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Ten Laws with East Forest

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How can we walk our walk on a deeply transitioning planet with more authenticity and grace? The Ten Laws w/East Forest podcast dives into conversations with creatives, thought leaders, musicians, researchers, dreamers and more (sometimes all of the above) as well as occasional free guided meditations plus rare East Forest musical offerings. Learn more at, eastforest.org.
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Episodes

Being Free w/Ram Dass (#307)

Enjoy this live improvisational recording from the recent East Forest tour. This song is a rendition of "Dive In" that flows into a recording by Ram Dass with a simple and effective method for dealing with chaotic times via the power of our perspective. More info at ramdass.org at eastforest.org . Thank you!! E A S T F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, 12 SEP Santa Monica, CA 14 SEP Ventura, CA 25 OCT Gold Coast, Australia 06 NOV Kingston, NY 07 NOV Washington, DC 08 NOV ...

Aug 19, 202522 minEp. 307

Psychedelic Science Recording + Atlanta & North Carolina LIVE this week! (#306)

Please enjoy this sample from a recently released live performance during Psychedelic Science 2025; the full recording is available on the East Forest Council on Patreon . (check it out for free) This week you can catch EF live in Nashville (8/7/25), Atlanta (8/8), Asheville (8/9), Saxapahaw (8/10), and also at the Ram Dass Legacy Retreat in Boone, NC right after that. Plus, for our California family, catch a small set in Santa Monica on 9/12/25 and a full show in Ventura, CA on 9/14! More info ...

Aug 06, 202527 minEp. 306

We Are The Witness - w/Guided Meditation (#305)

It's time we share our voices and be the witness. East Forest discusses the current state of affairs, and with a call to action as shared witness to the happenings, the fire burning our house. And with a new guided meditation to help you self-resource and connect with your inner light and strength - if you'd like to skip ahead to the meditation, jump to the 30-minute mark in the podcast. Find your protest: https://www.fiftyfifty.one/ ______________________________ E A S T F O R E S T LIVE - http...

Apr 19, 202549 minEp. 305

Just I - "The Cosmic Safety Valve" (#304)

Can we share our stories of personal insight and struggle in order to inspire positive change? What does it mean to react with precision and grace? This week, East is solo and shares his process and struggles. ______________________________________ E A S T F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, Columbus Art Museum (ensemble improv) 3/21/25 Treefort Music Fest 3/26/25 Esalen (retreat) 627-30/25 (join waitlist) Ram Dass (retreat) 8/14-18/25 FILM - watch Music For Mushrooms at ...

Mar 19, 202540 minEp. 304

Radha + Krishna Roundtable - When the Psychedelic Movement Wasn't Covered in Garbage (#303)

Marisa Radha Weppner is a mom, author, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, DJ, teacher, minister, psychedelic therapist, community organizer, life coach, podcaster, and entrepreneur. https://www.marisaradhaweppner.com/ ______________________________________ E A S T F O R E S T LIVE - https://eastforest.org/tickets Upcoming, Columbus Art Museum (ensemble improv) 3/21/25, Treefort Music Fest 3/26/25 Esalen (retreat) 627-30/25 (join waitlist) Ram Dass (retreat) 8/14-18/25 FILM - watch Music For Mush...

Mar 11, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 303

Dr. Leor Roseman - Neuroscientist turns Collective Transformation Artist (#302)

Leor has previously worked at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London, under the mentorship of Prof. Robin Carhart-Harris and Prof. David Nutt, in the midst of a so-called psychedelic revolution, supporting the foundational work of a re-emerging research field. RIPPLES is creating and researching collective transformational practices for peacebuilding, sacred activism, collective liberation and healing collective traumas. It is currently focused on Middle East based conflict...

Feb 25, 20251 hr 2 minEp. 302

The 'Lovingly' Challenge! (#301)

East lays out the creation and tribulations in making and releasing his new six-hour journey guidance album, "Lovingly: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner, vol. III." LISTEN TO THE NEW MUSIC! - LOVINGLY STREAM: https://too.fm/0rqedbo _________________________________________ ***ALBUM RELEASE EVENT - LIVE IN NYC ON FEB 14TH 2025! Catch the "Lovingly" album release show with East Forest live at Sony Hall in New York City on 2/14/25. Tix at eastforest.org . WATCH the FILM - musicformushr...

Feb 11, 202537 minEp. 301

Kinship - A Guided Meditation (#300) + NYC 2/14/25

Please receive this guided meditation with original music in the background that gives a glimpse into my forthcoming release "Lovingly: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner, vol. III" dropping on Valentine's Day 2025. May this meditation give you a little break to find center and strength - power is poise. It's been a powerful week of fire and tumult. Please accept this small gift of loving music and words. This meditation originally appeared on the East Forest Council on Patreon. Thank...

Jan 15, 202516 minEp. 300

Dr. Will Kinney - An Infinite Universe? (#299)

Will Kinney is a professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, where he has been on faculty since 2003. Dr. Kinney received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, and PhD from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has worked as a research associate at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Florida, and Columbia University, and held visiting positions at Yale University, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Harish Chandra Research ...

Jan 03, 20251 hr 17 minEp. 299

Radha + Krishna Roundtable - Filmtastic Dreams From Beyond (#298)

Having just gotten back from a trip around the world and back, Radha and Krishna drop in and unveil the source codes of the grand unified theory of all time. Or something along those lines. ONLINE MOVIE PREMIERE! DEC 12th THRU 22nd! - GET A TICKET NOW - musicformushrooms.com 12/12 - Watch the film during the Global Livestream Premiere! The replay will be available until 12/22. Don't miss this exclusive virtual window to see the film. Tell a friend, have a party, share your story. Pay-What-You-Ca...

Dec 12, 202456 minEp. 298

Veronica LightningHorse Perez (#296)

Veronica Lightning Horse is a practicing Specialized Therapist, Healer, Entrepreneur, Clergy Member, Medicine Person, Speaker, Author, Wife, Mother of five, and an activist in Native, Veteran, Water, and Psychedelic Rights. She served as co-chief proponent for the Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022 (Prop 122) owns and operates Lightning Horse The Healing Ground a metaphysical Wellness Center and is the Founder of The Healing Ground Church which fosters respect, reciprocity and good spiritual pr...

Nov 19, 20241 hrEp. 296

Sitting In The Witness - Guided Meditation (#295)

A guided meditation with East Forest and original music from the Official Documentary Soundtrack, "Flight." Listen to the music now: Spotify / Apple _________________________ OFFICIAL "Music For Mushrooms" SCREENINGS: musicformushrooms.com . Cities and EU coming soon. New markets added every week! JOIN THE MOVEMENT! PATREON / GIFT - Please support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon . Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. UPCOMING LIVE - http://eastforest.org/tickets...

Nov 05, 202418 minEp. 295

Daniel Pinchbeck - An Election Wake Up Call (#294)

Daniel was featured in Joao Amorim’s 2010 documentary, 2012: Time for Change, which promoted a holistic approach to redesigning our civilization, centering the value of indigenous knowledge systems. He has written features for The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Wired, and elsewhere. He is a regular contributor to Purple Magazine. He has been a columnist for Dazed, The Art Newspaper of London, Art & America, and other magazines. He co-founded the pioneering web magazine, Reality Sand...

Oct 24, 20241 hr 18 minEp. 294

Questions & Answers - New Album, 10/10 Easter Egg Theater Surprise, & Your Questions!! (#293),

Recorded live with questions and answers from ya'll, background stories about the new album, the "Official Documentary Soundtrack," as well as a theater-only surprise that will be happening only on 10/10 World Mental Health Day as part of the Oct 10th "Music For Mushrooms" film screenings around the country. Many of those markets are one-night-only, so get a ticket, invite a friend, and eat some popcorn! Music For Mushrooms - a new feature film - IN THEATERS NOW Get your ticket before they're go...

Oct 08, 202440 minEp. 293

Douglas Rushkoff - Team Human (#292)

Douglas Rushkoff's twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires , as well as the recent Team Human , based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock , Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc , and Media Virus . He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honor...

Oct 01, 20241 hr 14 minEp. 292

Waves Within Waves - A Guided Meditation (#291)

Explore the waves within the waves, the circles within the circles — take a 15-minute pause in your day and just listen and breathe along to this simple and accessible guided meditation, with original music by East Forest. Music For Mushrooms - a new feature film - IN THEATERS NOW Get your ticket before they're gone at https://musicformushrooms.com JOIN THE MOVEMENT - OFFICIAL SCREENINGS: NYC - Sept 13-26 Portland - Sept 24 Seattle - Sept 25 Los Angeles / Santa Monica - Oct 4-10 Corvallis, OR - ...

Sep 24, 202417 minEp. 291

Official Soundtrack Preview! (#290)

A sneak peek into the Official Soundtrack for the Music For Mushroom film, releasing Oct 4 on all music platforms. __________________________________ Music For Mushrooms - a new feature film - IN THEATERS NOW Get your ticket before they're gone at https://musicformushrooms.com NYC - Sept 13-19, 2024 Portland - Sept 24 Seattle - Sept 25 Santa Monica - Oct 4-10 Corvallis, OR - Oct 4-10 Arlington, MA - Oct 6 Encinitas, CA - Oct 8 Boulder, CO - Oct 9-20 Oklahoma City - Oct 12 Greely, CO - Oct 23 San...

Sep 12, 20249 minEp. 290

Season 2 Coming Soon + Titanic Reworks out now! (#289)

East Forest announces the forthcoming coming of Season 2 of the podcast after a brief break. He shares the personal feelings and thought process behind the decisions and gives a look to the future of the work. Also announcing the new Music For the Deck of The Titanic Reworks album that starts releasing today! 8 incredible reworks of songs from the Titanic album from 8 talented artists. First up is Cosmic Dance (feat. Marieme) - Catching Flies Rework. One rework releases each week building up to ...

May 08, 202418 minEp. 289

Radha + Krishna Roundtable (#288)

Marisa Radha Weppner has taught yoga and meditation since 2002. Known for her authentic self-expression, humorous yet grounded, she empowers others to embody their soul’s wisdom. Visit her website for information about life coaching, ketamine therapy, private and group yoga, and more http://marisaradhaweppner.com IG: @marisaradhaweppner _______________________________________________________ PATREON / GIFT - Please support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon . Monthly Council,...

Apr 16, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 288

Dr. Randall Evans - Psychedelic MD (#287)

Dr. Evans says, "Since I began working with psychedelics, I rediscovered my love for medicine and found myself actually enjoying my time in the hospital. The challenges and stress associated with caring for ICU patients, their families, the nurses, the administration, etc., can be off the charts. Because of my work with psychedelics, I found I was much more capable of handling all of those challenges, and handling them well." https://www.reunionexperience.org/psychedelic-md-program-for-physician...

Apr 02, 202456 minEp. 287

Michelle Lhooq - It's a Rave New World (#286)

Michelle Lhooq investigates how counterculture is evolving in the age of platform capitalism, algorithmic oppression and drug legalization. It’s about how music and drug subcultures everywhere—from Los Angeles to New York, Bangkok to Berlin—are fueling the fight for cognitive freedom and political autonomy—and the messy politics of forging new worlds. https://ravenewworld.substack.com/ _______________________________________________________ PATREON / GIFT - Please support the show by joining our...

Mar 12, 20241 hr 18 minEp. 286

Lama Tsultrim Allione - You Are Needed to Help Avert Disaster (#285)

Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom, Feeding Your Demons and Wisdom Rising Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine. She was the first American to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1970 in India and Nepal, returning to the USA. She later disrobed and became a widely known Buddhist teacher. She was has written about women and Buddhism particularly in the Tibetan tradition and has been outspoken about issues of patriarchy and the need for the presence of the...

Feb 27, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 285

Brad Wells - Reunion Plant Medicine Retreats (#284)

Brad had a transformative shift that occurred with plant medicine that has led him along an incredible, challenging, and yet rewarding path. He says he has learned to live more authentically, and that his experience with plant medicine provided the opportunity for him to also accept his identity as a gay man, something he says he knew for as long as he could remember but buried deeply. For him, to live more authentically, he decided to come out. His life has changed dramatically since. He sold h...

Feb 13, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 284

Endless Fall - Guided Meditation (#283)

A guided meditation by East Forest with original music from the album "Headwaters." Thank you to our Council on Patreon for their support. Consider joining us . NEW ALBUM OUT NOW - "Music For The Deck of the Titanic - Deluxe Edition" - LISTEN / BUY https://eastforest.org ___________________________________ UPCOMING LIVE - http://eastforest.org/tickets Feb 4-10 - Ceremony Retreat at Reunion, Costa Rica March 20-24 - Treefort Music Fest / Yogafort, Boise, ID Apr 4-7 - Summit at Sea, International ...

Jan 23, 202412 minEp. 283

Erika Wright - Seeing Through the Fog of Codependency (#282)

Erika Wright's journey to heal her codependency generated some of the most valuable material of her life. Waking up to the unhelpful and destructive patterns of codependency woven throughout family, ancestry, and the culture at large has been transformative for her and sparked a commitment to support others in their process of healing codependency. https://erikawright.org/ ___________________________________ NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! - "Music For The Deck of the Titanic" - LISTEN / BUY UPCOMING LIVE - ...

Jan 09, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 282

Highlights of 2023! — The Year In Review (#281)

Not a 'best of' but rather dropping the needle into so many wonderful, and incredible conversations from throughout 2023 on the Ten Laws Podcast. Thank you to our Guests! Check out their full evergreen episodes by scrolling back through the podcast catalog and finding their show. Here is a list of each person featured in this episode in the order they are heard: BJ Miller Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen Duncan Trussell Katherine Maclean Jeffrey Kripal Tiffanie Debartolo Lorraine Weiss Scott Berman S...

Dec 27, 202348 minEp. 281

Secrets of the Titanic w/Deeveaux (#280)

A deep dive of process, creativity, triumphs and tragedies in a real-time session digging into the actual sessions for the new East Forest album, Music For The Deck of The Titanic. Thanks to Deeveaux for joining the fun! Check out Space-Banana in Boise - https://www.space-banana.com/ Deeveaux Music and DJ'ing - http://instagram.com/deeveaux NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! - "Music For The Deck of the Titanic" - LISTEN / BUY UPCOMING LIVE - http://eastforest.org/tickets Jan 18 - Deep House Yoga, San Francisco...

Dec 05, 20231 hr 51 minEp. 280

Provenance & Grandmothersphere - Live from Japan (#279)

I recently had the pleasure of playing a few dates in Japan including at the wonderful Each Story Festival -- also with Peter Broderick (thanks Peter!). Please enjoy two live recordings of a couple of tracks from my performance. The piano creaks, a dog barks, and a gentle rain holds off. http://eastforest.org _______________________________________________ NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! - "Music For The Deck of the Titanic" - LISTEN / BUY UPCOMING LIVE - http://eastforest.org/tickets Jan 18 - Deep House Yog...

Nov 28, 202310 minEp. 279

Radha + Krishna Roundtable - Japanese Wonders (#278)

Marisa Radha Weppner has taught yoga and meditation since 2002. Known for her authentic self-expression, humorous yet grounded, she empowers others to embody their soul’s wisdom. Visit her website for information about life coaching, ketamine therapy, private and group yoga, and more http://marisaradhaweppner.com IG: @marisaradhaweppner _______________________________________________ NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! - "Music For The Deck of the Titanic" - LISTEN / BUY UPCOMING LIVE - http://eastforest.org/tic...

Nov 21, 20231 hr 14 minEp. 278

Katherine MacLean PhD - Midnight Water (#277)

At Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Katherine MacLean conducted legal clinical trials of psilocybin. She was a lead researcher and session guide on the first study to test the combined effects of high-dose psilocybin, daily meditation training and integration support. Her research on meditation and psilocybin indicates that these practices can promote positive and lasting changes in concentration, emotion regulation, openness, well-being, and prosocial traits. Check out her new Book!...

Nov 07, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 277
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