Life is a Festival #70: Loretta Afraid of Bear Cook & Jyoti Ma
In times of chaos and trouble, look to the grandmothers for wisdom, compassion, and above all, patience.
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Life is a Festival #65: Liana Sananda (Auryn Project)
The psychedelic movement is at a threshold point where it is vitally important to create an attractor coalition of value-driven leadership. However, in order to get this right we need to co-create and move at the speed of trust.
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Life is a Festival #64: Lee Reynolds (Desert Hearts)
Get your mind over what matters, fly your freak flag, forget to grow up, and get weird enough to *maybe* believe the Earth is flat with Papa Lee Reynolds!
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Life is a Festival #63: Hanzi Freinacht (Metamoderna)
“Metamodernism is the marriage of extreme irony with a deep, unyielding sincerity.” - Hanzi Freinacht.
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Life is a Festival #62: Nick Farr, CPA (The Long Disaster)
Nick Farr, CPA, shares the immediate steps we can take for financial resilience, specifically how to get money from the government including Economic Impact Payments, unemployment benefits, and loans. We talk about how communities can support each other and what people with privilege can do. Once we have some ground under our feet, long term resiliency means switching our mindset from disaster response to birthing a new way of being.
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Life is a Festival #61: Behind the Mynd with David Colón
If you’ve discovered my work through this show and you want to know more about the Life is a Festival philosophy or how I met so many fascinating friends to interview (or if you just want to hear some silly stories on my birthday) this is the podcast for you!
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Life is a Festival #60: Charles Eisenstein (Sacred Economics)
How long is the journey from crisis to coronation? It may be very long and will certainly be very difficult, but a more beautiful world is possible.
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Life is a Festival #59: World of Wisdom Podcast with Nils von Heijne
This repost from an interview I did on the World of Wisdom podcast is the best articulation I’ve made of the Life is a Festival philosophy and why even though there are no gatherings to attend and the world is filled with grief and anxiety, we should keep the fire of celebration burning.
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Life is a Festival #58: Richard "Wolverine" Gottlieb (RGX Medical)
What can civilians do to support healthcare workers in the fight against coronavirus and how does festival medicine make Wolverine uniquely suited for the battle ahead.
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Life is a Festival #57: Nino Mendes (Nino Yoga - China)
With self-isolation and shelter in place proliferating the globe, here’s some good medicine from a yogi who spent 5 weeks in lockdown in a small apartment in China.
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Life is a Festival #52: Katrina Brees (The Bearded Oysters)
We go deep into the history of Mardi Gras with fabulous parades and exclusive balls, prideful showings and pubic wigs. We discuss Katrina’s work advocating against gun violence, microdosing for mental health, and throwing a lemonade party when life gave her its sourest lemon.
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Life is a Festival #51: Sara Gael (The Zendo Project)
The key is to keep them safe and trust their inner healer. Sounds simple right? In fact, it’s a profound art, which requires specialized training and can be incredibly personally rewarding.
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Life is a Festival #50: Christopher Breedlove (Burners Without Borders)
How can we weave service into our lives for the betterment of our communities, our friends, and our own mental health?
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Life is a Festival #49: Live at Spotify Stockholm with Gustaf Tadaa
Fostering deep connections is one of the core tenets of the festive life.
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Life is a Festival #48: The Mythic Masculine Podcast with Ian Mackenzie
It is the humility of the failed hero that allows him to truly connect with his brothers
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Life is a Festival #47: Amanda Sage
“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” ― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
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Life is a Festival #46: Jay McAllister (Beans on Toast)
From helping Banksy launch sky lanterns, to extolling the virtues of a bamboo toothbrush, Beans is the paradigm of a festive life that makes a difference.
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Life is a Festival #44: Michael Murphy (Esalen Institute)
Evolutionary panentheism, the magic of Esalen, and a menagerie of friends who’ve since become legends.
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Life is a Festival #43: Live from Spotify London with Marcus Barnes
Britain’s brilliant festival history from country fairs and fêtes, through the goliath of Glastonbury, the acid house revolution, and the explosion of festivals today.
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Life is a Festival #40: Janet Stone (Janet Stone Yoga)
From Burning Man to the bake sale, Janet Stone teaches us to live life like a festival both on the mat and off it.
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