyed your summer and are looking forward to fall.   The last few episodes of the podcast have been dedicated to my experiences from Insight India 2016.  This trip was founded and led by Indu Arora.  We tra...

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AE023 - New Delhi, Early Reflections

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - June 13, 2016 19:35 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Insight India 2016 pushed me out out my comfort zone and challenged me to open my mind.  It was an immersion in a distant country with different culture and customs.  I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to see this part of the world and to feel the impact of how an experience of a diffe...

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AE022 - 9 Emotions in Vrindavan

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - June 01, 2016 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
For the next installment from the series on my recent trip to India, I'd like to share my personal experience with these emotions in Vrindavan. AE022 - 9 Emotions in Vrindavan Vrindavan is the ancient Indian city where it's said that the Hindu Lord Krishna spent his childhood days.  Ther...

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AE020 - Insight India 2016 - Siddhartha Krishna - Lecture 1

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - May 23, 2016 22:27 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This is the first of two lectures given by Siddhartha Krishna to our Insight India group.  The lecture was given on March 19, 2016.  Here he introduces the ancient Indian philosophy of the Vedas, and what relevance it may have to all of us.  

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AE021 - Insight India 2016 - Siddhartha Krishna - Lecture 2

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - May 23, 2016 22:12 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The second lecture from Siddhartha Krishna given to the Insight India 2016 group.  This lecture was given on March 21, 2016 in Rishikesh, India.  Siddhartha elaborates on how technology affects the future of yoga and expounds on Vedic philosophy.  

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AE019 - Insight India 2016 - Dispatch from Rishikesh.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - May 02, 2016 12:19 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Recording on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, India March 22, 2016.  In this episode I shared what the first portion of our trip was like, and serves as an introduction to the whole experience of Insight India.  Specifically I share how our group was introduced to the intricate symbolism an...

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AE018 - Julyan Davis - Wayfaring Painter.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - February 22, 2016 16:55 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I spoke with Julyan Davis the Asheville painter about "Murder Ballads," his series of works bringing light to Southern tragedies.  He shares how his personal experience with family legacy has guided him in his journey from England across America.

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AE017 - Daniel Johnson, MD - The Need for Participation

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - February 08, 2016 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode I detail what I've learned from recent conversations with guests.  In particular I focus on the relationship of faith and healing and explore the value of the word, "participation."  Finally, in a sad note, I take a few moments to reflect on the life of Edgar Mitchell, one of my ...

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AE016 - Rob Wergin - Transformation.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - January 25, 2016 15:19 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Rob Wergin shares how he arrived in Asheville to practice his unique approach to the process of transformation.  He opens up frankly about the difficulties and struggles he faced that led him to discover deeper meanings to his own life.  It's a compelling story that points to the great mystery o...

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AE015 - Brian Combs - Ministering through Holy Chaos

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - January 04, 2016 18:37 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
0:00    Intro 7:00    Who's Invited to the Table 11:03  Discovering we're unique 17:36  Design and a Calling  23:39  Three Quarter Time 29:20  Coming to Asheville 36:38  Congregational Challenges 42:52  Creating a Respite 55:55.5  Growth and New challenges 1:02:14  Outro  

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AE014 - Caroline Proctor - Acupuncturist and Presbyterian Minister

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - December 21, 2015 13:02 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Caroline shares with me how she was drawn to a career as a Presbyterian minister, and the continuing journey she has led her to Chinese medicine as well. She shares what she has learned from these very different disciplines - including how they may complement each other. 

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AE013 - Cricket Greer - Dedicating Life to Healing.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - December 08, 2015 12:00 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Hello and thanks for checking out Anecdotal Evidence! Cricket Greer, MA, LPCA, LMBT has been involved with the healing arts for 26 years. She presently works in the fields of counseling and massage. In psychotherapy she draws most heavily from relational psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, humanisti...

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AE012 - Stephan Martin - A Cosmic Conversation

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - November 16, 2015 15:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
"Cosmic Conversations" is a book of interviews conducted by the astronomer and physicist Stephan Martin. For this episode Dan and Stephabn have their own cosmic conversation about man's search for meaning and how it fits into our health journey. . Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:10 Stargazing i...

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AE011 - Eddie LeShure - Beyond Attica.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - November 02, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Eddie LeShure is a senior teacher of mindfulness meditation in Asheville. And in today's episode he shares an incredible story of overcoming adversity in harrowing circumstances. Fortunately it's more than just an anecdote - it shaped his healing path. In today's episode Eddie tells the story o...

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AE010 - Dr. Robin Saraswati Markus - Integrating Yoga and Chinese Medicine.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - October 26, 2015 11:00 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Taking care of women is the passion of Saraswati Markus for over 20 years as a Chinese medicine gynecologist and Daoyogini. At Asheville’s Nourishing Life Center of Health, she describes the platform of healing as resonance with her students and patients. She explores the intersection where heal...

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AE009 - Daniel Johnson - AE beginnings

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - October 05, 2015 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A recap of the beginning of the Anecdotal Evidence podcast, the purpose and origins of the idea, the first 8 episodes and a preview of what's to come.

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AE008 - Lewis Rothlein - Ashtanga Yoga for Self-Discovery

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - September 28, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In our conversation Lewis shares some of his interesting experiences which began with a difficult childhood experience growing up in South Florida.   From there he served in the army band during the Vietnam War, edited numerous magazines, ran marathons, taught elementary school - and even design...

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AE007 - Vishnu Dass - Finding the Ayurvedic Lifestyle

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - September 21, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In our conversation from summer 2015, Vishnu talks about his travels coast to coast in America and abroad.  His curiosity followed his heart, which led him to live in the ashram at Mount Madonna and study a deep curriculum in yoga and the Vedic studies.  The passion of a young man seeking spirtu...

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AE006 - Brack Jefferys - Awakening the Inner Healer

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - September 20, 2015 23:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In our conversation Brack traces back his professional career across a variety of healing modalities - substance abuse counselor, registered nurse, massage therapist.  He courageously shares how his work emerged from a breakdown as a young man, and how his life as a searcher connected him with t...

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AE005 - Ryan Kurczak - At Peace with the Mystery.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - September 20, 2015 23:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Ryan sat down in a longform conversation where we explored how he followed his curiosity as a young man growing up in West Virginia.  A powerful experience in craniosacral massage led to a career as a massage therapist and a deepening practice of Kriya yoga. An intellectual study of Vedic astrol...

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AE003 - Brian Lewis, MD - Staying Grounded on the Inward Journey

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - August 17, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Meditation is a practice of lifelong learning, even when you start at an early age. Brian Lewis, an Asheville integrative physician shares what he's learned from experience and the importance of staying within time-honored traditions.  

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AE002 - Daniel Nevins - Painting from the Inside Out.mp3

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - August 10, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Daniel Nevins is an accomplished Asheville visual artist.  He has been recognized for his abstract work, but most recently has completed 42 paintings depicting the story of the Torah.   In this conversation he reflects upon his earliest memory and how his artistic work is shaped by his spiritual...

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AE001 - Bob Boleman - From Physician to Yoga Teacher

Anecdotal Evidence with Daniel Johnson, MD - August 10, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Bob Boleman recently retired after practicing a full career as an emergency physician.  He has also dealt with depression at various stages in life.  In this conversation Bob shares his healing journey of how his rediscovery of yoga guided him through the depression - and led to another career a...

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